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Luxur Hotel and Casino takes you In Search of the Obelisk. This adventure takes you on archaeological digs searching for Pharaohs. This is a great adventure and takes you not halfway around the world. There are height restrictions for this ride so small children might not be best suited for this particular experience.

The off-the-Strip Rio Suite Hotel on East Flamingo Road offers the Masquerade Village “Show in the Sky”. This energetic show is artfully designed to bring the thrill of Rio’s Carnival to Las Vegas tourists. This is a fabulous, entertaining show to watch or in which to participate, if you so wish. Enjoy the sights, sounds, and revelry that are unmistakably Rio’s Carnival. This show is free to watch and costs $12.95 to participate.

Have you ever wanted to take a trip around the world to see to see its many wonders? Too expensive? Well, with one trip to Las Vegas, you can experience the trills of a whirl-wind trip around the world.

Las Vegas today is offering many of the wonders of the world on a much smaller scale to its visitors. There is really nowhere else on earth you can go and see all the sights and witness the thrill of the experience that is Las Vegas. With so much to do and see it’s a wonder that anyone ever gets sleep in this great town.

Over the next few days you will get a virtual tour of some of the many places to go and sights to see in Vegas that will literally have the world at your feet.

Paris Hotel and Casino Las Vegas presents the Eiffel Tower Experience. This is a replica of the famed Eiffel Tower of Paris built at 1/2 scale. You can ride to the top of the tower and enjoy a view of the city from 460 feet above ground while pinpointing other landmarks that you may wish to try next.

I was fortunate to work at Paris for three years, and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. The staff is friendly and the facilities are absolutely beautiful. Here is a pictorial video of the grounds and casino floor.

Be sure to take a trip to Paris on your next Las Vegas NV Vacation. You’ll be glad you did!

As part of the “Summer ‘69 – Vegas or Bust” theme, Big Brother & The Holding Company appeared on the Fremont Street Experience July 3rd.  A great performance by featured members Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz, Ben Nieves, and fabulous vocals by Sophia Ramos.  Here’s a clip of the event for your enjoyment…

Las Vegas is the ultimate destination for anybody looking for that great show full of laughter and drama. This city offers you plenty of distractions and attractive sideshows while you wait for show time. You will never find yourself waiting around not knowing what to do. You will probably wish you had more time to experience everything that this amazing city has to offer.

Las Vegas caters to all tastes and has some rather racy shows lined up for those who are up to it. The other, less steamy ones are no less entertaining though and offer great entertainment for multi age groups.

Las Vegas offers numerous comedy spots and some enjoyable comedy magic acts are playing at various casinos. The admission prices are very affordable and a great value for all the laughs. Here are is a video of just a few of the madmen of comedy magic who can usually be found performing around Las Vegas casinos and comedy spots:

The Sopranos Last Supper is an entertaining musical comedy. It has a cast of 20 actors and the show appeals to you at many levels. Tickets for this fantastic show are priced at a minimum of $95, which is considered a steal. It is real value for money when you think about the unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experience you will have. The duration of the show is a little over two hours and guarantees you will leave with sore feet and sides brought on by all the dancing and laughing. The Sopranos last Supper is the ultimate Las Vegas experience which includes dancing, singing and great Italian food in a show that encourages audience participation. This show is staged at the Aladdin every night from Thursday to Tuesday. Show time is 6:00pm.

Enjoy the classic, “high-stepping” musical comedy from the mind of the foremost genius of comedy Mel Brooks at Paris Hotel and Casino. “The Producers” has won won more awards than any show in history, including 12 Tony® Awards. The storyline is a comedy classic: Max Bialistock, a crooked producer (played by Tony Danza)and his accountant cook up a scheme to present a theatrical catastrophe – and pocket their investors’ money before the curtain falls. Their only problems is the show’s unpredictable success.

The Las Vegas Hilton stages Menopause the Musical, which gives you an irreverent inside look at women growing older in today’s world. This show has been acclaimed worldwide for its rather honest insight into life for women before, during and after ‘the change’.

Tony N Tina’s Wedding, which is playing at Rio, gives you a rather rare and funny insight at dysfunctional America. This show encourages active audience participation, so be warned. You won’t be sedately seated in one of those comfortable chairs in an opera hall. Here you pay a price to entertain as well as to be entertained. You are part of the show, not part of the audience. The fee includes a great meal, a couple of dances, a piece of wedding cake and a glass of champagne so you can raise a toast to the newly married couple. This show is not unlike a big Italian wedding, full of fun and revelry.

There are plenty of options to choose from, each one more tempting than the other. Every show has its own different theme and attraction. It really is extremely difficult to nail down just one or two that you absolutely must see. All of them are good and cater to different tastes and ages. If you plan a trip to Las Vegas, be sure to keep aside time to take in some of these world famous shows. Make reservations in advance if possible. If the show you’ve set your heart on is running houseful, well you can always choose another equally good show on this trip and maybe come back again to Las Vegas to take in everything you missed the first time around.

One of the best (if not THE best) summertime values in Las Vegas are the FREE concerts at The Fremont Street Experience.  They are almost one of the best kept secrets in Las Vegas, because they aren’t heavily advertised.  But, we’re talking big name musicians…like The Guess Who, Johnny Rivers, ELO2, Starship, Badfinger, Marshall Tucker Band, and Kansas.

Now, listen up baby boomers!  You’re going to love this.

The FSE management has just released this summer’s schedule of events, and WOW…is it a great one!  The theme will be “Summer Of ‘69 – Vegas or Bust”.  Get out the tie-dyed T’s, because this is Farm Out, Right Arm, Peas and Gravy.  No..wait a minute.  Far Out, Right On, Peace and Groovy.  Yeah, that’s it.  (Hey, it’s been awhile.)  Anyway, check it out…

SUMMER OF ‘69 – VEGAS OR BUST

Saturday, May 23 – The Guess Who

Sunday, May 24 – Blood, Sweat & Tears

Saturday, June 6 – Rare Earth

Saturday, June 6 – Bill Haley’s Comets

Friday, July 3 – Big Brother & The Holding Company

Saturday, July 4 – The Grass Roots

Saturday, July 18 – Jefferson Starship

Saturday, July 25 – The 5th Dimension

Woodstock TributePalooza

See the best Woodstock lineup this side of Bethel, NY every night Friday,

August 14 through Sunday, August 16.  Performances by the world’s best

homages to Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Sly and the Family Stone,

The Grateful Dead and The Who presented by Legends in Concert.

Saturday, September 5 – Canned Heat

Sunday, September 6 – Three Dog Night

I’ve seen The Guess Who perform on Fremont Street three times, and even got a chance to meet them.  No, Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman aren’t with them.  But, many of the performing members have been with the group during their heyday, and they still sound absolutely great!

So, if you’re planning a Las Vegas NV Vacation this summer…I hope this helps you schedule it so you can see your favorite group(s) and have a very memorable summer stay in beautiful Las Vegas!  We hope to see you soon. 

Bette Midler has taken over at Caesar’s Palace where Celine Dion left off. Her new show “The Showgirl Must Go On” is choreographed by Toni Basil. Yes, the same Toni Basil of “Micky” fame. Still full of surprises, The Divine Miss M promises that “every night will be different”. Better TV takes you behind the scenes for a glimpse of her new show and her new look.

Music-lovers can find almost any style of live music from Rock to Jazz to Regge in Las Vegas, and it’s about to get even better! Renovation in the downtown area on Fremont Street (now known as The Fremont Street Experience) is moving at a quick pace as it moves farther East…past the El Cortez to 8th Street & Fremont.

Personally, I have always favored downtown Las Vegas over the Strip. The Fremont Street Experience light show offers plenty of glitz, but you can sink your teeth into a more personal venue and down-to-earth flavor there than you will find on the Strip. It’s like a small town within a city. To see it all you only have to walk 10 blocks…not 10 miles.

Besides the Fremont Street Experience light show, one of the most enjoyable features of Fremont Street are the musicians. As you stroll under the Fremont Street Experience canopy, you will be treated to some of Las Vegas’ very talented, outstanding musical artists. And…it’s all Free!

One of my personal favorites is a virtuoso with a saxophone, named Carl Ferris. Carl never fails to draw a big crowd of admirers with his haunting jazz tunes, very pleasant singing voice, and upbeat performance. Carl is also an accomplished composer, and wrote Fremont Street’s official theme song (which you will hear in the following video).

The exciting part is…things are getting even better. Fremont Street renovation is moving East and filling up with quality pubs and clubs, and more are coming. Word on the street says the new clubs must offer live entertainment in order to maintain their licenses. LV Metro has put forth an outstanding effort to get drug trafficers off of East Fremont and made it a much safer place for tourists and locals alike. Luxury condominium towers and lofts are currently under construction in the downtown area and more are coming.

Mark my words…at some point in the future, Fremont Street will be the new entertainment hot spot in Las Vegas. Plan on spending an entire day and evening enjoying the sights and music on Fremont Street during your next Las Vegas NV vacation.