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ASU2003 · 12-13-2008, 11:37 AM

Vegas is fun, but it's what you make it to be. It is a city that is setup to take your money, but it can be very fun if you go in thinking that you don't care, you will spend $250 (or whatever) and have fun doing it. Have a limit before you get there and stick to it.
Things I would recommend there:
1. Buffets. Eat two meals a day. One at 9am, one at 4pm (or whenever it is the end of the lunch-dinner switch). Pick one of them to be a big meal.
2. In-n-Out burger. They are in California too, but the one in Vegas is to the west of New York New York. It's a good cheap fast food place that I miss about not being in the southwest.
3. The Las Vegas sign is about 1km south of the Mandalay Bay. It makes a good picture if you go during the day/dusk time frame.
4. Stay up all night one night. You won't really experience Vegas until you find out why it's the city that never sleeps.
5. The Grand Canyon is a better place to visit than Death Valley. If you were going to take a drive out of town. (There may be a fee for driving to the park, plus it takes some time.) Consider taking a helicopter flight that they offer from the Vegas airport (a shuttle from the strip there is included I think)
6. Fremont street light show is interesting to see in Vegas, but it is a drive from the strip. And free parking is hard to find up there at night.
7. Go and see a show in Vegas. They are usually worth it.

If you are in NYC in the middle of January, avoid going to Washington DC from Jan 17-21. Unless you want to be part of the inauguration, there will be millions of people and there are lots of warnings about the public transit system not being able to handle the load. That also goes for food and water, bring what you need to survive.

I have never been to San Fran or NYC, so I'm not much help there.

12-13-2008, 11:37 AM	#24 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	Vegas is fun, but it's what you make it to be. It is a city that is setup to take your money, but it can be very fun if you go in thinking that you don't care, you will spend $250 (or whatever) and have fun doing it. Have a limit before you get there and stick to it. Things I would recommend there: 1. Buffets. Eat two meals a day. One at 9am, one at 4pm (or whenever it is the end of the lunch-dinner switch). Pick one of them to be a big meal. 2. In-n-Out burger. They are in California too, but the one in Vegas is to the west of New York New York. It's a good cheap fast food place that I miss about not being in the southwest. 3. The Las Vegas sign is about 1km south of the Mandalay Bay. It makes a good picture if you go during the day/dusk time frame. 4. Stay up all night one night. You won't really experience Vegas until you find out why it's the city that never sleeps. 5. The Grand Canyon is a better place to visit than Death Valley. If you were going to take a drive out of town. (There may be a fee for driving to the park, plus it takes some time.) Consider taking a helicopter flight that they offer from the Vegas airport (a shuttle from the strip there is included I think) 6. Fremont street light show is interesting to see in Vegas, but it is a drive from the strip. And free parking is hard to find up there at night. 7. Go and see a show in Vegas. They are usually worth it. If you are in NYC in the middle of January, avoid going to Washington DC from Jan 17-21. Unless you want to be part of the inauguration, there will be millions of people and there are lots of warnings about the public transit system not being able to handle the load. That also goes for food and water, bring what you need to survive. I have never been to San Fran or NYC, so I'm not much help there.