Open Top Sightseeing in Las Vegas

An Open Top Sightseeing Bus on the Las Vegas Strip

     A fun, convenient and affordable way to get around Las Vegas on vacation is the Open Top Sightseeing bus.  They cover a lot of territory and are reasonably priced.  As of summer 2011 ticket prices were $33 for adults and $17 for kids ages 4 - 12, and the tickets are good for two days.  Tickets good for five were priced $60 for adults and $30 for kids.  Special family tour packages are also available.  Tickets are available onboard, at visitor information desks, at select hotels, and online.  Tickets can be purchased online for a discounted price.
  We think Open Top Sightseeing buses compare well to other modes of travel in Las Vegas, and they are a definite Las Vegas vacation pick.

Open Top Sightseeing bus in front of the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip.

Open Top Sightseeing bus at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino.

New York-New York Hotel and Casino

The Statue of Liberty at the New York-New York Hotel Casino

Las Vegas can be a real roller coaster ride
with plenty of ups and downs and thrills galore.

  It is an incredibly audacious concept.  Take the New York skyline with some of its most famous landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State building and the Brooklyn Bridge, scale it down and drop it on the Strip in Las Vegas, and presto!  Big Apple in the desert.  The New York-New York Hotel Casino features twelve facsimile skyscrapers that are one-third the size of the originals.  Also on view are Ellis Island and the New York Public Library.  Stroll across the one-fifth scaled replica of the Brooklyn Bridge and enter the Hotel Casino where inside awaits a recreated Central Park, Park Avenue, Times Square and Greenwich Village.

Looking up at the faux New York-New York skyline the top foreground of this picture shows part of the roller coaster track.  The roller coaster cars are designed to look like yellow cabs which is a nice touch.  

Lady Liberty can be seen through
the Brooklyn Bridge in front of the
New York-New York Hotel Casino
in Las Vegas.

Looking up at the (other)
Brooklyn Bridge.