Las Vegas Off the Beaten Path Tips by gkitzmil

RIO ALL STUIES HOTEL AND CASINO --
Hotel Named 'Best Hotel Value In The World' By Travel & Leisure Magazine A Third Time'

Not very far off the strip (and a shuttle will take you there) the Rio MUST be seen on your trip to Vegas. The Masquearade Village Show in the Sky features state-of-the-art floats that suspend from the ceiling and parade above the casino floor and it's always free to the public.


Five themed parades are performed throughout the day: Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Carnivale in Venice, Carnivale in Rio, Village Street Party and our newest addition the Disco Swing Party. Guests may take part in the parade by riding floats, and wearing costumes unique to each parade.

The $200 million Masquerade Village is a combination of food, entertainment, shopping and gaming woven together by the on-going carnivale atmosphere of the Masquerade Show in the Sky, a free-to-the-public, indoor entertainment attraction.

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Want to see a 'typical' Las Vegas Wedding Chapel? Each major casino has a chapel. But if you want the 'real original' try one like the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel -- 1205 Las Vegas Blvd. South/The Strip -- here you can get any number of themed or traditional weddings! The basic is only $225! I'm not sure which photo to use so here is the building

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Phone: 1-800-574-4450
Website: http://www.vivalasvegasweddings.com/about_our_wedding_chapels.htm

...The Strip is ever changing. People tell me 'Oh, I've been there.' If you've not been in two years, you've not seen the Strip today. There was the Sands, now there isn't. It is worth it to go once every year or two just to see 'what's new.'

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I usually stick to things I know very well personally. In this case, I'll take it from my relatives. We all might want to visit Hoover Dam.


Hoover Dam is 727 feet high, 1,244 feet long, 660 feet thick at the base, and 45 feet thick at the crest. It weighs 5,500,000 tons and contains 3,250,000 cubic yards of concrete. Two spillways, one on each side of the canyon, protect the dam and powerhouse from overflow and are each large enough to float the greatest battleship. They have a channel height equal to a 10-story building.

LOCATION
Hoover Dam is located 30 miles south east of Las Vegas on State Highway 93. A 400 passenger parking garage is adjacent to the Visitor Center.

VISITORS CENTER
Hoover Dam Visitor Center is open every day of the year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas from 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

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Website: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/service/index.html