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University of Nevada Las Vegas - - What To Do And See

 

 

Attractions & Recreational Activities

Show your kids a good time by taking them to the 4th Dimension Virtual Game Center in Las Vegas, where they can enjoy state-of-the-art arcade games.

 

 

See the beautiful Stratosphere Tower, on Las Vegas Boulevard, which is the tallest freestanding structure in USA, rising up to 1149 feet, offering amazing views of the city from above, featuring various restaurants as well as the `Chapel in the Sky`, the perfect place to get married.

 

Art lovers should consider visiting Las Vegas Art Museum, on West Sahara Avenue, ranked amongst the finest museums in Nevada.

 

Taste a bit of the local history by visiting the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historical Park, which offers visitors displays that reveal the lifestyle and times of the early Mormons in the area.

 

Spend an educational, but fun day out with the family at the Southern Nevada Zoological and Botanical Park, on North Rancho Drive, commonly known as Las Vegas Zoo, a beautiful park where you will see more than 150 animal species, spread on over 3 acres of beautiful, green land.

 

Sports & outdoor events

Considered to be one of the most popular annual sporting event of Las Vegas, the Rock'n'Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon is run every year in December in the World's gambling capital, being one of the oldest marathons in USA, dating since 1967.

 

As the organizers describe it, the event is a festive fusion of a sports event and a full festival of rock concerts.

 

Thousands of runners and spectators come back year after year, in Las Vegas, to this celebration filled with tons of fun activities and quality, live music, as well as sports, representing a true Las Vegas experience.

 

Festivals

The list of annual festivals and fairs in Nevada includes celebrations such as the popular Music and Fashion Expo, happening in Las Vegas, in February, featuring singers, models, bands of all genres, as well as film makers and the fun Saint Patrick's Day Parade and Festival, celebrated in March, in Henderson, which is a 4-day event, featuring carnival rides, games, food, craft vendors, daily live entertainment, a Kid's Carnival, as well as many other entertaining highlights.

 

There are also other fun events happening during the year, in Nevada, like the Clark County Fair & Rodeo, taking place in Logandale, and the Carson Valley Chili Cookoff & Craft Fair, in Minden, which are scheduled in April, representing a well-appreciated source of entertainment for locals and visitors, as well.

 

Nightlife

The City of Las Vegas has a peerless reputation as the world's gambling capital, offering a large, varied range of entertaining nightspots for adults, being famous for its nightlife and considered to be one of the most fascinating places in the world to see and be in after dark.

 

Almost all the restaurants are open until late in the night and there are numerous bars, cafes, pubs, lounges, dance clubs and everything you can think of in order to spend the best night out you ever experienced.

 

Among the most popular nightspots in Las Vegas, there is the Blush and Tao nightclubs, on Las Vegas Blvd S, the Voodoo Cafe and Lounge, on W Flamingo Rd, the Red Square Bar, on Las Vegas Boulevard S, Body English, on Paradise Rd, as well as The Joint, also located on Paradise Road, considered to be the best rock club in Vegas and the Tabu Ultra Lounge, on Las Vegas Boulevard S, featuring quality house music, played only by renowned Las Vegas DJ's.