It’s one thing to watch killer gun scenes in movies like “Scarface” or play “Call of Duty” on your video game console. But it’s a completely different experience to hold the firearm in your hands and feel the impact from shooting in person. For the first time in 30 years, I actually got to shoot real [...]
I don’t know about you, but when I see a celebrity I get giddy and giggle like a schoolgirl. When I visited the world-famous Madame Tussauds Interactive Wax Attraction at the Venetian, I found myself acting the same way. Believe me when I say these wax figures are legit. When I posted on Facebook [...]
By Jeannie Garcia VEGAS.com If you’re planning your trip to Las Vegas, we’re pretty sure you want to do something out of the ordinary. Something you want to share with your friends on all the social media outlets. Something you never want to forget. Sure, you can hit up all the nightclubs or even take [...]
Before the “Twilight” movie series craze with Team Jacob and Team Edward, everyone was crazy about Team Jack – as in Jack and Rose from James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster hit, “Titanic.” I remember being a sophomore in high school, completely smitten with the love story between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s fictional characters. While the [...]
When you think of the nature side of Las Vegas, desert, palm trees and empty rocky lots probably come to mind. But there is more beauty to the area than that. Whether you’re willing to drive only half an hour or don’t mind driving for two, you’re that close to remarkable greenery, man-made wonders, unique hiking [...]
Are you ready to bring out your inner gangster? Three floors of gangster, that is. Whether you’re intrigued with the bad boys like Bugsy Siegel and Al Capone or the heroes (FBI investigators and other law enforcement agencies), you’re going to love The Mob Musuem in Downtown. I wasn’t really too familiar with the mob, [...]
I’m no art expert or critic, but I do know what I like. I took an ancient art history class in college and was bored out of my mind. But on the other hand, I can look at art by Yoshitomo Nara or Banksy all day. The beauty of Las Vegas is that art exists everywhere. [...]
The designers behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. have done it again with the newly opened National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement – aka The Mob Museum. The 41,000-square-foot Mob Museum houses three floors of in-depth and interactive exhibits, unparalleled access to artifacts, [...]
You may dance the night away in Vegas, but you’ll still marvel at the moves at the Fountains at Bellagio. These fountains are simply breathtaking. When I’m in traffic on the Strip, this is the one spot where I don’t mind being stuck. And whenever I have visitors in town, it’s one of the coolest attractions to take [...]
This Valentine’s Day, why not take it up a notch from flowers and chocolate ? In addition to showering your loved one with roses and sweets, whisk her off on a fun, spontaneous trip to Vegas for some romance. Vegas offers a variety of couple’s spa treatments, weddings and attractions sure to make you and your honey feel like you’re [...]