Want to go wild with the entire family? Why not visit some place where wild families live. Fifteen minutes away form Las Vegas strip is the Las Vegas zoo. This is the only zoo in Las Vegas. In the state of Nevada this is the only zoo that stays open all year round. While you visit, you will see more than hundred and fifty species of plants and animals.

The main goal of Las Vegas zoo is to make people aware about the endangered species. This experience will also educate you how to protect these animals. Overall people will appreciate more about this beautiful nature and all the living beings on it. Everybody gets a chance to learn. Whether it is a school trip or you are just visiting by yourself.

If you are planning field trip, they have great plans and special rates in offer. You just need to call beforehand so that they can take care of the fact that the park is not overcrowded. If you have a group of fifteen or more, you can get almost half off the regular price.

This is a great way to learn something important while having a lot of fun.

Address

Southern Nevada Zoological and Botanical Park
1775 N Rancho Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Phone-(702)647-4685
Fax-(702)648-5955

Hours- Daily 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Admission- Adults-$8
Children(2-12)-$6
Senior-$6

For more information visit here

Matties can offer an evening full of fun and activities. It is a bar, a restaurant, a perfect place to hang out. You can be here just for food and drink. Or you can visit with your friends just to watch your favourite team playing. You can also come here to play some pool or foosball. There is a bit for everyone here.

The main theme of this nicely decorated restaurant is Everything Elko. There is a nice looking fountain inside the restaurant. Every table has an umbrella with it which gives you the feeling of out doors, no matter which month of the year it is.

This is the hottest bar in town, no doubt about that. They will give you a head start with the happy hour everyday. If you like karaoke, you cannot miss the Thursday nights. There are lots of traditional sports activities every night. You can get busy at the pool table. They have the biggest one in town. You have dart and foosball if you don’t feel like playing pool. And your favourite sports channel will always be on.

They organize lots of events all year round. Home made bikini contest probably is the hottest and the most popular among all of them.

Contact Information-

Matties Bar & Grill
2325 Mountain City Highway
Elko, NV 89801
Phone-(775)753-3877
Email- contact@mattiesbar-n-grill.com

For more information visit here

One of the toughest challenges of celebrity siblings is probably to come out of the shadow of their already famous brothers and sisters and prove themselves. Janet Jackson has done exactly that. This top selling contemporary, rock & roll and pop music artist has secured her place in the spot light in her own right. Janet Jackson has become one of the biggest female pop and R&B artist of 80’s and 90’s.

She had her breakthrough in 1986. Her first album was “Control”. Initially her style was more like funky dance beats, personal statements and social commentary. She gradually changed her style and moved into sensual and straight on dance style. She changed her image into a sensual and sexy mature women from a young independent girl in a very crafty way.

There are many reasons behind the success of Janet Jackson as an artist. She smartly kept her quality control at the top level. All her singles has the touch of experience and expertise. State of the art production techniques mixed with unforgettable hooks of pop music all contributed to her success. Janet experimented with different genres of music and the execution was perfect.

This upcoming concert will tell us if she can keep up to the high standards she already set.

Information-

Event- Janet Jackson Concert
When- Friday, September 19th, 2008 8:00 PM- 2:00 AM
Location-Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd NV

Ticket price and availability-

Price- Ticket starts from $100.00 up to $1175.00
For availability check this link

One of the highest, deepest and cleanest Alpine lakes in the world is Lake Tahoe. It is arguably the most beautiful as well. Most people talk about boating and sailing experiences in lake Tahoe. How about snowmobiling at the top of the world sounds to you. Nine thousand feet above sea level Zephyr Cove resort of lake Tahoe gives you just that feeling.

Feel the adrenaline rush while drifting through the tall pine and aspen, enjoying the beauty of nature surrounding you. This is adventure at its best. You can be a part of it with confidence because you will get the top of the line equipments from the largest snowmobile tour centre. You can ride solo or take a partner with you. Either way you will be riding machines that have top notch safety features.

Everything that you might need is available at the location. Besides top class equipments you can rent necessary clothing, full service accommodations, restaurant and coffee bar, and a gift shop is also available for you to pick up a souvenir for yourself and gifts for loved ones. Even if you don’t get a chance to pick up the gift, the experience in itself will become a memory that lasts a lifetime.

Contact information

To book online visit here

Zephyr Cove Resort & Marina
760 US Hwy 50
Zephyr Cove, NV 89448
Phone-(775)589-4906
(800)23TAHOE
Fax-(775)588-5021
Email-emailzephyrcove@aramark.com

If you are planning for a getaway for two days or ten, white water rafting in the Grand Canyon can be your answer. It is fun, it is challenging and it is exciting. You can tour the whole canyon, or the upper, middle or lower part of it, depending on you time and budget. But whichever option you pick, it will be worth your investment that’s for sure.

Different types of boats are used. You can pick from J-rig or S-rig, which are basically same thing, different sizes. They are inflatable pontoons connected by a frame usually 30+ feet in length.

If your trip is in the day you will need different packaging than the overnight trips. If you can afford time wise, overnight trips can be much more fun and a whole new experience.

All kind of rafting requires permit, so plan ahead. Most trips are from April to October.

Contact Information
4343 North Ranch Drive
Suite 230
Las Vegas, NV 89130
Phone- (702)655-6060

Pricing
The rafting package for adults starts from $329.50. Price varies depending on the package and number of person.

Please visit - http://www.raftingthegrandcanyon.com/reserve.html and choose your package. Then press “secure submit” and you will find the price of your desired package.

In the south of Overton there is the Lost City Museum of Nevada. This museum showcases a huge collection of Virgin Anasazi artifacts. It is a nice collection of ancient history and remarkable work of art.

Anasazi is an ancient culture of people in the southwest area of present United States. They are well known for their artistic pottery work and unique construction style. The National Park USA has a sandstone dwelling they used to built and famous for, that is one of the best preserved ones. Their villages were called pueblos. The access was possible through rock climbing or ropes.

Archaeologists try to understand the city and the cultures form the things these people left behind from their daily activities. They found the human remains, the constructions of dwelling, some tools mainly made of stone, the vessels. A lot can be told from these about the things they used everyday. Their lifestyle and physical aspects. But what is difficult to find out is the non physical descriptions. The language they used to speak, their belief, their behaviour and religion are very difficult to understand, if possible at all.

This museum preserves all the items that were found and tells us many stories about this culture.

Hours-8:30 Am- 4:30 PM
Entry fee- $3

Contact Information
Lost City Museum
721 S. Hwy 169
Overton, NV 89040
Phone- (702)397-2193
Fax- (702)397-8987
For more information visit here

The last week of this September you have to join the crowd in downtown Henderson, just a little away from Las Vegas. Specially if you area car enthusiast this is one event you cannot miss. Everyone will bring their classic and vintage cars to put up a show. Whether it is a street car, hot or street rod, muscle car or any other custom made car, it can be a part of the exhibition. If you don’t have your own, enjoy what others have to share.

Participants will receive lots of goodies like caps and dash plaques. There will be other entertainment especially for the visitors who are not participating with their vehicle. Some featured guests or entertainers you can expect to see are the Doublewide Rockability Group, Altered Ego who will perform live on stage and also the Grass Roots.

If you are into trivia questions and that sort of games, you can win some prizes. Just get the closest correct answer and you are sure to win a prize. Or maybe a quick hand of poker. If you are here only for the cars check out the Roaring engine competitions, Burn-out contests and the slow drag race. Whatever your choice is, you will not be disappointed.

Contact Information
Super Run 2008
7540 Ullom Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89139
Phone-(702)643-0000
(702)683-2248
Email- SuperRunLV@yahoo.com

For more information visit here

If you are visiting Dayton or live in the area and have no tried the Gold Canyon Steak house yet, you are missing something. The phenomenal food and courteous wait stuff will make your day. You will not only have food but have a complete experience here.

The server will begin by serving you some home made soup. By the time you finish your soup you will served with salad. You will have the choice of at least four different flavours of home made dressing.

Now about the main course. You have the option to go with sea foods or if you are into Italian, they have pasta to offer you. But the main attractions are the meat. Chicken and of course the steak. You will remember the mouth watering taste of the steak for a long time. It is the kind of meat that melt in your mouth. You will get some home made bread with the steak if you so desire. For dessert you can have some cheesecake or chocolate cake. After all these pick a drink of your choice and sit by the fireplace to enjoy the moment.

Their main promotional method is word of mouth. Which means that their main focus is your pleasure. Why not give them a chance.

Contact information
Gold Canyon Steak house
160 Main Street
Dayton , NV 89403-6736
Phone-(775)246-7331

If you are looking for some fun and high energy event in this fall, you should consider the upcoming Billy Idol concert in the Had Rock Hotel & Casino. There are very few aging punk rock stars around now that can be worshiped, especially with so many hit songs.

This English musician was born in Middlesex. Sussex University dropout formed his first punk rock band named Generation X. This band had around three moderately successful albums. Moved to New York City later. Become well known through songs like “White Wedding” which is the title song of the movie wedding singer. Idol also acted in the Oliver Stone film The Doors. Before his return in 1998 he had a serious motorcycle accident and faced near death from drug overdose. Devil’s Playground is his last album released in March 2005.

In his last concert this 50+ rocker made women half his age melt in their seats. You can witness something similar in this upcoming concert here is Las Vegas.

Ticket-
Check availability at Ticket Masters
Price-starts at $56.50 up to $142.00

Billy Idol concert
Friday, September 12, 2008. 8:00 PM- 12:00 AM
Location- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Address- 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas NV

Fishing can be a fun experience. Whether you are already into fishing or want to try it out for the first time, this fall can be the right time for you. In late September and October when the water temperature starts to fall and the wind feels crisp and clean, you can enjoy some exceptional fishing experience.

You can go to Lake Lahotan, A man made lake on the Carson river. This place is fifty miles away from Reno and you can expect to catch some Trout, Wipers, Crappie and White Bass in this lake. If you would rather stay a little closer to Reno, you can visit Pyramid lake which is some thirty eight miles away. Lahaton Cutthroat Trout and Sacramento Perch are the main fish types. Or you can choose to go to walker lake, which s a jewel of the desert. Lahaton Cutthroat Trout is the main fish here. About 130 miles from Reno. The extra distance you have to travel can be compensated by the phenomenal beauty of this lake.

Pricing
$100 per person, half day. Minimum two people
$150 per person, full day. Minimum three people.

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