The Las Vegas Adventurer

Las Vegas has added yet another unique attraction to its list of must-sees: North America’s first ice lounge!
The 2,000 square foot Minus 5 Ice Lounge at the Mandalay Bay opened this week as the first permanent lounge made completely of ice in North America. Minus 5 has five other locations around the world in Sydney and Gold Coast, Australia; Auckland and Queensland, New Zealand; and Viseu, Portugal.
All the ice is carved and crafted by hand and machine, from the bar to the chandeliers to the drinking glasses. Minus 5 serves vodka-based cocktails or just vodka straight up.
This isn’t just any …read more

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Arguably the biggest and best dive bar in Vegas is also known as the “Happiest Place on Earth,” though the kind of entertainment it offers is vastly different than the ol’ mouse ears!
From the minute you enter the Double Down Saloon you know you’re not going to be getting anything froofy. But then what else would you expect from a bar that created the bacon martini and “Ass Juice?” You only live once, right?
They serve everyone: “bums, punks, hipsters, bohemians, rockabilly greasers and regular joes.” The atmosphere is, well, don’t step foot in the door if you’re OCD about cleanliness. …read more

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Mother’s Day is only five days away and while family and mom may not be the first things you think of when Vegas crosses your mind, those of us who live here have an opportunity to experience it in a uniquely Vegas way!
Now, it’s well-known that Liberace loved his own mom, and as he would have been 89 years old just a few days after Mother’s Day on the 16th, the Liberace Museum is hosting the 2nd Sunday Mother’s Day and Birthday Event by offering free admission starting from …read more

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I wrote about the fountains at the Bellagio several weeks ago, and today came across a video of them synced to Elvis Presley’s “Viva Las Vegas.” The fountain show takes place every 30 minutes in the afternoons and early evenings, and every 15 minutes from 8 PM to midnight, every day.
Have you seen the fountains? What’s your favorite performance?

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Though the face of Las Vegas is constantly changing and updating itself, the sign just south of the Strip that welcomes visitors to Las Vegas looks the same today as it did when it was first created nearly half a century ago.
The landmark was created in 1959 by Betty Willis for Clark County, Nevada. Willis and her family were one of the first in the Las Vegas valley, arriving by horse-drawn wagon in 1905. Willis’ father, Stephen Whitehead, was employed as Clark County’s first assessor. Willis studied at an art school in LA before returning to Las Vegas where …read more

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