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Adventuredome Theme Park

2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Tel: (702) 794-3939, Website: www.adventuredome.com, Open daily, hours vary according to season, though basic times are Mon-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-midnight, Sun 10am-8pm, Entry: All Day Ride Passes cost $22.95 (Regular Pass) or $14.95 (Junior Pass)
Located at the Circus Circus Hotel Resort and Casino, the Adventuredome is America's largest indoor theme park, boasting a total of 21 rides and attractions. Currently, one of the most popular is the SpongeBob Square Pants 4-D Ride, while a double-loop, double-corkscrew roller coaster and hair-raising Sling Shot make up the white-knuckle attractions on offer. Easily accessible via the Las Vegas Monorail's Sahara Station, all the action takes place under a large glass-domed roof, while video games and an arcade (which are kept separate from the rides) make the noise levels bearable.

Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109, Tel: (702) 693-7111, Website: www.bellagio.com
Venture beyond Bellagio's elegant, refined lobby and you'll find its very own Conservatory & Botanical Gardens. A riot of colour and fragance, visitors here will discover row upon row of exotic plants and flowers which, together, provide a glorious tapestry of floral displays. With plants and flowers highlighting every season and holiday, the 13,573 square foot, indoor, glass-domed garden makes for a worthwhile and memorable visit (accessible via LV Monorail's Bally's & Paris Las Vegas Station).

Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (Bellagio)

3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109, Tel: (702) 693-7111, Website: www.bellagio.com, Open: 9am-10pm daily, including weekends and holidays. Last admission tickets are sold at 9.30pm, Tickets available by calling: 877-957-9777 or (702) 693-7871 or by buying online at: www.ticketweb.com
While Las Vegas is probably the last place you'd expect to find a van Gogh, the Bellagio's gallery has been such a success in recent years, that a good number of fine art works are finding their way into this fabulous property. Of course, across the pond some may scoff at the high entry fee ($15 a pop for adults), especially when compared to free or low-cost entry in some of the best European galleries. However, exhibiting the likes of of Cézanne, Corot, Gauguin, van Gogh, Millet, Monet and Renoir in the Mojave desert is no mean feat. Accessible via Bally's & Paris Las Vegas Station, it's a visit well-worth considering.

Casino Legends Hall of Fame at the Tropicana

After 6 years in business, the 105,000 items which made up the Tropicana's collection of Nevada casino and entertainment memorabilia (the largest ever assembled) are now in storage. Steve Cutler, the man who amassed this wonderful collection of gaming chips, cards, dice and even swizzle sticks, along with photographs of how Las Vegas once was, is currently searching for a new venue in which to take the Hall of Fame.

The exhibition, which previously attracted over 1000 visitors a day to the Tropicana, was sadly not enough and has since been replaced by a Titanic inspired artifact exhibition. Still, all is not lost as a new home may yet be found for this unique collection of memorabilia.

Circus Acts (Circus Circus Hotel, Casino and Theme Park)

2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109, Tel: 877-224-7287, Website: www.circuscircus.com, Different acts perform each half hour from 11am to midnight
As the world's largest permanent circus, the centre stage of the carnival midway is taken up by world renowned live circus acts throughout the day. Great for adults and children alike, the lure and excitement of the circus is made even more appealing by the fact that it's free. Accessible via Sahara Station.

Eiffel Tower Replica (Paris Las Vegas)

3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, Tel: (702) 946-7000, Website: www.caesars.com, Open: 10am-1am (weather permitting).
Built to 1/2 scale, but approximately 75% of the cost of ascending the real thing in France, the replica Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas offers visitors panoramic views of the city skyline some 460ft (50 storeys) up. An elevator operator answers any questions you might have about the tower, while located on the 11th floor, the in-house restaurant offers breathtaking views of the Strip. Tickets are available at the Box Office and from the Eiffel Tour gift shop.