{"id":77773,"date":"2020-02-14T17:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T23:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=77773"},"modified":"2020-02-14T17:00:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T23:00:45","slug":"10-things-every-vegas-visitor-should-do-at-least-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/10-things-every-vegas-visitor-should-do-at-least-once\/","title":{"rendered":"10 things every Vegas visitor should do at least once"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sin City isn&#8217;t all gambling and booze-fueled late-night ragers followed by sun-soaked days at the pool. Or is it? These activities <em>do<\/em> account for a lot of what makes us happy Vegas campers, but there&#8217;s so much more! Here are ten on <em>and<\/em> off-the-beaten path things every Vegas visitor should do at least one time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/8-best-day-trips-from-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED<\/strong>: 8 best day trips from Las Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Place your bets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77788 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/slot-machine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/slot-machine.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/slot-machine-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/slot-machine-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/slot-machine-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/slot-machine-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re a non-gambler it&#8217;s hard not to get swept up in the energy of a busy casino floor. Go ahead and surrender a little dough to those tempting one-arm bandits (their odds are admittedly pretty terrible), try your hand at blackjack or be the &#8220;shooter&#8221; at a rowdy craps table. You&#8217;ll probably lose a little, but you may just win a lot! Hint: Hit the ATM before hitting Vegas. You&#8217;ll thank us later due to the high on-Strip fees.<\/p>\n<h2>Dive in<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75050 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/park-mgm-pool.jpg\" alt=\"Park MGM pool in Vegas\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/park-mgm-pool.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/park-mgm-pool-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/park-mgm-pool-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/park-mgm-pool-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/park-mgm-pool-511x340.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The climate in southern Nevada is perfect much of the year, so yeah, you should hit the pool. At legendary day parties like Wet Republic at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-MGM-Grand-Hotel-Casino.h12628.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MGM Grand<\/a> or Encore Beach Club at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-Wynn-Las-Vegas.h1184243.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wynn<\/a>, expect big name DJs, free-flowing booze and youthful hijinks. But almost all the big resorts offer quieter pools where you can bliss out. Daybeds cost around $50\u2013$100, but offer shade and poolside exclusivity and are kinda worth it if you don&#8217;t want to compete for a lounge chair.<\/p>\n<h2>See the light<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49459 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/neon-museum-las-vegas.jpg\" alt=\"Neon Museum\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/neon-museum-las-vegas.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/neon-museum-las-vegas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/neon-museum-las-vegas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/neon-museum-las-vegas-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/neon-museum-las-vegas-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Visitors to Vegas are often surprised to learn the city boasts some legit cultural attractions, including the Mob Museum, Discovery Children&#8217;s Museum and Burlesque Hall of Fame. But for an enchanting night on the town, book a docent-led tour of the Neon Museum at night and learn the history of Sin City while legendary neon signs twinkle all around you. Bring your camera!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pig out<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77812 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/buffet1.jpg\" alt=\"buffet, Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/buffet1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/buffet1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/buffet1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/buffet1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/buffet1-509x340.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving!&#8221; Not so in Las Vegas, home to the all-you-can-eat buffet. Truth be told, the Vegas buffet no longer plays the outsized role it once did (thanks to an influx of restaurants driven by celebrity chefs), but for pure Vegas gluttony, they&#8217;re worth checking out. Wicked Spoon at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-The-Cosmopolitan-Of-Las-Vegas.h3818880.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cosmopolitan<\/a> and A.Y.C.E. at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-The-Palms-Casino-Resort.h792446.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palms<\/a> should both be on your list and if you&#8217;re looking for a budget buffet of questionable quality, check out the sawdust casinos downtown and further afield.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Snap a selfie<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68069 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vegas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1254\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vegas.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vegas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vegas-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vegas-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/vegas-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s the bright, bold coloring, maybe it&#8217;s that the sign was designed by pioneering graphic artist Betty Willis or maybe it&#8217;s the use of the word &#8220;fabulous,&#8221; but it&#8217;s a rite of passage to join the queue in front of the &#8220;Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas&#8221; sign and snap a selfie with the Strip looming in the background. FYI, the sign is a lot smaller than you probably imagine it to be!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Go downtown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41999 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/orbitz1.jpg\" alt=\"Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, gambling, casino\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/orbitz1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/orbitz1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/orbitz1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/orbitz1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The comeback of downtown Las Vegas is one of the city&#8217;s great success stories. The touristy Fremont Street Experience is the big draw, but downtown is also where the locals drink (The Griffin, Laundry Room and Commonwealth), eat (Park on Fremont, Smashed Pig, Flock &amp; Fowl and Donut Bar) and hang (Container Park is a mini-mall crafted almost entirely of shipping containers!).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Let your jaw drop<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-48312 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/La-Nouba-by-Cirque-de-Soleil-preview-02.jpg\" alt=\"la-nouba-by-cirque-de-soleil-preview-02\" width=\"5616\" height=\"3744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/La-Nouba-by-Cirque-de-Soleil-preview-02.jpg 5616w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/La-Nouba-by-Cirque-de-Soleil-preview-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/La-Nouba-by-Cirque-de-Soleil-preview-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/La-Nouba-by-Cirque-de-Soleil-preview-02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/La-Nouba-by-Cirque-de-Soleil-preview-02-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/La-Nouba-by-Cirque-de-Soleil-preview-02-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5616px) 100vw, 5616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entertainment options in Vegas are exhaustingly rich. Megawatt headliners? Check. Heavyweight matches? Check. Magic shows, cabarets and stand-up comedy? Check, check and check! But even though Montreal-based performing arts troupe Cirque du Soleil are everywhere these days, you simply must not leave Vegas until you&#8217;ve seen the sublime and aquatic &#8220;O,&#8221; \u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-Bellagio.h140596.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bellagio<\/a>, the hippie-trippy Beatles-infused &#8220;LOVE&#8221; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-The-Mirage-Hotel-Casino.h15575.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mirage<\/a> or the action-packed newcomer &#8220;R.U.N.&#8221; at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-Luxor-Hotel-And-Casino.h15237.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luxor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Say &#8220;Aaaah!&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76821 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Trending-spa-treatments-and-where-to-find-them.jpg\" alt=\"Trending-spa-treatments-and-where-to-find-them\" width=\"1230\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Trending-spa-treatments-and-where-to-find-them.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Trending-spa-treatments-and-where-to-find-them-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Trending-spa-treatments-and-where-to-find-them-768x293.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Trending-spa-treatments-and-where-to-find-them-600x229.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Trending-spa-treatments-and-where-to-find-them-720x275.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Best way to temper a night of Sin City revelry is to couple it with a rubdown the following afternoon. Most Vegas spas are contained within the resorts and offer unparalleled pampering if you&#8217;ve got the dough. Canyon Ranch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-The-Venetian-Resort-Las-Vegas.h1443.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Venetian<\/a> and the Spa at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-ARIA-Resort-Casino.h2565776.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aria<\/a> are two of the city&#8217;s most luxe, but if it&#8217;s a mere soak and a steam you seek, try the budget options of visiting the bathhouses at Qua Spa at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-Caesars-Palace-Resort-Casino.h41245.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caesars<\/a> (where it snows!) or Spa Mandalay at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-Mandalay-Bay-Resort-And-Casino.h203613.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mandalay Bay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Put your hands together<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77807 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bellagio.jpg\" alt=\"Bellagio, Vegas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bellagio.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bellagio-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bellagio-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bellagio-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Bellagio-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What dances and sways to classic jams while enthralling passersby on the Strip? We&#8217;re not talking about a Vegas showgirl, but rather the show-stopping Bellagio Fountains! A rare Vegas freebie, this water and light display happens every 30 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes at night and is still the most applause-worthy show in town. Fun fact:\u00a0The fountains sit on an 8.5-acre lake and include 1,214 jets that shoot the water up to 460 feet into the air.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Get the heck out of Dodge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nevada.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1297\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nevada.jpg 1297w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nevada-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nevada-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nevada-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/nevada-545x340.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1297px) 100vw, 1297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Too many Vegas visitors hit the casinos blissfully unaware of the treasure trove of natural attractions that lie within a stone&#8217;s throw of the Strip. Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire State Park both offer craggy cliffs and rock formations in a swirl of enchanting colors. You can shoosh down powdery white slopes in winter at Mount Charleston and if a rowdy Vegas pool party isn&#8217;t your scene, spend the fishing, boating and sunbathing at beautiful Lake Mead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg\" alt=\"Orbitz, app, iPhone, travel, deals\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-300x50.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/OrbitzApp-400x67.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This isn&#8217;t your run-of-the-mill bucket 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