Top Ten Vegas Must Dos Besides Gambling, Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, a big city stop on our US road trip, is the gambling mecca of the world. Balls bounce around the roulette wheels, poker faces remain unflinching and chips change hands 24 hours a day, every day. But what has Vegas got to offer if you’re just not into gambling? Actually, there’s a whole heap of fabulous things to keep you entertained in sin city. In no particular order, here are my top ten things to see and do in and around Las Vegas besides gambling.

Vegas is known for it’s ‘over the top’, larger than life, themed hotels. Take a walk up the strip and you’ll travel the world from Paris to New York and Venice to Egypt. Step inside to explore The Venetian themed shopping mall, art and designer shopping at The Wynn or the themed lobby inside The Bellagio. My favourite Vegas bar, The Bar at Times Square, is a duelling piano bar, in New York New York hotel in a Times Square themed area. The Strip is loud, colourful and brash and you could spend days in Vegas just checking out the hotels lining the way.

If you fancy a break from the city Valley of Fire State Park is less than an hour’s drive away. Get out into the wilderness of the Mojave desert for the day and discover strange rock formations, ancient petroglyphs, wildlife and rainbow rock striations. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).