# Tell me where to go!!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/170362>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 22, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/170362 "2003-04-22T18:02:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/170362/21 "2003-04-24T13:40:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by mmm… forbidden doughnut \*  
> **We live in OK (not great, just OK) and we want to go somewhere within a day’s drive. It can be a long-ish day but not too long since we have a toddler. I wanted Las Vegas but Mr. Doughnut says Donette _has no business_ in a casino at his age. No sense of adventure, that husband of mine.**

Reconsider Vegas. I’ve only been there once but there is alot for kids that doesn’t involve gambling. There are animatronic shows (some with fire), pirate fights at Treasure Island, water shows at the Bellagio, etc. You can go to the Hoover Dam (assuming the tours are happening again), the painted dessert, etc. And then you can gamble when Donette is alseep. 🙂

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/170362/22 "2003-04-24T13:51:47Z")

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As an aside, you should rename “Donette” as “Beignet”.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/170362/23 "2003-04-24T14:00:02Z")

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[b[Shibb\*\* is right about Big Bend in the summer and maybe I should have highlighted it when I said to go there **early in the year**. Precautions must be taken between May and August and I’ve unfortunately lost a good friend to heat stroke there when he gave his water to his family and went for help. Still, it’s a beautiful treasure and should be visited sometime, preferably when conditions are more Spring or Autumn-like.

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**Author:** ![mmm.forbidden\_doughnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@mmm.forbidden\_doughnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmm.forbidden_doughnut)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-go/170362/24 "2003-04-24T16:18:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \*  
> \*\*As an aside, you should rename “Donette” as “Beignet”. \*\*

I have thought of tht but, if I have another son (and I do hope to) I want to name him Benjamin. Then, he’ll be **Benny le Beignet**. 😃 Like it?

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