Learn about living in Las Vegas from the transportation to the jobs to the weather. Courtesy of Lori Ballen’s BallenVegas.com
The Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas is housed in a real 1933 federal courthouse and covers organized crime history, from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre wall to a working speakeasy distillery in the basement.
A lifelong local’s guide to haunted Las Vegas: the Excalibur’s 10th floor, the MGM Grand fire history at Horseshoe, Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo, the Luxor, Zak Bagans’ Haunted Museum, and the best ghost tours.
Tournament of Kings at Excalibur is a medieval jousting dinner show on the Las Vegas Strip, where knights battle on horseback and you feast with your hands. Here’s what to know before you go.
A local’s guide to Hugo’s Cellar at the Four Queens downtown, a time-capsule romantic restaurant where every lady gets a rose and the salad is made tableside.
A local’s guide to SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas, best known for the patio tables overlooking the Lake of Dreams light-and-water show.
A local’s guide to the Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Las Vegas, the French dining room partway up the half-scale tower with a straight-on view of the Bellagio fountains.