Beyond the bright lights of the strip, the buzz of the casinos and the extravaganza of the Las Vegas Shows, there are plenty of experiences for thrill seekers heading to Vegas that you will want to talk about, not everything that happens in Vegas has to stay in Vegas!
Here are 5 thrilling things in Vegas that you WON'T regret doing!
STRATOSPHERE SKYJUMP
Located at the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower, this is not for the faint of heart. Strap into a high-speed "descender" and step out onto the edge of the 108th floor. As you stare down at the Las Vegas Strip 865 feet below, dare yourself to take that last step off the platform and safely freefall at 40 miles an hour to the ground below.
MOUNTAIN ZIPLINING
About a half hour from the Las Vegas Strip is the Red Mountain in Bootleg Canyon Park. Soar off the top of the Mountain on a series of zip lines that will take you on a thrilling 2 and a half hour tour of the desert eco-system with spectacular aerial views of Vegas, Lake Mead and the Eldorado Valley.
EXTREME TARGET PRACTICE
Attention all Call of Duty fans! A visit to The Gun Store let's you legally fire off a few rounds from guns ranging from Desert Eagles and AK-47's to UZIs and Sniper Rifles. Located right in Vegas, stare down the sights of a 44 Magnum like Dirty Harry. Go ahead.... Make your day!
EXTREME OFF ROADING
With so much desert and dunes in the Las Vegas area, there are numerous excursions involving Dune Buggies and ATVs. Tours range from soaring over dunes for a couple of hours to full day excursions through varied landscape of desert, rock formations and valleys.
AIR COMBAT EXPERIENCE
Under the supervision of a trained fighter pilot, take to the skies in a combat fighter pulling high G's and aerial maneuvers in a real dogfight. Line up your enemy and pull the trigger as you fly the plane! Although the full package is a bit pricey, it's probably not a lot more than you will lose in the casinos and a lot more thrilling.
So what stories would you rather tell your friends and family about your trip to Vegas? How you spent all your time and cash feeding the slot machines? Or how you jumped off the top of The Stratosphere, Shot down a couple of planes, then shot up a firing range with machine guns.
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