A Cheap Vegas Travel Is Just As Enjoyable

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You can gamble at a Las Vegas casino, stay at a Las Vegas hotel and purchase Las Vegas show tickets all for less than $100. There is, in fact, so much to do in Las Vegas Nevada for free that you can keep yourself entertained for a week straight without spending a dime. You can take the vacation you've always dreamt of without feeling guilty afterwards! Whether you're looking for a cheap meal, a cheap hotel or a cheap show, you will find it all with a little bit of Vegas travel research.

Do you have champagne taste and a beer budget? Don't worry, even though the celebrity chefs have moved to town, there are still cheap Las Vegas eats to accommodate you on your Vegas travel experience. Oyster Bar at Pennazi (Harrah's Hotel) will stuff you for $10, Carnegie Deli (Mirage) will give you a pound of corned beef for $11 and Burger Bar will hook you up with some creatively decorated burgers for $12 and but don't forget to sample one of the 24 beers! If you're a lover of the all-you-can-eat buffets, then Green Valley and Red Rock are two of the best low-budget options (we're talking $10 and under here). Main Street Station will also run you under $15 for some of the best buffet food on the Las Vegas Strip. Some sit-down places to check out for under $15 are Binion's, California, Ellis Island and Four Queens.

The beauty of traveling to Vegas is the amount of free attractions and Las Vegas shows that are available. At The Bellagio Hotel, there is a magnificent indoor conservatory and an impressive outdoor "dancing fountain" show that is choreographed to music every 15-30 minutes. Similarly, the 54-foot-high volcano erupts at The Mirage every night, which is an impressive sight. The Sirens Battle at Treasure Island is good eye-candy for guys and may be cool for little ones, but will undoubtedly disappoint your "Pirates of the Caribbean" loving teen.

You can check out the lion display at MGM Grand and the flamingos at The Flamingo Hotel at no cost. Twelve million lights shine on Fremont Street, with a special display every 30 minutes. Circus Circus has acts every half hour as well, with hire wire walkers, clowns and magicians touring the building. Perhaps the best free Vegas strip show is the Masquerade in the Sky at The Rio, where sky-high dancers and pulsating music meet. Sci-fi loving, techno music fans will love that there's no cover to get into Mandalay Bay's Eyecandy Sound Lounge & Bar.

And yes, $2 "Graveyard Shift" meals still thrive in Las Vegas Nevada! Try Arizona Charlie's Decatur (for $2.22 you get pancakes, eggs, hash browns and French toast), Ellis Island (for $2 you get two eggs, biscuits and gravy and then bacon or sausage), California (for $4 you get chicken strips, a half-pound steak with fries or a potato), Gold Coast (for $2 you get ham and eggs), Orleans (for $2 you get biscuits and gravy or steak and eggs for $4), Sun Coast (for $2 you get pancakes and eggs or steak and eggs for $3) and Tuscany (for $3 you get steak and eggs). For more on cheap Vegas travel, check out www.bigempire.com/vegas.