AAA travel editors recommend these Las Vegas experiences, excerpted from the AAA Travel Guide: Las Vegas:
- Get the best view of the city skyline from the
Stratosphere Tower, at 1,149 feet, it's the tallest freestanding tower in the United States.
- Visit the
Bellagio, where dancing fountains, a conservatory with seasonal flowers and plants and Dale Chihuly glass appeals to a visitor's sense of sight, smell or touch.
- Walk under the spectacular canopy of 2 million lights and LED screen suspended 90 feet above a four-block section of Fremont Street that pump eye-popping imagery to heart-pounding music at the
Fremont Street Experience. This must-see show runs nightly on the hour from dusk to midnight.
- Enjoy alfresco dining at
Mon Ami Gabi in the Paris Las Vegas hotel, a great place to people-watch and from which to view the Bellagio's
dancing fountains and spectacular light presentation. Continue your visit at the hotel by savoring a delicious dessert at Lenotre in Le Boulevard. The facility has a luscious assortment of fresh-baked French pastries, cookies, handmade chocolates and wonderful coffees that can be enjoyed in a café-style atmosphere.
- Catch a show, or two, and relive the golden days of the entertainment biz when glamorous showgirls ruled the Strip.
“The Folies Bergere” at the Tropicana and
“Jubilee!” at Bally's Las Vegas feature the traditional, sexy productions for which Vegas bec
ame famous. On the opposite spectrum,
“La Reve” at the Wynn Las Vegas is a new concept in and approach to experiencing a show. The aquatic production comprises a more personal and intimate encounter for the audience; no seat is more than 40 feet from the action. Cirque du Soleil's
“O” at the Bellagio and
“Mystere” at Treasure Island - TI exhibit the innovation of its creators and talent of its dancers that have made this distinguished troupe universally famous. The edgy
Blue Man Group also is a must-see event.
- Be awestruck by Liberace's collection of pianos, antiques, jewelry, customized automobiles and elaborate costumes, all housed within
The Liberace Foundation 
and Museum.
- Walk the 4-mile
Strip at night and see the city in a whole new “light.”
- Browse the densely-packed
Red Rooster Antique Mall, one of the largest antique co-ops in the city and housed in a former 25,000-square-foot bottling plant, for interesting vintage Las Vegas memorabilia.
- Explore a megaresort to see an opulent city within a city and don't forget to visit a
casino; you have to wager at least once on your Vegas vacation, don't you?
Place a bet at a roulette table or dump some tokens down a slot machine. But with the city's casinos taking in up to $10 billion a year, don't plan on beating the house.
