Las Vegas with son
 

My son and I are spending a much needed weekend in Vegas in may. We stayed there one night last year on a grand canyon trek and had a blast. I do not gamble so please no posts on exposing my son to that vice. <BR>I am a single father on a limited budget and won three free hotel nights so this is the only option. Looking forward to just hanging out at the pool. <BR>Any recs on cheap eats, places to see and if possible to do red rock canyon without a rental car. <BR>Last year we saw Lance Burton and loved it. <BR>any suggestions on other shows to see.

I would recommend Danny Ganns as a show to see. He does vocal impressions and is good for a wide variety of ages (although if your son is much younger than 10-12, I'm not sure if he would like it). Also, there are many companies that do Red Rock tours. They will pick you up at your hotel and you go on a half-day 4x4 tour. Ask your hotel concierge for a company name or do an internet search. Have fun!

You don't say how old your son is but I just took my 21 year old son there and we saw De La Guardia. We both loved it. Kind of a combination of a circus act, Stomp and a rave. If he's older than, say 15, I think he'd enjoy it and as I said I also loved it and I'm well into "middle age". (shudder) Its fairly inexpensive as Vegas shows go.

We went to the Cirque du Soleil last year - not the one at Bellagio - that sells out weeks in advance - but the one by Treasure Island. Good show.

How about Circus Circus, its free and fun, went with my 3 kids, 2, 5, and 9. Items not free but interesting, Hoover Dam, the lion habitat @ MGM, Shark Reef @ Mandalay Bay, Sigfried & Roy Secret Garden @ Mirage just to name a few and of course there is Wet and Wild, . ENJOY. We did the kids can't stop talking about it.

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