Las Vegas: The Best of Glitter City The Ten Best Casino Resorts and Gaming Areas, "Big Room" and Cabaret Shows, Restaurants, Cafes and Buffets, Cocktail Lounges and Brewpubs, Naughty Diversions for Adults, Cheap Eats and Sleeps, Hikes and Walks, Freebies,

by Martin, Don W.; Martin, Betty Woo

• ISBN13: 9780942053456
• ISBN10: 0942053451
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-17
• Publisher: DiscoverGuides

Summary

Completely updated and revised, Las Vegas: The Best of Glitter City contains authoritative, detailed ten-best lists that bring this exciting destination into focus for both casual visitors and aficionados. The guide highlights the ten best in a wide range of categories, including casino resorts, restaurants, “big room” and small room shows, the top casino bars and beer pups, attractions, viewpoints, photo opportunities, side trips, and more. Additional chapters cover family attractions, the ins and outs of gambling, the best places to eat on a budget, plus, for the amorously inclined, the ten sexiest attractions, naughtiest things to do, most romantic restaurants, and wedding chapels.

Table of Contents

1 Viva Las Vegas!
It's a nice place to visit, but...	8	(4)
Getting there and getting about	12	(2)
Our ten favorite Las Vegas moments	14	(2)
The Ten Best Las Vegas superlatives	16	(3)
The ten major movers and shakers	19	(7)
2 El Casino Real
The Ten Best casino resorts	26	(6)
The ten most appealing casino gaming areas	32	(3)
The Ten Best swimming lagoons	35	(3)
The wow factor: The Ten Best resort features	38	(3)
The Ten Best outlying & small casinos	41	(5)
The Ten Best mini casinos	46	(4)
The Ten Best non-gaming hotels	50	(3)
3 How to lose more slowly
The rule of the "house advantage"	53	(3)
Games people should and shouldn't play	56	(2)
The alleged Ten Best places to gamble	58	(6)
4 Food fantasy: A Las Vegas dining guide
The Ten Best restaurants	64	(4)
The Ten Best ethnic restaurants	68	(4)
The Ten Best specialty restaurants	72	(5)
The Ten Best theme restaurants	77	(3)
The Ten Best local favorites	80	(4)
The best junk food	84	(4)
The best restaurant rows and food courts	88	(6)
The Ten Best casino buffets	94	(6)
5 Proud paupers: A budget guide
The Ten Best free attractions	100	(4)
The Ten Best cheap places to gamble	104	(3)
The best food & drink bargains	107	(2)
The Ten Best cheap buffets	109	(3)
The Ten Best cheap casino sleeps	112	(7)
6 Nightside
The Ten Best "big room" shows	119	(5)
The Ten Best one-man and small room shows	124	(5)
The other Ten Best places for amusements	129	(4)
7 Pub crawling
The Ten Best casino bars	133	(4)
The Ten Best specialty bars	137	(4)
The Ten Best beer pubs	141	(5)
8 Romance & other primal urges
The Ten Best most romantic lounges	146	(3)
The ten most romantic restaurants	149	(13)
The ten cutest wedding chapels	162
El macho grande: The sexiest Las Vegas shapes	156	(3)
Ten naughty diversions in Las Vegas and beyond	159	(5)
9 Playing tourist
The Ten Best casino resort attractions	164	(5)
The Ten Best non-casino attractions	169	(5)
The Ten Best 'Only in Las Vegas" attractions	174	(4)
The Ten Best art museums & galleries	178	(6)
10 What! You brought the kids?
The Ten Best family-oriented casino resorts	184	(3)
The Ten Best kids' attractions	187	(3)
The Ten Best kid-vid arcades	190	(3)
11 The best points of view
The Ten Best vistas of Las Vegas & beyond	193	(3)
Shooting Las Vegas	196	(1)
The Ten Best picture spots	197	(5)
12 Credit card corruption
The Ten Best shopping malls and casino shopping arcades	202	(6)
Note: Out of consideration for superstitious gamblers, this book does not contain a chapter thirteen
14 Getting physical
The Ten Best walks and hikes	208	(6)
The Ten Best bike routes	214	(6)
15 Odd ends
The Ten Best places to people watch	220	(3)
Easy listening: The Ten Best radio stations	223	(1)
The ten dumbest things you can do in Glitter City	224	(3)
The worst of Las Vegas	227	(3)
16 Leaving Las Vegas
The Ten Best nearby attractions	230	(12)
The Ten Best far out casinos	242	(4)
The Ten Best far out casino features	246	(3)
17 Quicklists
Complete casino resort listings: Which hotels offer what	249	(8)
18 Readers' choice
They picked the Best of Glitter City, and so can you	257