Free & Fun Things To Do in Las Vegas!

If you looking for something to do FREE in Las Vegas? If you have children to entertain, you might want to try out the live circus acts at Circus Circus that are performed daily. If that sounds fun, you might want to combine the live exotic birds at Mandalay Bay, located next to the registration desk.

A nice walk through the cactus gardens followed by a tour of Ethel M's chocolate factory can be a fun outing for visitors. Not only do you get to see the workers making the candy, you always get a yummy sample of the candy.

My favorite place to take our visitors is to see The Beautiful Fountains of Bellagio. If you haven't seen the fantastic fountains that dance to a nightly selection of music, you haven't seen Las Vegas! You might want to check the schedule first with Bellagio staff so you can coordinate it with your timing of dinner. The dinner is far from being free, but sitting in front of one of the many nearby restaurants while listening to the music of the Bellagio waters is something that can't be matched.

They have a spectacular light show everynight at the Freemont Street Experience in the older and nostalgic area of Las Vegas. If you enjoy light shows, they also have a really cute water lazer show at Sam's Town at their Mystic Falls Indoor Park.

MGM Grand offers the kids a thrill around 3:00 in the afternoon when they feed the lion housed in a glass enclosure. It's not free, but MGM's Adventure Theme Park has great rides, shows and characters.

Now if you're willing to spend a little money and want to have some adventure, try one of the many fantastic roller coasters on the strip. New York New York has the Manhattan Express roller coaster Jim and I had a blast on. That was the last time I think I saw Jim on a coaster. They have several scarry rides at the Stratosphere. If your're not zooming to the top on one of these rides, you dangling over the side, which can be only for the fearless at heart. My favorite is the Sahara coaster because it takes off like a rocket. They also offer a great deal if you want to ride it over and over again. I made it to number six after testing every section to see where we could get the best thrill!

If you going with your sweetie, you might want to hit the Venetian's gondola rides along the Grand cannal.

Mandalay Bay has a 1.3 million gallon seawater aquarium called the Shark Reef that is quite interesting for adults as well as the kids.

Although we are no longer able to have the privilege of seeing the great Sigfried and Roy, we can still enjoy the rare annimals including the white lions with admittance to the dolphin habitat at the Mirage Hotel /Casino.

Riding to the top of the Stratosphere, the tallest observation tower, or to the top of Paris is always a fun way to view the city, especially at night.

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Here are some helpful phone numbers:

Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay info............. 702-632-4555
Manhattan at New York New York ............702-7406969
MGM Grand Adventure Theme Park .........702-891-7979
Paris Las Vegas ..........................................702-946-7000
Secret Garden of Sigfried Roy ........ ...........702-791-7111
Stratosphere Tower ...................................702-380-7777
Venetian Gondola rides ............................702-414-1000