Entertainment
FANTASY Celebrates 22nd Year
Producing a show for the Las Vegas Strip is not for the faint of heart. Many show producers with successful shows elsewhere in the world come to Las Vegas with dollar signs in their eyes. [more…]
Month: October 2021
Podcast
Mondays with Mark Podcast 304
The Vegas Tourist Podcast, Mondays with Mark, Episode #304… Podcast Notes Website overhaul! This is the first time we did a website overhaul this big. So I really do appreciate your understanding and patience as [more…]
Beyond Las Vegas
Scotty’s Castle
Whenever you get someone talking about Death Valley National Park and what makes it so unique, they will usually end up asking about “That castle out there”. So what’s the story? That castle “out there” [more…]
History
Who were the Six Companies?
So how did one of the largest dams in the world ever get built in the middle of nowhere in middle of the great depression? How did it manage to actully work? Easy. You get [more…]
Updates
The A380’s Never Saw Las Vegas
When I first arrived in Las Vegas, I was a chauffeur on the Strip. As a blossoming aviation geek (AvGeek), I loved being sent to the airport for an inbound international flight. That meant I [more…]
Entertainment
Las Vegas Museums
Las Vegas and Clark County is so much more than gambling and shows. It’s about history, nature, and exploring. Here is a list of the museums in Las Vegas and around Clark County . Bellagio [more…]
Beyond Las Vegas
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park [more…]
recommendation
Me and My Merrell’s
This is an unsolicited, uncompensated personal review and recommendation of a product that I use literally everyday! My Merrell’s! When I first became a tour guide, transitioning from being a Vegas chauffeur, I was so [more…]
People
Vegas Legends: Steve Wynn
Its scary to think what Las Vegas would look like if it wasn’t for the vision of Steve Wynn [more…]
Things to Do
How to Get Married in Las Vegas
What you need to know to get married in las Vegas [more…]
News
Flat Rate Taxi from McCarran Airport to Las Vegas Strip
With the death of the Las Vegas Taxi Mafia by Uber and the other rideshare companies, we now have more competitive rates to get you and your luggage from McCarran International Airport to your hotel [more…]
People
Jim Murren
James Joseph Murren born October 5, 1961 An American businessman. He was the chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International. Jim Murren attended Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, Connecticut, where he played football and [more…]