Palm Springs & the Deserts - California - page 1709

Quintessentially kitschy Vegas, Caesars is a Greco-Roman fantasyland featuring marble
reproductions of classical statuary, towering fountains, costumed cocktail waitresses, not
one but two giant casinos and the fashionable Forum Shops .

Flamingo CASINO
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 702-733-3111; www.flamingolasvegas.com ; 3555 Las Vegas Blvd S;

24hr)
Opened by gangster Bugsy Siegel in 1946, the Flamingo is vintage Vegas. Weave through
the slot machines out back to the wildlife habitat ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;

702-733-3349;

3555 Las Vegas Blvd S, Flamingo; 8am-dusk, pelican feedings 8am & 2:30pm; ) to see Chilean

flamingos, African penguins and brown pelicans.

New York-New York CASINO
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 702-740-6969; www.newyorknewyork.com ; 3790 Las Vegas Blvd S;

24hr)
This mini metropolis shows off scaled-down replicas of the Empire State Building, the
Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. Wrapping around the flashy facade is the Big
Apple roller coaster ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; New York-New York; 1 ride/day pass $14/25;
11am-11pm Sun-Thu, 10:30am-midnight Fri & Sat; ) , with NYC taxi-style cars.

Mandalay Bay CASINO
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 702-632-7777; www.mandalaybay.com ; 3950 Las Vegas Blvd S; 24hr)
Besides its private beach, tropically themed M-Bay has only one standout attraction: the
Shark Reef ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 702-632-4555; www.sharkreef.com ; Mandalay Bay; adult/
child 5-12yr $18/12; 10am-10pm daily late May-early Sep, 10am-8pm Sun-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat
early Sep-late May, last admission 1hr before closing; ) , an aquarium home to thousands of
submarine beasties, with a shallow pool where kids can pet pint-sized sharks.

Downtown & Off-Strip

Neon Museum - Neon Boneyard MUSEUM