Trip IdeasFodor's Las Vegas 2010
Free shipping with any guidebook purchase
About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Las Vegas!
•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of Las Vegas with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.
•Updated annually, Fodor’s Las Vegas provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Las Vegas features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Las Vegas.
•Experience Las Vegas like a local! Fodor’s Las Vegas includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering the best spas, the coolest pool scenes, the tastiest buffets, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Las Vegas!
•Your vacation never looked better. This Fodor’s full-color guide paints an unforgettable picture of Las Vegas with vibrant maps, vividly illustrated features, and stunning color photos.
•Updated annually, Fodor’s Las Vegas provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Las Vegas features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Las Vegas.
•Experience Las Vegas like a local! Fodor’s Las Vegas includes unique photo-features that impart the city’s culture, covering the best spas, the coolest pool scenes, the tastiest buffets, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
•Full-color pullout map
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Experience Las Vegas............8
Las Vegas Planner............10
What’s Where............12
City Itineraries............16
Good Walks in Las Vegas............18
Las Vegas Top Attractions............20
Get Taken for a Ride............22
Check Out the Razzle-Dazzle...........33
Tee Off............34
Quirky Vegas............36
Travel the World............38
Works of Art............39
Walk on the Wild(life) Side............40
Vegas and Kids............41
Keep Your Mind In the Gutter............42
Free Things To Do............43
Tie the Knot............44
Chapter 2: Where to Stay and Play............45
The Scene............46
Where to Stay and Play Planner...........48
Best Bets for Las Vegas Hotels............52
Bellagio Las Vegas............56
Caesars Palace............60
Encore Las Vegas............63
Luxor Las Vegas............66
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, with THEhotel and Four Seasons-Las Vegas............70
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino............74
Mirage Las Vegas............78
New York—New York Hotel & Casino............81
Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino...........84
Paris Las Vegas............87
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino............90
Treasure Island Las Vegas (TI)............93
The Venetian Hotel Resort Casino............96
Wynn Las Vegas............100
Highly Recommended Hotels...........104
Chapter 3: Gamble............119
Gamble Planner............120
Best Bets for Gambling............122
The Games............123
Baccarat............126
Blackjack............129
Craps............136
Poker............141
Roulette............147
Slots............150
Sports Betting............153
Video Poker............158
Chapter 4: Where to Eat............161
The Scene............162
Best Bets for Las Vegas Dining............163
Where to Eat Planner............164
Restaurant Reviews............166
Chapter 5: Shopping............221
Shopping Planner............222
Chapter 6: Shows............253
Shows Planner............254
Shows............258
Fine Arts............276
Chapter 7: After Dark............277
After Dark Planner............278
Chapter 8: Side Trips from Las Vegas............307
Welcome to Side Trips from Las Vegas............308
Side Trips from Las Vegas Planner............310
Mt. Charleston and Red Rock Canyon............312
Lake Mead Area............315
Grand Canyon............323
Laughlin, Nevada............356
Lincoln County: Parks and Ghost Towns............362
Travel Smart Las Vegas............369
Getting Here and Around............370
Essentials............376
Index............383
About Our Writers............392
LAS VEGAS IN FOCUS
History, Vegas-Style............25
The Pool Scene............109
Sin City’s Celebrity Chefs............175
Best Buffets............207
Spaaah............234
Signature Vegas............248
Anatomy of a Showgirl............266
Bridal Parties Gone Wild............299
The Story of the Colorado River............330
Maps
What’s Where............13
What’s Where............14-15
City Itinerary............17
Good Walks in Las Vegas...........19
Where to Stay and Play on the Strip............47
Bellagio at a Glance............57
Caesears Palace at a Glance...........61
Encore at a Glance............64
Luxor at a Glance............67
Mandalay Bay at a Glance...........71
MGM Grand at a Glance............75
Mirage at a Glance............79
New York New York at a Glance...........82
Palazzo Hotel at a Glance............85
Paris Las Vegas at a Glance...........88
Planet Hollywood at a Glance............91
Treasure Island at a Glance............94
Venetian Hotel at a Glance............97
The Wynn at a Glance............101
Where to Eat on the Strip............188-189
Where to Eat in Greater Las Vegas............214
Shopping on the Strip............230-231
Shopping Downtown............247
Mt. Charleston and Red Rock Canyon............314
Lake Mead National Recreation Area............317
Grand Canyon............325
Laughlin............359
Lincoln County............364
Las Vegas Planner............10
What’s Where............12
City Itineraries............16
Good Walks in Las Vegas............18
Las Vegas Top Attractions............20
Get Taken for a Ride............22
Check Out the Razzle-Dazzle...........33
Tee Off............34
Quirky Vegas............36
Travel the World............38
Works of Art............39
Walk on the Wild(life) Side............40
Vegas and Kids............41
Keep Your Mind In the Gutter............42
Free Things To Do............43
Tie the Knot............44
Chapter 2: Where to Stay and Play............45
The Scene............46
Where to Stay and Play Planner...........48
Best Bets for Las Vegas Hotels............52
Bellagio Las Vegas............56
Caesars Palace............60
Encore Las Vegas............63
Luxor Las Vegas............66
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, with THEhotel and Four Seasons-Las Vegas............70
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino............74
Mirage Las Vegas............78
New York—New York Hotel & Casino............81
Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino...........84
Paris Las Vegas............87
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino............90
Treasure Island Las Vegas (TI)............93
The Venetian Hotel Resort Casino............96
Wynn Las Vegas............100
Highly Recommended Hotels...........104
Chapter 3: Gamble............119
Gamble Planner............120
Best Bets for Gambling............122
The Games............123
Baccarat............126
Blackjack............129
Craps............136
Poker............141
Roulette............147
Slots............150
Sports Betting............153
Video Poker............158
Chapter 4: Where to Eat............161
The Scene............162
Best Bets for Las Vegas Dining............163
Where to Eat Planner............164
Restaurant Reviews............166
Chapter 5: Shopping............221
Shopping Planner............222
Chapter 6: Shows............253
Shows Planner............254
Shows............258
Fine Arts............276
Chapter 7: After Dark............277
After Dark Planner............278
Chapter 8: Side Trips from Las Vegas............307
Welcome to Side Trips from Las Vegas............308
Side Trips from Las Vegas Planner............310
Mt. Charleston and Red Rock Canyon............312
Lake Mead Area............315
Grand Canyon............323
Laughlin, Nevada............356
Lincoln County: Parks and Ghost Towns............362
Travel Smart Las Vegas............369
Getting Here and Around............370
Essentials............376
Index............383
About Our Writers............392
LAS VEGAS IN FOCUS
History, Vegas-Style............25
The Pool Scene............109
Sin City’s Celebrity Chefs............175
Best Buffets............207
Spaaah............234
Signature Vegas............248
Anatomy of a Showgirl............266
Bridal Parties Gone Wild............299
The Story of the Colorado River............330
Maps
What’s Where............13
What’s Where............14-15
City Itinerary............17
Good Walks in Las Vegas...........19
Where to Stay and Play on the Strip............47
Bellagio at a Glance............57
Caesears Palace at a Glance...........61
Encore at a Glance............64
Luxor at a Glance............67
Mandalay Bay at a Glance...........71
MGM Grand at a Glance............75
Mirage at a Glance............79
New York New York at a Glance...........82
Palazzo Hotel at a Glance............85
Paris Las Vegas at a Glance...........88
Planet Hollywood at a Glance............91
Treasure Island at a Glance............94
Venetian Hotel at a Glance............97
The Wynn at a Glance............101
Where to Eat on the Strip............188-189
Where to Eat in Greater Las Vegas............214
Shopping on the Strip............230-231
Shopping Downtown............247
Mt. Charleston and Red Rock Canyon............314
Lake Mead National Recreation Area............317
Grand Canyon............325
Laughlin............359
Lincoln County............364
Check hotel rates and airfares around the world