Sights

Within Bellagio. The Fountains of the Bellagio perform a magnificent display (set to music) every 15 minutes in the evenings and also every hour on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Show times can vary on public holidays. Inside of the casino there is a tremendous flower garden, with displays changed every month or two. The casino also offers a fine-art gallery, although fees are charged. Bellagio is also home to one of the finest buffets on "the Strip".

Flamingo Garden, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd S. Offers a great garden with Flamingos and other exotic birds, as well as koi and turtles.

MGM Grand Lion Habitat. Offers a free lion habitat, with close-up viewing of several lions during the day. Garden Cafe is also worth a look.

Within Mirage. Almost every hour in the evening the "volcano" in front of the casino erupts in a terrific light show. Additionally there is an impressive aquarium behind the check-in counter and a dolphin habitat that can be viewed for a fee. The volcano was renovated and reopened in December 2008.

Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. The Shark Reef in the Mandalay Bay hotel (about $16), the highlight is walking through a transparent tunnel with sharks, sea turtle, fish on all sides.

Fremont Street Experience. A pedestrian mall where most of the downtown casinos are located. Multimedia shows are displayed on a giant canopy over the street nightly. (dusk to mid night).

Golden Nugget. Aptly named, the world's largest gold nugget is on display in the back of the casino. "The Tank", a $30 million complex complete with a shark tank, a 3-storey waterslide and seven private cabanas has now opened.

Star Trek: The Experience. Includes two well themed attractions with simulator rides & live actors in Trek costumes. walk through museum serves as the queue to the attractions and "Quarks" bar awaits you at the finish of the attractions. Though frankly, unless you're a big Star Trek fan, it looks a little dated now. Tickets are usually available at the discount/half-priced ticket booths located on the Strip. Closed in September 2008, scheduled to reopen at Neonopolis Mall May 8, 2009; pushed to 2010, still closed as of February.

Main Street Station. The urinals in the men's room are mounted on a piece of the Berlin Wall. If you're one of the fairer sex, ask an employee to let you see it, they almost always will accommodate you.

Las Vegas Chinatown Plaza. A place to experience Asian culture. Located about 1 mile west of Treasure Island. Take a westbound CAT Route 203 bus from the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Spring Mountain Road between TI and the Fashion Show Mall.

U.S. Route 95 at night. This route climbs gradually northwest of Las Vegas so that the Strip's neon lights remain visible for a remarkably long distance, appearing as a luminous cloud from the furthest point.

Erotic Heritage Museum, museum dedicated to the sexual revolution. 3275 Industrial Rd,