Thursday we will be in Las Vegas for 4 days. The friends going with us
are not big gamblers so that means looking for things to do during the
day. I know that Red Rock Canyon in on the list (casino of same name
will be visited). We have seen Valley of Fire (nice). Any other ideas
from those in the area? Dark time will be casino
action. Thanks Mick
Something besides gambling
The best exhibit I have seen in a long time is the BODIES exhibit at Tropicana. Here is a
slightly altered version of my post on AdvantagePlayer.com after I saw in in July:
"This exhibit is called BODIES... The Exhibition and you may have already heard about it
through news reports of protests or on Discovery Channel. The exhibit is an educational
one on the various parts of the human anatomy muscular, digestive, nervous,
circulatory, reproductive, etc. and it uses actual human bodies preserved in such a way
as to remain pretty much exactly as it would appear if you were to cut open a live body.
It was a fascinating exhibit, especially for myself for various personal reasons. Aside from
hundreds of parts of bodies grouped in themed displays, there are several whole bodies
with skin removed and various parts of the anatomy cut out so that you can literally see
into the body. Apparently, each exhibit has different bodies, so I saw a basketball player,
but if you go to the NYC exhibit, you might see someone playing soccer or conducting. All
bodies are posed in "action" shots like that, and there are also dozens of cross-sections of
various body parts.
All of the bodies came from China, where they have hundreds of experts in preserving the
human body in this special way. All died of natural causes, and I read that they were all
homeless with no one to claim them, or had donated their bodies for such a use. One
section of the exhibit comes with a warning, in case you don't want to see a fetus or
embryo or other actual babies on exhibit. I didn't find the display at all distasteful, and
there were a lot of young kids who you might expect to be giggling at a close-up of a
person's genitalia, but were really respectful. The whole exhibit was respectful and in good
taste, in my opinion.
My favorite part of the exhibit was on the circulatory system because of the way that they
were able to perfectly preserve those tiny vessels and remove all other parts of the body. I
also really liked seeing the way that the muscles work; that will certainly be on my mind
the next time I'm hitting the gym! There's also a display dedicated to disease that was
pretty interesting, with a special place to throw away your cigarettes after viewing a
smoker's lung and heart!
Visit http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/ for more info, and I highly recommend that
you watch the short videos available at that site to get a real idea of what you would be
seeing. Oh, and NV residents get a discount at the Tropicana exhibit, so be sure to show
your ID and save $3."
Bettie
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "mickeyska" <mbrown4341@...> wrote:
Thursday we will be in Las Vegas for 4 days. The friends going with us
are not big gamblers so that means looking for things to do during the
day. I know that Red Rock Canyon in on the list (casino of same name
will be visited). We have seen Valley of Fire (nice). Any other ideas
from those in the area? Dark time will be casino
action. Thanks Mick
mickeyska wrote:
Thursday we will be in Las Vegas for 4 days. The friends going with us are not big gamblers so that means looking for things to do during the day. I know that Red Rock Canyon in on the list (casino of same name will be visited). We have seen Valley of Fire (nice). Any other ideas from those in the area? Dark time will be casino action. Thanks Mick
You may want to consider taking a walk around Monte Lago.. There is a walkway that goes under the bridge that leads to a nice waterfall. A boat ride on Lake Las Vegas is also available. It makes for a nice relaxing afternoon. Dick McK.