Sparkling Clean ‘07

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Created on Thursday, 03 May 2007 02:42

Written by Susan Capparelle

Las Vegas, home of glitz and entertainment is once again home for The Clean Show. While days will mostly be filled with catching up with industry peers, there’s plenty of ways to spend a few hours after the convention. The best part is, you don’t even have to leave the strip to enjoy most of these attractions.
THRILL SEEKERS
For those who like to live vicariously, the Las Vegas Cyber
Speedway is the place to go. At the Cyber Speedway you can direct racecars 7/8 the size of actual stock cars as they speed around a track modeled on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Location and Times
2535 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Sunday - Thursday 11 a.m. – 8p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

If you’re more of a hands-on thrill seeker the Adventuredome is more for you. It is America's largest indoor theme park enclosed in a
five-and-a-half-acre glass dome. Under that dome are hair-raising rides. The Sling Shot, Cannon Blaster, Inverter, Chaos and Rim Runner are sure to speed up your heart a beat.

Location and Times
2880 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. – midnight
Sunday, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.

WARM & FUZZY
If you like cats – big cats – you may want to explore the Lion Habitat at MGM Grand. Here you can watch the King of the Beasts feed, play, groom themselves and of course, sleep.

Location and Times
3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Daily 11 a.m - 10 p.m.

Just down the Strip at Mandalay Bay, 12-foot nurse sharks and 1 1/2-foot baby zebra sharks swim freely at Shark Reef.

Location and Times
3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Daily 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

And if the only place you’ve ever seen is pink flamingo is on your neighbor’s lawn – take a side trip to the Wildlife Habitat at the Flamingo. Here, visitors can take a closer look at more than 300 birds including the famous pink birds in the hotel-casino's very own wildlife habitat.

3555 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Daily, 24 hours.

SWEET TEETH
Got a sweet tooth? Next door to the MGM Grand Hotel/casino you'll find
M&M's World where there are four stories of colorful fun with the candy-coated treats featured on gifts like t-shirts, calculators, golf club covers and martini glasses as well as a 3-D movie theatre and the M&M’s sponsored racecar. It’s a good thing you can’t gain weight by looking.

Location and Times
3785 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Sunday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. - midnight.

DAY DREAMS
Or perhaps you're in the mood for some serious daydreaming at the brand new Penske Wynn Ferrari-Maserati showroom displaying more than a dozen extremely rare and sought after vehicles that exceed prices of $700,000.

Location and Times
3131 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

If expensive cars aren’t what you dream about, visit The Sirens of Treasure Island show. Located at the front entrance to the Treasure Island hotel/casino, the 12-minute music & dance show features an enormous water stage the size of four football fields where the Sirens battle the Pirates.

Location and Times
3300 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Daily, 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

GAMING
GameWorks the new video playground created by Steven Spielberg is a video gamers dream. At the ‘playground’ you’ll find an entire section dedicated to racing. In other video games you can create your own version of reality as you climb into animated jet fighter or engage in a skiing or skateboarding competition – all without leave the room.

Location and Times
Showcase Mall
3769 Las Vegas Blvd.
Sunday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 1 a.m.

TIME TO UNWIND
Who wouldn’t want to top off the evening with a peaceful 15-minute Gondola Ride? It’s a nice way to wind down from all the Las Vegas action.

Location and Times
St. Marks Square
3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Sunday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 10:45 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.