wife and I go a couple times a year to chill. I'll be there next week, and the week after.
We usually spend the day seeing the sights and shopping and hanging at the pools. Where are you staying?
We usually walk through Caesars Palace Forum shops and the Planet Hollywood Desert passage. Both have endless options for great food and shops that are affordable (Billabong, Quicksilver, Etc...) Plant Hollywood has a GREAT seafood spot for lunch.
Bellagio has a seasonal garden thats really cool to walk through. The Margarita Primo there is delicious.
The new high roller ferris wheel behind the Venetian is really cool! They are air-conditioned, and every other cart has a bar with unlimited free drinks. It's about 40$ per person though. Great way to catch some AC and kill an hour.
The helicopter tour over the dam and the grand canyon is fantastic, but even the 3 hour tour is a half day commitment. But fun. Go at sunset.
Zumanity show is awesome. We've seen it twice. Ron White is hilarious if you're into raunchy comedy. I think he performs at NYNY.
Pawn Stars shop was kind of cool.
For pre-dinner drinks the lounge at the top of the Mandarin Oriental (next to Cosmo) is great. We go every time. It's a great quiet place to wind down after the vegas strip chaos. The views are cool, great cocktails, floor to ceiling windows, and it's never crowded. Celebrities there are common. If you're going with the wife and want to treat her to something special for dinner, Twist Pierre Gagnaire also in the Mandarin is a culinary experience she'll never forget. Pricey.
MGM, Mandalay, and Monte Carlo all have lazy river pools. Mandalay and MGM also have topless pools.
I would also check the Mandalay Outdoor concert schedule. Their outdoor concerts on at the pool are pretty cool. I've seen Sublime an Jake Owen there. Nothing like standing barefoot in the sand with a bucket of beer watching live music..
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