# I'm going to Vegas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 19, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247 "2015-08-19T05:43:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/1 "2015-08-19T05:43:38Z")
Tomorrow. Fly out of Melbourne Thursday morning, arrive in Las Vegas (after a stop at Brisbane and LA X) on Thursday Morning. The plane actually arrives at LA 5 minutes before I leave Melbourne. (That little titbit shattered one of my sons mates, he could not get his head around it šŸ˜ƒ ) Looking forward to the trip. First time in the USA, plan to be pretty much Vegas bound for a week but assuming all goes well Iā€™ll come back again next year or the year after and spend longer and move around a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/2 "2015-08-19T05:48:33Z")
Excellent! Vacation or business? ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/3 "2015-08-19T05:54:46Z")
Pure vacation. Other than having the accommodation and a list of things to consider doing, itā€™s all flexible. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/4 "2015-08-19T06:06:01Z")
If you pay me a thousand bucks Iā€™ll tell you how to win money. Iā€™ve got a system. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/5 "2015-08-19T06:36:19Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Pure vacation. Other than having the accommodation and a list of things to consider doing, itā€™s all flexible. šŸ™‚ Right on. One thing, tho: next time, consider coming in March or April or October or Novemberā€¦ by the time you get here, the days will have cooled off and only be about 40ĀŗC (104ĀŗF). Thatā€™s down from a little over 43ĀŗC that weā€™ve had most of the summer. Night time temps might even be under 27ĀŗC. My point is, the 4 other months I mentioned are much more pleasant, temp-wise. Thereā€™s stuff to do here outdoors, too, if youā€™re into hiking or rock climbing or jet skis or fishing or kayaking or mountain biking, but even us locals donā€™t go out much during the summer months, certainly not to exert ourselves recreationally. šŸ˜› I hope you have the Pinball Hall of Fame on your list; that place totally fucking rocks! ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/6 "2015-08-19T06:55:56Z")
Cheers Bo, I grew up in country NSW where we get weeks of 40 c + in summer, so hopefully the body wonā€™t take too long to adjust. The pinball hall of fame is on the list, as is the Mob Museum and the Atomic testing place. :)šŸ™‚ > [@friedo](#): > > If you pay me a thousand bucks Iā€™ll tell you how to win money. Iā€™ve got a system. I think I know what your system is. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/7 "2015-08-19T07:03:41Z")
The Atomic Testing Museum is quite interesting. I paid it a visit when I was in Las Vegas about a year ago. Now, I need to visit the Pinball Hall of Fame. With luck, Iā€™ll be able to visit Las Vegas again in late September. **Stui** , have a great time! ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/8 "2015-08-19T14:29:55Z")
Iā€™ll try to call in some favors and see if theyā€™ll leave some lights on for you. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/9 "2015-08-19T16:15:22Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Cheers Bo, > > The pinball hall of fame is on the list, as is the Mob Museum and the Atomic testing place. :)šŸ™‚ Also check out the Hoover Dam and Lake Meade (if itā€™s still there.) If you like heights you can get a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon too. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/10 "2015-08-19T16:35:05Z")
I just spent a few days in Vegas last week. Are you planning on going to any shows? I can personally recommend Penn & Teller and David Copperfield, and there are free rock concerts every night on Fremont Street that are usually pretty entertaining if you happen to be in the area. If youā€™re _really_ not afraid of heights, you can try the Skyjump off the Stratosphere tower - an 855-foot controlled freefall that Iā€™d count as the scariest thing Iā€™ve ever done. ([I have video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG0uRp4Z3cA).) ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/11 "2015-09-02T03:27:07Z")
Iā€™m home. Wow, that was an experience. I didnā€™t get to the pinball hall of fame but did get around plenty. Fremont St at night is unreal. Did the zipline while I was there. Chopper tour out to the Grand Canyon flying back into Vegas on sunset was brilliant. Did the Mob Museum, visited the Heart Attack Grill (burger is pretty stodgy), discovered Bloody Maryā€™s as a breakfast drink and frozen margaritas for lunch. Quite enjoyed walking around in the 110 degree heat in shorts and a singlet and despite no hat or sunscreen I barely changed colour. The sun just didnā€™t seem to have much sting in it. Only saw one show, Absinthe on my last night. Wow. That was a ripper. Overall, had a blinder of a time and I def will be going back, although next time Iā€™ll be trying to avoid Delta airlines. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/12 "2015-09-02T03:41:21Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Iā€™m home. Wow, that was an experience. I like to describe Vegas as ā€œDisneyland, but with gambling and boozeā€. Glad to hear you had fun. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/13 "2015-09-02T03:54:17Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Fremont St at night is unreal. Iā€™ve never done acid, but Fremont St. is pretty much how I imagine it. Totally crazy array of characters there. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-vegas/728247/14 "2015-09-02T04:42:14Z")
My friend got stuck mid-way thru on the zipline. The operators had to shimmy out like monkeys to free her. It was good drunken fun to watch. True story.