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Beyond Las Vegas Casinos and Shows

July 19, 2022 Leave a Comment

Back in ancient times when personal computers were the big new thing and we were working in the tech industry, we made annual pilgrimages to Las Vegas for the industry’s largest trade show. In those days, Las Vegas was basically casinos, shows, a convention center, a party-town, and lots of sand-filled vacant lots. It still […]

Filed Under: Dining, Featured-City, Highlighted City Guide, Las Vegas, Nature & Hiking, Restaurants, Utah Tagged With: Burlesque Hall of Fame, LINQ Promenade, MGS Sphere, Neon Museum, Red Rock National Conservation Area

City Center in Las Vegas

July 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

The last time we were in Las Vegas, the huge City Center complex was still being built. But barely, since work on the largest privately funded development in history ($9.8 billion) was stalled by the crash and loss of funding. After the financial and economic crashes and loss of the funding needed to complete the […]

Filed Under: Art, Cities, Dining, Featured-City, Hotels, Las Vegas, Nevada, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Theater Tagged With: Chihuly, Las Vegas, restaurants

The Las Vegas Mob Experience: Being Made by the Mob (now closed)

July 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

The last time we were in Las Vegas, we experienced one part of the city’s history by visiting the fascinating Atomic Testing Museum. This time we decided to explore another, even darker side of Las Vegas–the history of the Mafia in creating “Sin City.” But while the city’s atomic age history generally presented a relatively […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, Sightseeing