A World Class Winter Destination

    When it comes to outdoor adventures, the Reno-Tahoe area is a breath of fresh air. Land, sea or air, “America’s Adventure Place” goes the distance, offering panoply of recreational opportunities for thrill-seekers and naturalists alike. Picture yourself soaring down a snow-capped mountain trail, biking along the shoreline of a crystal clear lake or hiking on a gorgeous high desert trail with every imaginable kind of desert flora and fauna all around you. You’ll find all this, plus a lot more in Reno-Tahoe.

When the weather turns cold, the Reno-Tahoe region is transformed into a snow-blanketed playground, attracting ski enthusiasts and snowboarders from around the world. Reno-Tahoe boasts the highest concentration of ski and snowboard resorts in all of North America. In fact, within an hour of Reno, you’ll find 18 alpine ski resorts and a dozen meticulously groomed cross-country ski areas. Our resorts offer runs and trails and terrain parks for every level of skier or boarder and every degree of talent. There are challenging moguls and powder chutes for veterans, spectacular half-pipes and terrain parks, rails and trick jumps for snowboarders and bunny trails for the little ones. Plus, with an average of 40 feet of snow per year in the Sierras, there’s no shortage of pristine virgin powder to elevate your winter fun to new heights.

King Tut Museum

This full-scale reproduction of King Tutankhamen’s tomb includes the antechamber, annex, burial chamber, and treasury housing replicas of the glittering inventory discovered by archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in the Valley of Kings at Luxor in 1922.

It was all handcrafted in Egypt by artisans using historically correct gold leaf and linens, pigments, tools, and ancient methods, and all items have been meticulously positioned according to Carter’s records. It’s hardly like seeing the real thing, but if you aren’t going to Egypt anytime soon, perhaps checking out reproductions isn’t a bad idea.

Wee Kirk O’ the Heather

This is the oldest wedding chapel in Las Vegas and the one at the very end of the Strip, right before Downtown. It would be declared a historic landmark except that some renovations in the past moved just enough of the interior walls to alter it sufficiently to keep it from being official. An even more recent face-lift invigorated it. The decor is entirely fresh, and while that means gold-satin-patterned wallpaper in the chapel, we still like it a great deal. Just the right balance between kitsch and classic, and that’s what you want in a Vegas wedding chapel.

The All Stars Gospel Choir Fest

Comedian Broderick E. Rice invited and organized concert of the All Stars Gospel Weekend Choir. The performance was stunning. Many people came to listen their songs. The atmosphere was extraordinary. Martha was moved as she loves gospels choires. She almost cried when they started singing.

“The little chapel with the big heart.”

Cupid’s Wedding Chapel offers a traditional church wedding at a chapel price. This includes a bridal processional, dimmed lights as the minister introduces the happy couple, and then a tape of the couple’s favorite song so they can have their first dance right there at the pulpit after their “first” kiss.

They also offer family weddings for those couples blending preexisting families; the children become a part of the service, and as their parents exchange rings with each other, the kids are given their own small token, to let them know the parents are marrying them as well. The chapel is pleasantly low-frills and down-to-earth, with white walls and pews, and modern stained glass with doves and roses. It seats 60 to 70. They added a classic banquet hall, so you can have your reception and wedding all in one place.

VooDoo Lounge Review

Since the Voodoo Lounge opened its doors, other nightspots have come along to claim their view is the best in Vegas, but the original party in the sky continues to innovate and redefine itself to stay on top of the Vegas nightlife scene.

Once a mere afterthought of the Voodoo Café’s 50th-story location atop the Rio’s Masquerade Tower, Voodoo is now a full-fledged, multilevel nightlife experience, and it’s one that the club’s operators are continually improving and reworking.

To that extent, a 40-ton staircase connecting the 50th and 51st floors was added. This winding, illuminated work of art can be seen from the streets below. More than just an elaborate walkway, the staircase features glass-bottomed stages on its sides, upon which go-go dancers strut their stuff for revelers on both floors.

The 180-degree view of the Vegas Valley from the dance floor provides the perfect backdrop for a decadent Sin City night or for a romantic rendezvous. Depending on the evening, DJs spin hip-hop and Top 40 from the 51st floor deck, while inside the lounge, a live band performs funk and Latin dance music.

The lounge itself is a dark, sexy space featuring voodoo-themed drawings on walls that glow in the presence of the club’s black lighting. Plush seating is available throughout the room — as well as on the outdoor patio — when you purchase bottle service. The bar is a popular location around which partygoers gather and features some of the city’s finest flair bartenders dazzling onlookers while mixing libations.

Though the venue is open year-round, the summer party season — which starts about Memorial Day — is when Voodoo kicks into high gear. Both decks are open all night, the weather is warm enough for the hottest bodies to show some skin, and there is no better place to be than 50 stories above the heat of the bustling Vegas streets below.

Fremont Street Experience

A free show in the streets of Downtown Las Vegas is an unforgettable experience. The music is loud and the lights dance above your head. Shows begin at 8:30, for free. It`s one of the best free Las Vegas attraction.

Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Gardens

Ethel M Chocolate Factory is located 15 minutes from the Strip. Visitors can organize a self-guided tour, complete with step-by-step placards and video demonstrations. Large glass windows provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the candy-making process, from the preparation of candy fillings to each piece of candy being wrapped individually in foil.

The tour ends in the Chocolate Shoppe, where visitors are tempted with an expansive array of confections.

The first sample is free. The Lemon Satin Cremes, Almond Butter Krisps, Caramel Splendors, Pecan Caramel Raptures, Coconut Delights and Almond Clusters are nearly impossible to resist.

Lion Habitat at the MGM Grand Hotel

Lion Habitat is a place where you can take pictures with baby lions or just watch them walking aroung the cage.

I always seem to find myself standing there for twenty minutes watching a cat sleep. They are so calm, I like observing this beautiful cats:)

Adventuredome at Circus Circus Hotel

Adventuredome at Circus Circus Hotel is the perfect Las Vegas attraction for the kids. In the summer this is a an air-conditioned theme park that you will think was delivered from heaven.

Incredible thrill rides and a joy for the kids. It’s free to walk around, but you will have to pay to get wet on Rim Runner or get sick on Chaos.