CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH – www.centralchristian.com
Recent years have seen the growth of mega-churches in the City of Sin, Las Vegas. With a congregation that is several thousand strong, Central Christian is one of the city’s biggest and, adorned with video screens and high tech sound equipment, services here are more akin to rock concerts than your traditional parish service.
FLEUR DE LYS – www.fleurdelyssf.com
This restaurant run by celebrated chef Hubert Keller serves one of the world’s most expensive hamburgers. The restaurant is located at the Mandalay Bay. For further information check out the website above or visit the dining section of the Mandalay Bay at www.mandalaybay.com.
FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE – www.vegasexperience.com
Steeped in Vegas history, Fremont Street is not only home to the Golden Gate Casino, but was also Vegas’ first paved road and the first location ever to receive a gaming license from the state of Nevada. Today, a massive sound and light show called the Fremont Street Experience commemorates all things Vegas.
GRANDE CANAL SHOPPES – www.thegrandcanalshoppes.com
A shopping mall built to emulate Venice’s Grand Canal, complete with gondolas and singing gondolieri!
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK – www.nps.gov/grca
This canyon – one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World – divides the states of Arizona and Nevada and needs little introduction.
NEON MUSEUM – www.neonmuseum.org
All retired, Vegas neon signs are put to bed at the Neon Museum.
MAVERICK HELICOPTERS – www.maverickhelicopter.com
This company offers helicopter tours over Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.
VOODOO LOUNGE AT THE RIO – www.riolasvegas.com
Located on the 50th and 51st floors of the Rio, the VooDoo Lounge has views up and down the Strip. |
WEDDINGS:
For weddings on the fly, Las Vegas is numero uno in the world. It caters for all tastes from the Star Trek Wedding to underwater specialities at the Silverton. But there are also the little Chapels that cater for those with more traditional tastes. Check out the following websites:
LITTLE CHURCH OF THE WEST – www.littlechurchlv.com
CHAPEL OF THE FLOWERS – www.littlechapel.com
HOTELS & CASINOS
Las Vegas is ALL about its resorts. Here are a few of the ones that Mike visited:
FANTASY SUITES AT THE PALMS – www.palms.com
Located just off the Vegas Strip, the Palms developed a series of fantasy suites for all those with extravagant tastes. There’s the Hugh Heffner Sky Villa™ complete with a Playboy Jacuzzi®; the Hardwood Suite and its indoor basketball court or the erotic Playpen Suite™ and its poles for pole dancing in the shower and a dance floor to strut your stuff.
EXCALIBUR – www.excalibur.com
This is a Disneyesque castle of a hotel located on the Strip.
PLANET HOLLYWOOD – www.planethollywoodresort.com
This world famous brand is a Vegas institution and has its fingers firmly on the celebrity pulse.
THE MIRAGE – www.mirage.com
Another famous resort but one that is also home to one of Vegas’ more classy buffets.
WYNN – www.wynnlasvegas.com
A resort that showcases luxury in all its forms, including boutiques like Vertu, and its handcrafted mobile phones, (www.wynnlasvegas.com/#Shopping/vertu/); and the Penske-Wynn Ferrari Maserati store (www.wynnlasvegas.com/#Shopping/ferrari/). |
Mike McClean puts America’s city of extremes to the test as he searches out the biggest, best and most expensive. This involves him sampling some lavish hotel suites, tracking down a diamond studded mobile phone, playing witness at a wedding aboard the Starship Enterprise, and chewing into a $6000 burger.