So, the wife and I have planned our first ever real vacation away from home (ie. not christmas at someones parents house, or a family reunion) and we've decided to go to Vegas in the middle of the summer. Why? I'm not sure. Perhaps a death wish, considering it will be at least 105 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time. That's 40+ degrees for my fellow Canucks.

Any suggestions for fun stuff to do in Vegas that doesn't involve an 'ultra lounge', a fuckin mall or seeing Elton John? I want to see some dirt, some interesting bars/shops/thrift stores/guitar stores/whatever.

So far our plans loosely consist of: the gospel brunch on sunday at the House of Blues, a trip to the Neon Boneyard, a stop at the Fireside Lounge (and maybe the Double Down) and lots of buffet/booze/poolside action. We're staying downtown at the Golden Nugget as we're not super interested in the strip (tho we'll likely go for a night or 2).

Any recommendations?

take as many psychedelic drugs as possible

I'll be in Vegas all day on Friday, and I'll leave early on Saturday morning. I will be playing poker the whole time. I may allow a few hours to eat or something.

If you want grime and despair and failure and fun, go to the Horse-A-Round Bar in Circus Circus and take pictures of the sad old perverts staring at the kids on the Midway.

The Peppermill Lounge is my favorite diner in the world, and the bar is fantastic. You can order crazy drinks with umbrellas and ice-cream and tinker-toys and shit in it. You can sit in a velvet banquette around a fire-pit. You can probably find a few hookers there.

As none of the shit above can be found inside a poker room, I will likely see none of it this time.

Good Luck!

Atlantis wrote:take as many psychedelic drugs as possible

Hofbrauhaus is drunken food and fun.

good luck

play craps

howiemarx wrote:

Atlantis wrote:take as many psychedelic drugs as possible

Hofbrauhaus is drunken food and fun.

good luck

play craps

YES!!! Hit the HOFBRA

Rent a car and get the hell out of that horrible non-place.

Drive South into Arizona and see the desert. I like Bisbee.

zom-zom wrote:Rent a car and get the hell out of that horrible non-place.

Drive South into Arizona and see the desert. I like Bisbee.

I do overall second this, but I also hate arizona. I despise LV but on altering substances it's quite a "VACATION". Seeing nasty chicks in camel toe vinyl bikinis selling foot long sausages on LSD is quite entertaining.

The HOFBRA will ease your mind after this experience with some delicious brews

I've been there a few times and don't understand the appeal at all. It's a non-destination full of tourists wearing fake "Elvis" shades and being all "IT"S VEGAS BABY" bullshit. Horrible.

I don't like to gamble and don't give me that "great food" line.. I can eat great food in Minneapolis.

It will be interesting to see what happens when the water runs out.

zom-zom wrote:Rent a car and get the hell out of that horrible non-place.

AGREED!

I'd rather shit into my own mouth than spend time in Vegas. Imagine, a place that exists only to address base desires, in the middle of an extremely inhospitable landscape, and where otherwise sensible humans go to blow their life savings.

But if you must go, go now, as that place will be abandoned inside of 20 years... Water crisis currently underway, peak oil destruction of on-demand air conditioning -- the collapse will be spectacular and I will enjoy it greatly.

zom-zom wrote:It will be interesting to see what happens when the water runs out.

More booze