{"id":9755,"date":"2012-10-06T21:58:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T05:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=9755"},"modified":"2020-05-08T20:48:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T04:48:58","slug":"usa-todays-best-of-the-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/usa-todays-best-of-the-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Today’s best of the Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pursuant to our last S&G<\/em> dispatch, here are the USA Today<\/em> choices for top attractions on the Strip (uniqueness and affordability being prime considerations). If you’re not staying at a Hilton<\/strong> property right now, you aren’t vouchsafed access to the actual guide, but here’s a potted version …<\/p>\n

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Dining<\/strong>: Gordon Ramsay Steak<\/em><\/a> [Paris-Las Vegas<\/strong>]; rm seafood<\/em><\/a> [Mandalay Bay<\/strong>]; Nove Italiano<\/em><\/a> [Palms<\/strong>]; The Peppermill<\/em><\/a>; L’Atelier du Joel Robuchon<\/em><\/a> [MGM Grand<\/strong>]; Wicked Spoon Buffet<\/em><\/a> [The Cosmopolitan<\/strong>].<\/p>\n

\"\"Nightlife<\/strong>: Rhumbar<\/em><\/a> [The Mirage<\/strong>, above]; The Barrymore<\/em><\/a> [Royal House<\/strong>]; Public House<\/em><\/a> [Venetian<\/strong>]; Marquee<\/em><\/a> [Cosmo]; Encore Beach Club<\/em><\/a> [Wynncore<\/strong>]; Casa Fuente<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Working out<\/strong>: Red Rock Canyon<\/em>; Red Rock Canyon Scooter Car Tour<\/em><\/a>; Dolphin Yoga<\/a><\/em> [Mirage]; Guns and Ammo Garage<\/em>; Nike Golf Store<\/em> [MBay]; Dale Chihuly store<\/em> [Bellagio<\/strong>]; Bonanza Gifts<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hot Neighborhood<\/strong>: It’s just around the corner from LVA<\/em> HQ … Chinatown<\/strong>, home to Little Macau<\/em>. Ironically, Korean and Japanese cuisine dominates the restaurant row, including Korean Honey Pig<\/em> BBQ, Raku<\/a><\/em> and Monta Ramen<\/em><\/a>. You can find Filipino fast food, too.<\/p>\n

\"\"Arts & Culture<\/strong>: The Chuck Jones Experience<\/em><\/a> [Circus Circus<\/strong>]; CityCenter sculpture tour<\/em><\/a> [CityCenter<\/strong>, left]; Evil Dead The Musical 4D<\/em><\/a> [Planet Hollywood<\/strong>].<\/p>\n

See & Be Scene<\/strong>: Kardashian magnet Sugar Factory<\/em><\/a> [Paris].<\/p>\n

Only in Vegas<\/strong>: The “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Insider tip<\/strong>: Longhauling<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Unless you count<\/strong> The Mirage and Bellagio, Steve Wynn<\/strong> makes a piss-poor showing. Well, that’s what you get for pricing your products out of the range of “the 97%,” Steve. Or as Marilyn Winn Winn-Spiegel Spiegel<\/strong> would say, “Vive la douchebagerie!<\/em>“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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