Travel to Las Vegas: Unusual and Different Sights
Posted in Family Fun, Museums | By Guest Author | Tags: Animals, Birds, Classic cars, las vegas, Liberace, Museum, Travel
By Guest Author Peggy Bradshaw; Photos by George Bradshaw
There are things to do and see in Las Vegas besides the casinos and the machines that take your money or the expensive shows that you have to wait in line for hours to see. There is a free show every night in downtown Las Vegas called the “Fremont Experience” and it is just that. They have erected a screen covered with thousands of LED lights that goes from Las Vegas Boulevard to the Plaza Hotel at the other end of Fremont Street. Every hour on the hour they produce a light show, each one with a different theme with different special effects and soundtracks. Las Vegas is trying to draw tourists from the Strip to downtown to rejuvenate the area. It is a very neat “Fremont Experience” and is worth getting a crook in your neck to look up and see.
Fremont Street Experience - Las Vegas
Another place in Vegas that is not well known but worth going to see is the Classic Car Museum on the fifth floor of the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino on the Strip. The cars on display are constantly changing so you can go there every time you travel to Vegas and still see different cars. They have old time cars that have been restored and classic muscle cars from more recent time. There are a lot of cars that used to belong to famous people and movie stars, both present and past. At one time this museum owned Hitler’s car but it has now been sold. All the cars on display are for sale but you will need to mortgage your house to purchase them and you will still be short. My favorite is a 1939 red roadster with a price tag of $2.3 million. It is a very interesting place to see and you don’t necessarily have to be a car buff to enjoy it.
Classic Cars from Imperial Palace Car Museum
REALLY classic car - 1886 Benz
On East Tropicana is another popular attraction – the Liberace Museum. All of the glitz and glamour that was once the entertainer is now showcased in the Liberace Plaza. His fabulous costumes and furs, his sparkly pianos and cars, and his expensive jewelry and personal possessions are all on display to be oohed and aahed over. This is a one-of-a-kind place to visit.
In the middle of the Flamingo Hotel is a bird sanctuary and you don’t have to be staying there to wander through it. It is also free of charge.
African Crowned Crane - Flamingo Hotel Bird Sanctuary
There are many exotic birds from different parts of the world wandering around the lush landscape, complete with meandering ponds with colorful fish and all types of turtles.
All you have to do is look around and there are a lot of unusual and different things to see when you visit Las Vegas. Of course there is a gift shop connected to each and every one!
Tags: Animals, Birds, Classic cars, las vegas, Liberace, Museum, Travel