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Casinos, skiing,
deserts, Trout fishing, Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, ghost towns, trips to Lake Tahoe,
and Reno are among the many attractions that make visiting Nevada exciting. The
state capital, Carson City, is a very appealing day trip from most resorts.
While visiting, be sure to see the governor’s mansion, the state
capitol building (which is covered with a silver dome), and the downtown
historical district. The Nevada
State Museum houses a former U.S. Mint and displays the machines once used to
make millions of dollars worth of silver and gold coins.
You will also find the State Railroad Museum, the Stewart Indian Museum,
the Mormon Station State Historic Park, and the Washoe Lake State Recreation
Area.
Reno is the little
sister to Las Vegas. This city also
offers gambling and shows, though on a smaller scale.
Reno is located near the resort area of Lake Tahoe.
Other attractions to visit while in the “biggest little city in the
world” are the many museums, such as the Nevada Historical Society Museum and
the Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, the Great Basin Adventure, and the National
Bowling Stadium
Several of the mega-hotels are attractions among themselves, such as the Mirage, Treasure Island, the MGM Grand (housing a movie theme park), and Caesar’s Palace (featuring a roman-like shopping center).
Vegas Thrill Rides A Roller Coaster Haven
Desperado at Buffalo Bill's
Manhattan Express at New York, New York
Big Shot at the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas is a great place to get married. The ease is the primary attraction, but there are a number of other appealing reasons. You can have any kind of wedding you want, from a big, traditional production number, to a small, intimate affair, to a spur-of-the-moment "just the happy couple in blue jeans" kind of thing, to Elvis in a pink Cadillac at a drive-up window. The wedding chapels take care of everything; usually they will even provide a limo to take you to the license bureau and back. Most offer all the accessories, from rings to flowers to a videotape memory of the event. more than 100,000 couples who yearly take advantage of all this can't be wrong. You can follow in the footsteps of Elvis and Priscilla (at the recently imploded Aladdin Hotel), Michael Jordan, Joan Collins, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, and, of course, Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra. There are many more in town, and almost all the major hotels offer a chapel as well; though the latter are cleaner and less tacky than some of the Strip chapels, they do tend to be without any personality at all. (One exception might be the chapel at the Excalibur Hotel, where you can dress in medieval costumes, and the lovely chapel at the Bellagio, which has individual personal wedding coordinators and high customer service, holding only 8 to 10 weddings a day-seems like a lot, but it's nothing compared to the volume on the Strip.)
But remember, you also don't have to plan ahead. Just show up, get your paperwork, close your eyes, and pick a chapel. And above all, have fun. Good luck and best wishes to you both!
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Nevada
More than a
decade
ago Laughlin appealed more to anglers than to gamblers.
Viva
Las Vegas!
Las
Vegas Weddings ~
Weddings can be very
cheap in Vegas: A license is about $35, and a basic service not much more. Even
a full-blown shebang package--photos, music, some flowers, video, cake, other
doodads--will run only about $500 total. We haven't quoted any prices here since
the ultimate cost depends entirely on how much you want to spend. Go cheap, and
the whole thing will put you back maybe $100, including the license (maybe even
somewhat less); go elaborate, and the price is still reasonable by today's
wedding price standards. Be sure to remember that there are often
"hidden" charges, such as expected gratuities for the minister, and so
forth. If you're penny-pinching, you'll want to keep those in mind.
Check out Ethel M's
Chocolates - they're scrumptious!