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Restaurant searches http://www.lasvegasrestaurants.com/ a listing of popular las vegas restaurants http://www.lasvegas.com/restaurants/ http://www.vegas.com/restaurant/ www.tripadvisor.com/lasvegas/restaurants www.VegasEater.com www.lasvegas.com/restaurants/ a few STEAKHOUSES google search Las Vegas Steak The Steakhouse @ Circus Circus $$$-$$$$ locals fave for 30 years + an old school steakhouse S W steakhouse @ Wynn $$$$ Charlie Palmer Steak @ The Four Seasons, attached to Mandalay Bay $$$$-$$$$$ Smith and Wollesnkys (next to MGM) Top of the World Restaurant Stratosphere Steakhouses just off the strip Gold Coast Casino CORTEX ROOM least expensive steak near the strip $$ King Crab $28 ~ Filet Mignon $30 all the Side dishes are only $5 Lawry's Prime Rib, Las Vegas, off Flamingo rd $$$ Micro Breweries Gordon Biersch Micro Brewery / Restaurant, on Paradise Rd $$ Ellis Island Casino (behind Ballys) DINING link the BBQ restaurant $ opens @ 4pm and is the best deal in Vegas Microbrews!!!! brewed onsite $10 - $13 for 1/2 of a bbq chicken, (or 1/2 a rib rack) 2 corn on the cobs, coleslaw, baked beans...texas toast $14 gets you 1/2 chicken and a half rack ribs...YUM! super fast service there...but MESSSY so not good for wedding day! lol eat it with your hands a locals favorite for 20+ years sign up for players club card to get the cheapest prices...(PCC) the Ellis Island Cafe $ has steak specials for like $8 Triple 7 @ Main Street Casino (miscro brewery downtown Vegas) Chicago Brewing Co inside of Four Queens hotel Fremont Street	FRENCH CUISINE D B Brasserie @ Venetian ~ website ~ zomato.com (menu with prices) Paris Eiffel tower Restaurant website great views of Bellagio fountains $$$ Bardot Brasserie @ Aria Chef Michael Mina website Hugos Cellar Downtown Fremont Street (an Old School Vegas experience) Lounges ~ Drink ~ booze ~ nibbles with KILLER VIEWS!!!!!!!!!! Skyfall Lounge Delano (attached to Mandalay Bay) some of the best views of the strip House of Blues FOUNDATION ROOM @ Mandalay Bay a cool place plus kiler views! OUTDOORS ~ FUN STUFF TO DO Redrock Canyon BLM ran recreation area, red sandstone cliffs and vistas, the BLM charges a small fee for entry...bring hiking shoes and water, munchies, sunscreen, hat etc take Charleston Blvd from the strip / I-15 hwy area...west for about 14 miles to get to RedRock Canyon and the visitors loop road or take Blue Diamond Road west also about 14 miles BLM website for RedRock RedRock Canyon Interpretive Assoc website	LAS VEGAS NV POPULAR HOTEL RESTAURANT WEBSITES MANDALAY BAY restaurants ARIA restaurants BELLAGIO Restaurants WYNN restaurants CAESARS restaurants COSMOPOLITAN restaurants PARIS hotel restaurants VENETIAN hotel restaurants DOWNTOWN OLD VEGAS links Neon Museum / neon boneyard the Neon Museum charges about $20 per person for a regular walking tour (bring your camera) to do a professional photo shoot there they charge $200 for a 1/2 hour (north gallery) FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE click their CALENDAR for list of upcoming bands and entertainment sometimes they have B level bands has-been bands playing FREE Fridays and Saturdays are best! PEOPLE WATCHING! FREMONT EAST (Pub crawl!) loads of low priced pubs and kitchey hipster bars nighlife and live music local bands = $3 to $6 for drinks Container Park (shopping) a Shopping plaza made from shipping containers! Misc other sites / Shows / Half Price Show Tickets etc www.SunriseSunset.com Check the Sunrise and sunset times, dusk tc for any location any time of te year! Handy for photography and weddings Half Price show tickets Las Vegas http://halfpriceshows.com/ http://www.tix4tonight.com/ http://www.lasvegasshows.com/ http://showtkts.com/shows.htm
ITALIAN DINING Maggiano's Little Italy Las Vegas location website / info a newly popular spot is Carmines @ Caesars forum shops (italian) LUPO by Wolfgang Puck @ Mandalay Bay Buca Di Beppo @ Excalibur Italian family style dining Battista's Hole in the wall (italian family style dining) just off the strip 1/2 a block next to Ballys behind flamingo hotel on flamingo rd ($29-$40 per plate) http://www.battistaslasvegas.com/	Eldorado Canyon Tours Horse / Heli / Kayak Nelsons Landing great pics here Techatticup Mine / Tour and old western ghost town buildings.....a fun and interesting place to visit, see some old 1800s buildings, old cars and trucks from the 30s and 40s, rent a canoe or kayak, tour the mine....great for pictures! Fun for kids and adults..about 45 miles and minutes from Las Vegas near Boulder City Bing images pictures of Old Eldorado Mining Town Ghostowns.coms version of Eldorado Canyon & Nelsons Landing GOOGLE MAP directions to Nelson/Mine! Hoover Dam US Dept of the Interior / Hoover Dam website Lake Mead National Recreation Area http://www.nps.gov/lake/index.htm Valley of Fire State Park yahoo.com pictures of Valley of Fire Hiking, photo ops, climbing, petroglyphs, buy fireworks at the indian store, scenic vistas, picnic, about 75 miles north of Las Vegas strip off I-15 highway north Mount Charleston...11,900 foot tall mountain, pine trees, squrrels, hummingbirds, deer and more...hiking, a couple restaurants and lodges, trails etc...45 minutes from the Strip. FRESH AIR! and cool summer temps Google MAP directions to Mount Charleston	GREAT SHOWS that I have personally seen and can say YES they are great! "O" Cirque Du Soliel @ Bellagio (water show) Beatles "LOVE" @ Mirage (Beatles music, Cirque Du Soliel) Blue Man Group @ Monte Carlo Casino Las Vegas KA @ MGM Grand (circque du soliel ) Penn & Teller @ RIO Mystere @ Treasure Island TI (circque du soliel )
there are ALOT of restaurants...alot....million choices.... mebbe some of these links will help you depends how much you want to spend and what kind of food you prefer... what atmosphere you want etc.... everything from buffets of course, Italian restaurant, 5 star steak houses, sushi bars, crab and seafood places....tapas, indian food, french restaurants, ones with killer views, outdoor eateries along the strip.... the Town Square Mall is on the south side of Vegas closer to your hotel, has lots of nice restaurants Town Square Mall on LV Blvd Restaurants (south of theWelcome to LasVegas sign) BRIO is one of the more popular italian restaurants there Cheap Eats - GOOD FOOD - why go broke eating on the strip eat a little bit off the strip and save!!!! Orleans Casino - Prime Rib Loft ($15-20) / Buffet / Cafe 2 Blocks WEST of the strip, on tropicana cross the I-15 freeway on trop west to Orleans about 1 1/2 miles from strip Gold Coast Casino - Cortez Room (steaks Prime Rib $15-35) - also there's a TGI fridays / Buffet etc one block west of the strip over the I-15 freeway...on Flamingo across from the RIO 1 mile from strip Another idea for a low priced recepetion is make reservations at a Casino BUFFET for 10 to 80 people etc... it's a cheap alternative to a reception hall or fancy restaurant, buffet prices in Vegas range from $10 to $40 per person great for a mixed crowd (vegetarians and carnivores alike) Firefly Tapas Restaurant they also do wedding catering and banquets, near the Vegas strip on Paradise Rd between Tropicana rd and Flamingo rd http://www.fireflylv.com/	This is where vegasphotoman lives PAHRUMP NV also home to Art Bell radio personality (founded coast to coast am) paranormal radio show and author, Art is my next door neighbor...50 feet away the D.C. Madame (Heidi Fliess) Reba Macintyre has a ranch here Road manager for Van Halen has a ranch here Ronald Wayne third co-founder of Apple Computer, lives here Ted Binion (rip) was murdered over his silver cache here in Pahrump, this is where he lived as well. Michael Jackson (rip) had an estate ranch here with his 3 kids for several years until he died Sanders Family Winery http://sanderswinery.com/ located in Pahrump NV 55 miles from the Las Vegas strip via I-160 (blue diamond rd on south end of Vegas near silverton casino) Free wine tasting, food and winery tours, weddings and receptions as well, corporate groups....one of only 2 NV winery's, inexpensive especially when compared tp Napa or Temecula Calif winerys MORE ABOUT PAHRUMP NV as written by the NY Times full story here "PAHRUMP, Nev. — On rare occasions, when a brave — or foolish — local official here proposes banning firearms from government buildings or meetings, he is met with howls of protests by sidearm-wearing residents who pack public hearings. Shocked tourists on the way to Death Valley periodically call the local sheriff’s office to report someone wearing a pistol in plain view. That is their right, they are told. " Nye County NV "Unincorporated ... to be sure — where many folks have little need for much government, whether manifested by permits, stop signs, gun regulations or anything that would threaten Pahrump’s brothels. That goes for surrounding Nye County as well, which is more than twice the size of New Jersey but is home to only 44,000 residents, mostly in Pahrump." "This is the heart of Ron Paul country, the one county in Nevada that the 76-year-old congressman from Texas carried in the 2008 Republican caucuses, and a place that wears its libertarianism proudly. " Many times you will walk ito Walmart or Home Depot in Pahrump and a resident will be carrying a pisol or sidearm open carry...many also have concealed carry permits and DO carry often... it is our RIGHT.... that being said crime rates in Pahrump are extremely low...:-) and yes you can buy a gun or guns with just your Nye county drivers license and a FBI/ATF background check the Heart of freedom in America is Pahrump NV, wild west... oh yeah...	Pahrump Valley Winery Visit Pahrump Valley Winery http://www.pahrumpwinery.com/ for a free wine tasting, steak dinners and gourmet food...great prices...56 miles from the Las Vegas strip, take I-15 south to Blue Diamond exit, take blue diamond rd / highway 160 for 55 miles to the corner of Homestead road, make a right go 2 blocks to Winery. They also host weddings, receptions and groups NV winery (grapes gown in NV wine made at this location) $12 on up for bottles of award winning wine... Symphony's Restaurant @ the P.V. winery Open for Lunch and Dinner $12 on up steak dinners are like $25-$35 very reasonable!
	Lake Mead, Hoover Dam Paddlewheel boat tour www.LakeMeadCruises.com A large paddlewheel boat that takes passengers on a mellow tour of the lake on the way to a vista view of Hoover dam... a smooth ride, beer and sodas etc Dinner tours available, about a 1 1/2 hour ride $25 adults $13 children Lake Mead Boat Rentals & Jet-ski Rentals www.boatinglakemead.com $50 per hour for a pontoon boat, $300 full day $400 full day for ski boat $250 1/2 day jetski $400 full day jetski call ahead and arrive early, 1rst come 1rst serve on rentals SKIWI rentals (tow the skis to lake behind YOUR car)	Drive to the grand canyon National Park service Grand Canyon website 4 1/2 hours each way 7200 ft elevation bring a jacket and your camera...you pass by hoover dam on the way...scenic and fun a MUST DO for some
Shoot a real machine gun THE GUN STORE@ Trop and Eastern Shoot a SAW assualt weapon / Thompson Sub Machine Gun etc	Hemenway Harbor @ Lake Mead feed 100s of carp and stripers bread crumbs and see a flurry of fish....check out the boats....lake and such...rent a boat or jetski too www.nps.gov/lakemead/	Snakes that may be found in the Mojave Desert Chances are you WONT ever see a snake...I've only seen 3 in 25 years! and I hike alot, off road, and live on acreage...while clearing brush piles recently I seen one. Mojave Desert Snake List and pics
	Pink Jeep Tours for groups, corporate groups, families, tours of RedRock Canyon, Eldorado Canyon, Grand Canyon Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire etc... they also cater to weddings about $90 to $250 per person depending on tour

	Nevada Day trips
	US forest service Hiking in NV Info Links etc
	Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
	Trails.com website listing the campgrounds and info for Mount Charleston Trails.com website
	Houseboat Rentals on Lake Mead 50 to 75 footers for rent..... bring beer, sodas, food and your pals!

	Go Horsback riding at RedRock Canyon about $70-$139 per person packages...1 hour -2 hours
	Take a Helicopter to the West rim of the Grand Canyon 3-4 hours roundtrip about $400 per person
	Drive to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon a 4-5 hour drive each way.. spend the night in Flagstaff AZ click for google map showing route
	Visit Death Valley (best not to go in summer!) PICTURES WEBSITE MAP
	ZION National Park Utah...only 2 1/2 hour drive spectacular scenery and good summer or winter! PICTURES WEBSITE MAP