My boyfriend got an all expenses paid trip to Vegas next month for 4 day. I'll tag along but will probably have free time alone during the day while they do the conferency things. Anyone got recommendations on cool things to do? Was thinking of taking the lyft to the actually city at least once, to visit at weird tiki bar: https://www.facebook.com/FrankiesTiki Would love some suggestions on more fun things to do there apart from gambling.
The best night I ever had in Vegas was at a punk dive bar way off the strip called the Double Down Saloon. Definitely punk and disorderly. Their cheapest drink is "Ass Juice", which is just basically all the leftover drinks dumped into a bucket. When you order an Ass Juice they just pour a shot from the bucket. ...yeeeah...
I hate Vegas so much. Here's the thing - if you're on the Strip you're seeing Disneyland Vegas. They work really, really hard to make sure you only see Disneyland Vegas. Actual Vegas is a bit of a drive. If you want to see Nicholas Cage/Elizabeth Shue Vegas, head down to the Former Ponderosa and start walking around. Wander down Fremont street and look for pawn shops. That shithole they turned into Pawn Stars is down there somewhere; I'll bet it's changed since TV. It used to feel like Mos Eisley Spaceport. Find yourself some nickel slots and walk through them. See all the blue-hairs bleeding their lives away five cents at a time. Most of all, experience it on foot. Vegas is designed to be seen from the back seat of a car; when you experience it by sidewalk you experience it without artifice. It's a howling vortex of window air conditioners.
Not really, I don't think I'm even allowed to rent a car before 25 (and I don't think I'd feel comfortable driving alone anyway). Anything Uber-able or within public transport reach is cool! It's just 4 days anyway, just want to make the best of it :)