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I turn 19 on Saturday, and my parents are taking me to Vegas this weekend for my birthday. I know I can't go clubbing or gambling, so I want to know other fun things I can do while I'm over there. It's my first time going, so I don't really know what there is.
So does anyone have any ideas of what I can do? I'm sure there's a few things for underaged kids.
Thanks
Answer
Hope this helps!!!
Probably about half of these are FREE, the rest are pretty reasonably priced or come as a package of tickets at a discount (I'm with a Las Vegas-based travel agency, have your parents contact me/us if you'd like some guidance! See below!)
*Swimming pools
*Shopping Venues
*Las Vegas Blvd & Fremont Street: Street performers
*Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
*Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art
*BODIES...The Exhibition
*Circus Acts: World-renowned live circus acts free everyday! Performances are daily from 11am - *Midnight every 30 minutes.
*CSI: The Experience! Survey the crime scene, gather the evidence, solve the case!
*Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery
*Eiffel Tower Experience
*Flamingo Wildlife Habitat
*Mirage Resort's Volcano "free"
*T.I. Resort's Pirate Show (Sirens of T.I.) "free"
*The Fountain at Miracle Mile Shops
*Fountains Of Bellagio
*Fremont Street Experience
*Fremont East District
*Fremont Street Flightlinez: Zipline rides!
*The Hand of Faith: the biggest golden nugget in existence, 61 lbs, is the 2nd biggest ever discovered, and on display inside the Golden Nugget's lobby.
*House of Blues: Great entertainment options and an amazing Gospel Hour Sunday Brunch option
*KISS By Monster Mini Golf: Off the strip, but across from the Hard Rock Hotel is a unique rock 'n roll themed amusement attraction based around the world renowned band KISS.
***Lake Of Dreams at Wynn Las Vegas: Enjoy the water & light show from various points including several restaurants/lounges. Free vantage points are also strategically located for optimal viewing.
*Las Vegas Natural History Museum: Las Vegas Natural History Museum features dinosaurs, marine life including whales & sharks, International wildlife, wild Nevada, African savanna and rainforest.
*Lied Discovery Children's Museum: With over 100 hands-on exhibits Lied Discovery museum is one of the country's largest children's museums.
*Live Runway Shows at Fashion Show Mall
***M&M's World: features more than 7,000 gifts, souvenirs and edible delights. And, only in Vegas, can you catch the free 3-D movie, "I LOST MY 'M' in VEGAS" starring Red and Yellow.
**Madame Tussauds Las Vegas: With more than 100 celebrities, this world-famous wax attraction allows you to get up close and personal with some of the world’s biggest celebrities!
***The Mob Museum***: Really, the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. The Mob Museum, is an interactive museum on the history of organized crime & law enforcement. 'Loved this place, and didn't expect to!
*National Atomic Testing Museum
*Nevada State Museum
*The Roller Coaster @ NYNY hotel & Casino
*Shark Reef-Mandalay Bay: Undersea ocean of sights, sounds & encounters-.
*Stratosphere Tower Thrill Rides: Four extreme rides...The SkyJump, Big Shot, X Scream, & Insanity.
*Streetmosphere at the Grand Canal Shoppes: International roster of classically trained singers, actors and musicians. Daily performances
*Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
*Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign
*Forum Shops At Caesars: With 160 specialty shops and restaurants, The Forum Shops is unlike any other shopping experience in the world. It may be the cobblestone streets and the Mediterranean sky. Or the numerous magical touches, such as the ornate fountains or the 'come to life' fountains, but the Forum Shops shouldn't be missed!
That might help...if not...have your parents contact me/us through my profile here (click on the picture/avatar) and send us an email..we can help book 'anything' Vegas. Thet can just click on my profile/picture and use the option to 'send an email'...then I can also send you the links and/or include you in our future emails of "exclusive offers that aren't allowed to be posted on the internet" (you won't find them on their sites either, they are only allowed to be distributed by proprietary email lists or password protected sites/pages). Promos and their codes change, as do most of the 'new' sites touting them...but we've been in this business for 15+ years...running parties/groups and conventions up to 15,000+ every year. So it is 'our friends' who run these places/tours/shows/resorts now!
So, you're gonna have fun no matter what!
Hope this helps!!!
Probably about half of these are FREE, the rest are pretty reasonably priced or come as a package of tickets at a discount (I'm with a Las Vegas-based travel agency, have your parents contact me/us if you'd like some guidance! See below!)
*Swimming pools
*Shopping Venues
*Las Vegas Blvd & Fremont Street: Street performers
*Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
*Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art
*BODIES...The Exhibition
*Circus Acts: World-renowned live circus acts free everyday! Performances are daily from 11am - *Midnight every 30 minutes.
*CSI: The Experience! Survey the crime scene, gather the evidence, solve the case!
*Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery
*Eiffel Tower Experience
*Flamingo Wildlife Habitat
*Mirage Resort's Volcano "free"
*T.I. Resort's Pirate Show (Sirens of T.I.) "free"
*The Fountain at Miracle Mile Shops
*Fountains Of Bellagio
*Fremont Street Experience
*Fremont East District
*Fremont Street Flightlinez: Zipline rides!
*The Hand of Faith: the biggest golden nugget in existence, 61 lbs, is the 2nd biggest ever discovered, and on display inside the Golden Nugget's lobby.
*House of Blues: Great entertainment options and an amazing Gospel Hour Sunday Brunch option
*KISS By Monster Mini Golf: Off the strip, but across from the Hard Rock Hotel is a unique rock 'n roll themed amusement attraction based around the world renowned band KISS.
***Lake Of Dreams at Wynn Las Vegas: Enjoy the water & light show from various points including several restaurants/lounges. Free vantage points are also strategically located for optimal viewing.
*Las Vegas Natural History Museum: Las Vegas Natural History Museum features dinosaurs, marine life including whales & sharks, International wildlife, wild Nevada, African savanna and rainforest.
*Lied Discovery Children's Museum: With over 100 hands-on exhibits Lied Discovery museum is one of the country's largest children's museums.
*Live Runway Shows at Fashion Show Mall
***M&M's World: features more than 7,000 gifts, souvenirs and edible delights. And, only in Vegas, can you catch the free 3-D movie, "I LOST MY 'M' in VEGAS" starring Red and Yellow.
**Madame Tussauds Las Vegas: With more than 100 celebrities, this world-famous wax attraction allows you to get up close and personal with some of the world’s biggest celebrities!
***The Mob Museum***: Really, the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. The Mob Museum, is an interactive museum on the history of organized crime & law enforcement. 'Loved this place, and didn't expect to!
*National Atomic Testing Museum
*Nevada State Museum
*The Roller Coaster @ NYNY hotel & Casino
*Shark Reef-Mandalay Bay: Undersea ocean of sights, sounds & encounters-.
*Stratosphere Tower Thrill Rides: Four extreme rides...The SkyJump, Big Shot, X Scream, & Insanity.
*Streetmosphere at the Grand Canal Shoppes: International roster of classically trained singers, actors and musicians. Daily performances
*Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition
*Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign
*Forum Shops At Caesars: With 160 specialty shops and restaurants, The Forum Shops is unlike any other shopping experience in the world. It may be the cobblestone streets and the Mediterranean sky. Or the numerous magical touches, such as the ornate fountains or the 'come to life' fountains, but the Forum Shops shouldn't be missed!
That might help...if not...have your parents contact me/us through my profile here (click on the picture/avatar) and send us an email..we can help book 'anything' Vegas. Thet can just click on my profile/picture and use the option to 'send an email'...then I can also send you the links and/or include you in our future emails of "exclusive offers that aren't allowed to be posted on the internet" (you won't find them on their sites either, they are only allowed to be distributed by proprietary email lists or password protected sites/pages). Promos and their codes change, as do most of the 'new' sites touting them...but we've been in this business for 15+ years...running parties/groups and conventions up to 15,000+ every year. So it is 'our friends' who run these places/tours/shows/resorts now!
So, you're gonna have fun no matter what!
do you think this is a good present or not?
letsgo:)
arranging a trip to america (i live in uk) for me and my aunt for her birthday to memphis? she really liked elvis and i think it would be pretty fun.
would you like this as a present?
also, has anyone been there? know any good places to stay, maybe elvis themed?
and how should i give her the present, like put the airplane tickets in an elvis book? any ideas would be really helpful thanks :)
im still planning it all, its for next year so if anyone has any suggestions or anything please say?
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That's an awesome gift!!! On my 15th birthday, my parent's gave me my very first trip to Graceland. I went hysterical - not scream...crying. The men didn't know if I was upset or happy, the woman were crying right along with me. The way it was presented to me, was my dad had created a certificate on the computer that said something along the lines of "pack your bags, we leave Monday for Graceland". I think I got as far as two words before I started crying.
As for places to stay....if you do not go during Elvis Week (approx. Aug 10-17th) you have a pretty good shot of getting into The Heartbreak Hotel which is literally across the street from Graceland. Otherwise, there's hotels on Brooks Rd. You'd be a mile or two from Graceland. There's Ramada, Clarion, a couple others. I always stay at one of those on Brooks Rd. Quite honestly, I would stay at a well-known hotel...none of these motels or inns. I like staying on Brooks Rd. because your kind of in the middle of everything. Close to Graceland, the expressway (that'll take you to downtown Memphis), and closer to other places like Sun Studios, Lauderdale Courts, Stax.
I mentioned Elvis Week before. Actually, if this is your first time, I would recommend going during Elvis Week because so much is going on that week that you'll get the full experience of what Memphis and Graceland is like. You'll never have a dull moment. Plus, during Elvis Week, a lot of Elvis' friends, family, co-stars...are around in shops, in events. I met Barbara Leigh while I was roaming around a shop. I got to talk with her while she was setting her booth up, before the crowd realized she was there. I like going to Graceland because it feels like your with family. It's an experience unlike any other. Go once and you'll keep coming back. I have been there so many time since my 15th birthday and I go there every chance I get. It's like my second home.
NOTE: One drawback of going during Elvis Week...Well, it's a draw back if you're not sure your going :) ...you have to make hotel reservations and car reservations early. Like a year in advance. I want to stress that you literally have to make reservations a year in advance. 2009 is not a major anniversary so you should be OK, but when the 30th anniversary happened, I called at exactly the 1 yr mark (before) and within the first month, almost every hotel had been filled.
If you go during Elvis Week, you need to stay, if you can, for the Candlelight Vigil. Don't plan on getting any sleep and be prepared to stand still for hours that night. Trust me, it's all worth it.
That's an awesome gift!!! On my 15th birthday, my parent's gave me my very first trip to Graceland. I went hysterical - not scream...crying. The men didn't know if I was upset or happy, the woman were crying right along with me. The way it was presented to me, was my dad had created a certificate on the computer that said something along the lines of "pack your bags, we leave Monday for Graceland". I think I got as far as two words before I started crying.
As for places to stay....if you do not go during Elvis Week (approx. Aug 10-17th) you have a pretty good shot of getting into The Heartbreak Hotel which is literally across the street from Graceland. Otherwise, there's hotels on Brooks Rd. You'd be a mile or two from Graceland. There's Ramada, Clarion, a couple others. I always stay at one of those on Brooks Rd. Quite honestly, I would stay at a well-known hotel...none of these motels or inns. I like staying on Brooks Rd. because your kind of in the middle of everything. Close to Graceland, the expressway (that'll take you to downtown Memphis), and closer to other places like Sun Studios, Lauderdale Courts, Stax.
I mentioned Elvis Week before. Actually, if this is your first time, I would recommend going during Elvis Week because so much is going on that week that you'll get the full experience of what Memphis and Graceland is like. You'll never have a dull moment. Plus, during Elvis Week, a lot of Elvis' friends, family, co-stars...are around in shops, in events. I met Barbara Leigh while I was roaming around a shop. I got to talk with her while she was setting her booth up, before the crowd realized she was there. I like going to Graceland because it feels like your with family. It's an experience unlike any other. Go once and you'll keep coming back. I have been there so many time since my 15th birthday and I go there every chance I get. It's like my second home.
NOTE: One drawback of going during Elvis Week...Well, it's a draw back if you're not sure your going :) ...you have to make hotel reservations and car reservations early. Like a year in advance. I want to stress that you literally have to make reservations a year in advance. 2009 is not a major anniversary so you should be OK, but when the 30th anniversary happened, I called at exactly the 1 yr mark (before) and within the first month, almost every hotel had been filled.
If you go during Elvis Week, you need to stay, if you can, for the Candlelight Vigil. Don't plan on getting any sleep and be prepared to stand still for hours that night. Trust me, it's all worth it.
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