The Beach

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3950 S.Las Vegas Blvd. at Mandalay Bay. At eleven acres (450,000sq.ft) this could be the largest pool in the country, maybe the world. I checked other pools around the world. They are all lagoons that have been converted to pools. Only this one is completely man made, and in the middle of the desert. It has three parts, the wave pool, the lagoon, and the cozy river. I like to sit in one of the restaurants outside the pool area, have a cool drink and just watch the action. Well worth a visit. Years ag the Trop. had the largest and best pool. http://www.mandalaybay.mgmresorts.com

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The Fan District

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Between the Mandalay Bay, Luxor and Delano . It was created for sports fans, the Allegiant stadium is only a fifteen minute walk. Special offer on all game days. http://www.mgmresorts.com

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The Park

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It is an area between NY NY and Park MGM (a hotel). It has restaurants, bars and entertainment. Lots of parking. Go to 3782 Las Vegas Blvd. S. http://www.mgrmresorts.com

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Mountain Biking

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For enthusiasts of that sport the very best place close to the strip is, without a doubt, Boulder City. Just twenty miles south of center strip it offers a large collection of trails of all kinds. The best part of it is the parking. Large parking lots are available throughout. As a matter of fact, Boulder City hosts and annual mountain biker get together, with vendors arriving from all over the west to show their new stuff. Just drive into town on the Nevada Way and you will see the directional signs. Hotels/motels/trailer parks are all nearby. Boulder City is a very safe town, crime is almost unheard of. Unless jay walking is considered a crime. In that case I plead guilty. The map is of the Bootleg Canyon Trail System. There are others. http://www.bcnv.org

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Route 91/ Las Vegas Blvd./I-15/State Route -215

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This is the very convoluted story of the famous Las Vegas Blvd. in Las Vegas ,also called the Strip. It mostly follows Route 91.U.S. 91 Started in Long Beach, CA and ran all the way up to the Canadian line at Sweetgrass, Montana.. Here , in Las Vegas, it ran on the same stretch that is now Las Vegas Blvd. S. It was previously called the “Arrowhead Trail”. It no longer exists by that name here in Nevada, but in California a state route 91 still exists. To make a long story short, U.S. Route 91 existed from 1947 to 1965, and ran from Long Beach, CA to Coutts, Alberta Canada. Various, shorter parts were used to form I-15, and Nevada State Route 215. Confused? I am!

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The $20 Trick

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We have heard a lot about it. But up till now we do not know if it is true or just another fake.We have never tried it, we do not personally know anyone who has tried it. We need to know more about. We live in Vegas but have only heard about. If you know anything, have tried it, let us know. Let us know the results. Maybe we can help others. Take our poll and let us know.

Lesbian Clubs/Bars

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We have not visited any of those places as of today. But that does not mean we will not do so in the future. In the meantime we rely on your input. Let us know which you have actually visited. Don’t tell Mama 450 Fremont, Piano bar, Ghost Bar, Palms Casino, 56th Floor, 4321 W. Flamingo,http://www.palms.com. Peppermill Fireside Lounge, 2985 Las Vegas Blvd. S. , Flex Cocktail Lounge, 501 E. Twain, The Phoenix Bar/Lounge, 4213 W. Sahara, Artifice, 18B Arts District, http://www.artificebarlv.com, Las Vegas Eagle 3430 E. Tropicana, Ste. 47http://www.lasvegaseaglesbar.com

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Food Halls

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In my opinion this is nothing but a fancy name for a “Food Court. Something similar to what you can find at any shopping mall. Here is a short list of them that are open for business: Proper Eats at the Aria (we have a separate post for it), Block16 Urban Food Hall, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Famous Foods Street Eats Resorts World, The Sundry, for some reason that place makes it too hard to find a street address. Maybe it does not want walk ins, just like a doctors office. I found that to be true of some other places also. For that reason I should really delete the entry. But let me wait, maybe I can find it. Perhaps one of our readers knows it and will post it.

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Proper Eats

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A new concept has arrived in Las Vegas. It is the “Food Hall”. Las Vegas now has several, just like that. Here is the thing, they are called “Food Halls” what they really are ,are “Food Courts” The name has changed, the basic plan is the same. Most hotels had them all along, stretched along a wall of the casino, This particular one has ten independent restaurants, very similar to the food areas that are inside a shopping mall. Here is the extensive description which we cut and paste.We have not tried any of them. We just woder if the are to replace the traditional buffets? As always, caution is the word here. Is it good or bad, we just do not know. That’s where you come in, leave a comment.

The most eclectic and mouthwatering collection of food from around the world is coming to Las Vegas. Proper Eats, an edgy and modern food hall, is set to descend on Aria Resort & Casino. Not only has Proper Eats imported many palate pleasing options, including London’s famous Seoul Bird, Los Angeles staple Wexler’s Deli, San Diego’s Temaki Bar, New York’s breakfast centric Egghead, the Mediterranean centric Shalom Y’all, and Steve Aoki’s Pizzaoki, it will also feature several only in Vegas concepts, such as Lola Burgers, the health-conscious Happy Leaf and Laughing Buddha. An eye appealing circular bar, in which mixologists perfect classic and modern cocktails, will serve as the hub to the contemporary food forum. Guests are not only expected to wander from place to place, they are encouraged, giving them the full global culinary scale of Proper Eats. Further, Easy Donuts, a donut and coffee shop, has a secretive story to tell—behind the shop will be a hidden high-end speakeasy bar focusing on high-end cocktails and live music. At last, it feels appropriate to be proper.http://www.properfoods.com, http://www.mgmresorts.com

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Gay Clubs/Bars/Restaurants.

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Las Vegas has dozens of locales that cater to the gay lifestyle. The largest cluster is on Naples Street. Others are scattered throughout the city, too numerous to mention them all here. I picked a few that came to mind. Senor Frogs at Treasure Island, Border Grill at Mandalay Bay, Giada at the Cromwell. Those are convenient strip locations. No matter what I do, I will receive letters and comments from venues that have been left out. You can always leave your comments and ideas at the comments section, including places that you know. We will add them to this post http://www.caesars.com

Brothels

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They do not exist in Las Vegas. Not officially anyway. But Nevada does have legalized prostitution. The closest is Sherri’s Ranch near Pahrump. Take a ride (on a road for now), and drive out to that little town. It is in Clark county, no prostitution. But immediately adjoining it to the north is Nye county, a huge place with many cattle ranches, and also ranches of a different kind. There is the Chicken Ranch at 10511 Homestead Rd., Sheri’s Ranch is at 10551 Homestead. It is quite pricey I give it four dollar signs. There is one more in Amargosa Valley, it is the Alien Cat House. There are dozens more all across Nevada, but they are too far for day trippers. With Pahrump it can be a quick in and out ( see how that fits?).http://www.sherisranch.com

Wild Mustangs and Donkeys

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The donkeys are fairly close to Las Vegas a lot of times. They can often be seen at the Spring Mountain State Park which is almost withingthe Las Vegas City limits. Old time miners freed them after they no longer were needed. Just drive up Flamingo Road and you automatically arrive at the park. Mustangs are mostly at the very small settlement of Cold Creek, about 30 miles from center strip, at the Spring Mountain area. http://www.parks.nv.org

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Ichthyosaurus

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The largest, intact, fossil in the U.S. of this prehistoric fish is right here, in the state of Nevada. It is on display at a museum at the Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Nye county. It is only one of many more fossils that are on view. It is a full fledged fossil bed. The size of the fossil on display is very impressive, the skull alone is 6 feet, the body is is about 55 feet. We are talking about a top predator here. It is pretty far (345 miles) from center strip. It still may be worth it because of Berlin. You may have wondered why there is a double name. It is because of Berlin. It is the only ghost town I have ever heard of that is almost completely preserved. I mean, even the pots and pans and kitchen sink are still there. The reason for the is it is within walking distance of that state park. The rangers keep an eye on things. and prevent looting. I would make the trip, except during the middle of the summer, or the dead of winter. That area gets a lot of snow. http://www.parks.nv.gov

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Skiing Snowboarding

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Impossible, you say. not in Las Vegas. Well, not exactly on the strip, but within easy reach. it Is on the mountain the southern Paiutes call “nuvagantu” or in plain English ” where the snow sits” During the winter season the snow on that mountain is plainly visible from anywhere in Las Vegas. Winter sports are available at Lee Canyon, 6725 Lee Canyon Road, about 60 minutes from center strip. Elevation around 9,000 feet. All services are available during the season and provided there is enough snow. http://www.leecanyonlv.com

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Rafael Rivera discovers the Vegas Valley

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Scout/guide for the Armijo party.It was sent and financed by the then governor of New Mexico Chavez to find a trail to connect to the other Spanish lands of the west coat called California. His state wanted trade with coast. In 1829 the Armijo party made camp outside the Vegas valley. No on at the time knew there was a valley. No westerners had been here before. Perhaps mountain men, but there are no records of them being here. Rafael stumbled upon it and reported back to Chavez. The Vegas valley become one of the main stop overs on the Spanish Trail. Traces of it are still at mountain springs off the Blue Diamond Road, State Route 160.

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High Scaler

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A very unique job. Employed at Hoover Dam during its construction it was their job to remove all loose rock from the canyon walls. They did that by dangling in bosuns chairs two hundred or three hundred feet above the Colorado River, swinging from side to side, in high winds, 130F degree heat and snowstorms. The hard hat allegedly originated with them. I dispute that, because they were in use at the Bohemian silver mines in Joachimstal hundreds of years before. Our word for dollar originated there also, they minted the Thaler out of silver. They are no gone, the high scalers, not the thalers (dollars) but the legend lives on. They are local heroes.

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The Hand of Faith Nugget

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on display at the Golden Nugget Hotel in down town Las Vegas, 129 Fremont St. The largest nugget found to date with a metal detector..Kevin Hiller of Australia must have been happy to find aa almost 876 troy ounces nugget just below the surface. It is crazy, Australia had a gold rush at the same time California had a a gold rush, from the 1850’s through the 1860’s. The Hand of Faith nugget was sold in 1850 for about a million dollars. It would be many millions today, gold has increased in value during that time. Nuggets far larger were discovered during the early days of the Australian gold rush. None of those survived, I believe. http://www.goldennuggetvegas.com

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Boulder City Airport

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Many years ago this airport was the largest in southern Nevada. Until the county commission decided to move the main airport closer to Las Vegas, next to the Las Vegas Blvd. in fact. Very good decision in my opinion. It is one of the most convenient airports I have ever used. Back in Boulder City not everything is lost. It now has a brand new building and is very popular with the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam sight seeing crowd, and para-sailing Remnants of the old airport remain in the form of the old landing strip, plane anchorages and the old hangar. http://www.flybouldercity.com

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The Krupp Ranch

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Vera Krupp was a German beauty queen and actress who married the German coffee king Alfred Krupp. Vera divorced her husband and moved to Nevada where she bought the Bar Nothing Ranch in Spring Valley.She wanted to be an American cattle rancher and adopted the Diamond V brand. It still can be seen around the property.. She sold out in 1967 because of poor health. The buyer was the Hughes Tool Corp. (Howard Hughes) in 1972 it in turn wanted to sell to Fletcher Jones (I remember him well, he was a car dealer). Under pressure he sold to the state of Nevada that developed the ranch as an entertainment venue and recreation area. i have visited many times. It is very nice out there, nice trees, a brook and spring, wild horses and burros (outside of the fenced in areas.Very easy access from the strip. Just drive out to the Blue Diamond road off the I-15 S. and follow the signs. The ranch building is in almost original condition, very interesting indeed. http://www.parks.nv.gov

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Fremont Street Light Canopy

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Right in downtown Las Vegas, easy to reach and a lot of fun. Scantily clad street performers try to hustle a few bucks. Some are show girls. Others are artists. I love that scene. I think you will love it also. What I do not like are the parking fees and the parking meters. I think back to the days I used to pull up to the front of Binions, stuck a dime in the meter and that was it. Parking enforcement was not around most of the time.http://www.vegas.com

Berlin

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Yes, we have a Berlin. Is is a pretty large distance from Las Vegas, 345 miles one way, in the center of the state. The reason I mention it at all is because it is the only ghost town I know off that is still almost completely in original condition. The homes and mines were left with all the furnishings, the pots and pans and the kitchen sinks. It is all there. The reason for that good condition is the Ichthyosaur State Park that adjoins it. The park rangers keep an eye on things. http://www.nps.com.

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Driving in Nevada

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Why do I post this? I post it as a warning, a lesson, and good advice. Ok already, I know you are a very good driver, able to do 100 miles an hour on the I-10. That’s OK by me, but driving in Nevada is not like that. As long as you are on the I-15, then OK. Here is the situation. Nevada Highways are consistently ranked as the best in the U.S. I totally agree. I can say that because I have been driving them for fifty years, yes, including the infamous I-50, the loneliest road in the U.S. Take a look at the Nevada map, how many highways do you see? That’s right, there are very few. All other roads are either state routes or dirt routes. The minute you get off the main road, and I would advise you not to do that, unless you are familiar with desert driving, you need to take precautions. Always carry water, that is number one. Make sure your vehicle is in, not just good, but excellent condition. Do not take any dirt roads, or roads you have not researched, or roads that have been hit by recent flash floods. Stay away from driving in the summer altogether. It is just too hot out there. Forget your cell phone. There are no cell towers except for a few along the main highways. Should you take a dirt road , you should always carry tools and spare part. A battery charger, spare tire, some belts shovel come to mind. Let people know where you are going, and your return date. Remember, should you get stranded out in the desert, you will be on your own. There is no help, because there is no other traffic, there are no tow trucks that will help you. A county the size of Rhode Island may have only one sheriff patrolling it. A single county, Lincoln county for example, takes three days to drive around. Nevada is open range country, there are no fences except along the interstates. wild horses, deer, cattle roam at will. In other words, do not drive at night at all. Let me give you a warning here how dangerous it could be. We had a case a few years back where this lady turned off the I-15 and got stuck less than a mile off the road. No one noticed, no one saw her. She died less than a mile off the road. True story.

Rhyolite

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The name of the town refers to a very silica rich, igneous rock, that looks glassy. There were over 2000 claims covering everything in a 30 mile area from the Bullfrog district. The most promising was the Montgomery Shoshone mine, which prompted everyone to move to the Rhyolite townsite. The town immediately boomed with buildings springing up everywhere. One building was 3 stories tall and cost $90,000 to build. A stock exchange and Board of Trade were formed. The red light district drew women from as far away as San Francisco. There were hotels, stores, a school for 250 children, an ice plant, two electric plants, foundries and machine shops and even a miner’s union hospital.It is about 120 miles one way. I am not sure it is worth the time, although it is a real popular destinationhttp://www.nps.org

Fortification Hill

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It is at Lake Mead, on the Arizona side. When looking across Lake Mead form the Northt Shore road, or from Hoover Dam a large, black, fortress like mountain can be seen. It is so called because during WWI the federal government put a gun emplacement on top to protect Hoover Dam. I have heard of people hiking up that hill. I would not do it. It is bone dry, and very steep.

The Mountain Springs Saloon

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In case you are visiting Las Vegas on your Harley, this is the place to meet other riders. It is off state route 160, the Blue Diamond road. The bar is off to your right just before you reach the summit. Very historic and accommodating with plenty of parking. I make it a point to stop every time i need to be in Pahrump.

It’s always cooler up at Mountain Springs Saloon. We have live music every Sunday 1 to 5 pm.

The last Saturday of every month, from March to October, we have huge pig roasts for $10 a plate. $10 will get you fed and includes a drink. A band plays from 1 to 5pm and then there is a 5:15 raffle. 

We have Bike Night the second Friday of the month from April to October. I copied and pasted this content.

The Potosi Mine

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It is off State Route 160, the Blue Diamond Road. It actually runs all the way up to Nye county. The mine is pretty close to Las Vegas and can be easily visited. Theer are no mining operations any longer. It is now a youth camp. Last time I was up there I was able to visit the mine. This mine was not a one day miracle. It operated for many years, under different ownership. It was not just a mine, it was a full fledged camp, with regular houses and a a nearby smelter at Goodsprings.It was a major producer of lead, silver and zinc. During WWI those minerals were needed for the war effort and the federal government pushed for more production. It all stopped in 1929 when it became too costly to mine and ship and the mine shut down even though large amounts of the ore remained in the ground. The mine is unique in some other ways also. It was the first lode mine in the state, and also the first ghost town after the Mormons, who started the mine , were recalled to Salt Lake City.Two more things. The Old Spanish Trail is nearby, and also the Mountain Springs Saloon. I wlll talk about that saloon in a different post. Look for it, it is interesting. The mine is about 35 mile from center strip, within easy reach of a very well maintained road. About Potosi. It stems from Spain where the first Potosi mine is located. A third Potosi is in the country of Bolivia, where the “Mountain of Silver”has been continuously mined for over 300 years.

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The Breyfogle Mine

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This is real interesting. The mine is lost, the records have disappeared, but by all accounts it existed at one time. So, if you are tired of gambling, lost all your money, done with the strip, here is your chance to rejuvenate, get some fresh air and maybe, just maybe , find a mine that has riches in gold inside. Just drive up the State Route 160, the Blue Diamond Road. Look for the Johnnie mining district in Nye county. Along the way you can stop off at one of the brothels, there is Sheri’s Ranch, the Chicken Ranch and perhaps others. Prostitution is legal in Nye county, the cops won’t bother. Good luck with that mine. I figure the distance to be about 120 miles. That does not include the driveway to Sheri’s Ranch.

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State Route 160

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You probably wonder why I list a state route, Right? Let me explain. That highway is the road to Pahrump, a valley north of lLas Vegas. Pahrump is the entrance point to Nye country, the closest access to legalized Prostitution from Las Vegas. As soon as you cross the state line there they are. The Chicken Ranch, Sheri’s Ranch. There is one more, but is in Amargosa Valley, it is The Alien Cat house. At an unbelievable 20,000 sq. miles Nye county is the second largest in the lower forty eight. Alaska does not have counties, and Louisiana has parishes. Here are some links for your enjoyment. http://www.chickenranchbrothel.com, http://www.sherisranch.com, http://www.aliencathouse.com

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Boulder City Railway Museum

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Well worth visiting. Very professional, with a large shop and a good collection of rolling stock. The official name is “Nevada Southern Railway” The machines and wagons are being maintained ay the large shop. Rides are available most weekends. Bathrooms and a gift shp are on the premises. All very clean and in tip top shop. Kids really enjoy riding the train. Some even have story tellers on board. The Tracks extend to the Railroad Pass Casino, but plans are to extend them all the way to Henderson. Adjoining the large railroad is a miniature track with mini cars. It is just a few steps away. Kids scream with delight when receiving the official conductors cap while riding the rails. http://www.boulderrailroadmuseum.org

We do everything we canto help our local artists. This expensive space is a donation. Here are three books that are well worth the money and a purchase will help the artist. Nevada a Strange State, Silveropolis, The Great Lake Mead Water Caper. They are on Amazon.