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Las VegasLast Updated : September 19, 2015

A Very Different Guide

But there's another side of Vegas, one that most see but few really appreciate. The wildlife exhibits and aquariums are world class, and you can get closer to animals than any other place in the world that I know. The architecture is amazing; and the new City Center development takes Strip architecture in a completely new direction. There are an infinite number of high end restaurants serving a wide variety of cuisines from many famous restaurateurs; art at a wide variety of prices; incredible shopping, including rare and unusual books, and some experiences that you just can't have anywhere else, like the simulation of sky diving that I did within a wind tunnel (short, and not really all that sweet, but interesting all the same). And the show Le Reve is perhaps the most amazing live spectacle I have ever seen, making an extravaganza like the Super Bowl half time show look like a 5th grader's class play by comparison. Vegas specializes in fast, high impact, expensive experience. You can have a lot of these experiences in a few days.

Even if you don't gamble, you'll spend plenty on these experiences, and anything you buy within the hotel complexes will often be outrageously priced, like my $8 glass of orange juice with breakfast. On the other hand, there are all sorts of deals to be had, and even very nice hotel rooms can be booked at very reasonable prices. And of course Vegas is unique is that the very nicest accommodations are "free"; they are comped to high rolling gamblers.

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