Free & Cheap!!!!

Surprisingly, there are a lot of free or cheap things to do in Vegas. Some have been mentioned already and you can find more on the website mentioned under Vegas Links on our main page also see the link to Frommers Free in Las Vegas. I think the only free thing we received was when the bus was so crowded and behind schedule the driver let us on for 'free'.

Always free is wandering around gawking at the hotels, meandering through the vast lobbies & shopping galleries. The Venetian has a canal with gondolas & singing gondoliers (kinda hokey) – the canal ride is not free but you can watch the boats go by & listen; the Forum Shoppes complex at Caesars has a cool curving escalator & unbelievable decor. The Luxor has the faux Egyptian stuff (there is a museum too). The Paris is quite nice as is the Wynn & the recently opened Encore. The Mandalay Bay is quite something too at the extreme south end of the Strip. The Bellagio has the glass sculpture on the lobby's ceiling & the conservatory, plus there is a fine art museum (not sure if there's a charge to go in). If you like looking at cars, the Imperial Palace has The Auto Collection - you can usually get free or cheap tickets to see it. It is way in the back of the hotel upstairs in the parking garage and it is very quiet and kind of relaxing to wander around the cars. The collection of antique, muscle, famous, historically significant and special interest vehicles, is worth over $100,000 million and it is all for sale! There is a gift shop at the car show with the kitchiest of Las Vegas kitch to take home.

People-watching is free too & quite enjoyable. We have had many good laughs over some of the oddballs we've seen during our trips. Just keep your eyes open & check out the crowds & the scenery. You never know what you'll see. Meeting people from all over the world, as well as residents of Vegas & other parts of the USA is always interesting too.