What is your Vegas "Hidden Gem" ?

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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
The Suite Holidays casino suite tour put on by Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada each December. You get to spend hours leisurely wandering a selection of the very best suites in town, like the patio at this 9,000 sq. ft. villa at Caesars,

while feasting on fantastic hors d'oeuvres and cocktails.

And yet somehow, it's even better than that sounds. And all for a good cause.

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Originally posted by: CowboyKell

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Originally posted by: ILove2ndGrade!
Hi,
These are great places, some of which have been mentioned by other people.

Hemenway Park in Boulder City- I always hope to see the bighorn sheep, rabbits and roadrunners that come down from the hills to graze on green grass at the park.

Red Rock Canyon scenic drive- this is beautiful in the morning and there are many places to hike or just pull over and enjoy the scenery.

Aloha,
Jennifer

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Early in the mornings seems the best time to see the sheep. There also seem to be more in the fall months than any other time of year.
And be sure to tell any little ones you might have with you that those are NOT chocolate candies all over the ground.

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Originally posted by: forkushV
Nashville Unplugged at Sunset Station in Henderson is worth the drive even if you don't like country music. A couple of very talented and funny musicians talk and perform with different guest songwriters each week about their craft and their experiences. The songwriters always perform a few of their own songs, and it's a kick to hear them describe how their songs were inspired - one guy credited a Maury Povich show - or how they promoted songs by driving from radio station to radio station, or about how they added raunchy lyrics to one of their a songs, and so on.

It's usually country oriented, but in about a month, Jim Peterik, one of the founders of Survivor, will be there. He wrote "Eye of the Tiger" among other stuff. All for $5.00, in a nice room with reasonable drink prices, every Friday night at 8 PM.

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Originally posted by: forkushV

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Originally posted by: CowboyKell

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Originally posted by: ILove2ndGrade!
Hi,
These are great places, some of which have been mentioned by other people.

Hemenway Park in Boulder City- I always hope to see the bighorn sheep, rabbits and roadrunners that come down from the hills to graze on green grass at the park.

Red Rock Canyon scenic drive- this is beautiful in the morning and there are many places to hike or just pull over and enjoy the scenery.

Aloha,
Jennifer

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Early in the mornings seems the best time to see the sheep. There also seem to be more in the fall months than any other time of year.
And be sure to tell any little ones you might have with you that those are NOT chocolate candies all over the ground.

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My favorite way to see the bighorns is to paddle right up to them. My hidden gem is kayaking out of Willow Beach, AZ, just an hour from the Strip. If you don't have your own, kayaks can be rented for $10 per hour. Even better, hire an outfitter (like Desert Adventures) to cart you down to the bottom of the dam just below the bridge. It's $60 for the day including kayak rental, plus $17 to the Feds for the permit. Then it's an easy 12 miles of flatwater down Blackwater Canyon, including hot springs, a 130 degree steam cave, historical remnants from the dam's construction, and if you're lucky, a few critters. Guided tours might be a better choice for some, because the unguided rentals are "paddle or perish."





I could have gotten even closer for this shot, except that the chihuahua on my bow was getting ready to launch herself into the water.




On the other hand, these guys don't let you get very close at all. And yes, he was peeing in the river.

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Originally posted by: DonDiego
DonDiego's Hidden Gem is the Lady Luck Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas.

Why they pick one up at the airport in their own shuttle bus for free, . . . and return one for free as well. Or there's a nice parking garage right across the street. And poor old DonDiego can get a pleasant Garden Room for less than $20, . . . or even free sometimes, . . . and never a resort fee, . . . all just one block from Fremont Street.

There's a decent gourmet steak restaurant right on the premises all dark reds and carmines.

And they've got fine single, double, and 6-deck games with a $5-minimum. Some full-pay Jacks-or-Better machines too! They run decent medium-sized blackjack tournaments, . . . and other things like a Kentucky Derby Tournament one year where DonDiego came in second. And even a little Leroy's Sports Book on the way to the rooms.

Or, . . . at least, . . . that's the way it used to be.

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Originally posted by: CowboyKell

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My best and funniest hooker story took place at the Lady Luck.

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