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Bellagio
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Resorts
3600 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 693-7111
This is one of the top attractions in Las Vegas, and it's free! Every weekday, the fountain shows start at 3pm and on weekends they start at noon. In the evenings, the shows come on once every 15...
This is one of the top attractions in Las Vegas, and it's free! Every weekday, the fountain shows start at 3pm and on weekends they start at noon. In the evenings, the shows come on once every 15 minutes and could last as long as 10 minutes. Basically, they have water jets sprouting from the quarter mile fountain they have, cleverly orchestrated to some music. The crowds are big, but it's really worth seeing. At night, they have lights shining on the water, so water, lights, and music really make a nice combination. Go see it.
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If you're looking to get entertain, maybe this place will do the trick for you (or not). They have quite a few rides that are pretty good, but certainly the park designers are not going for scary...
If you're looking to get entertain, maybe this place will do the trick for you (or not). They have quite a few rides that are pretty good, but certainly the park designers are not going for scary rides. Lacking any better alternative in southern California, if you like roller coasters, this place might have the best ones. Having been to Cedar Point in Ohio, I have to say that this park was quite a disappointment for me; however, I would expect that most southern Californians haven't been to Cedar Point in Ohio, so this is probably an exciting place.
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Knott's Berry Farm is known for its jam, and just about as famous is its amusement park. So what's spooky about a amusement park? For Halloween only (and the preceding couple weeks), after the sun...
Knott's Berry Farm is known for its jam, and just about as famous is its amusement park. So what's spooky about a amusement park? For Halloween only (and the preceding couple weeks), after the sun sets, they have workers dressed in ghost and ghouls walking around certain parts of the park. They also have mists going around those same parts, so it's a little bit spooky when someone comes up to you and taps you on the shoulders. Actually, it's quite amusing to watch people get spooked. Naturally, they still have the rides going at night and hey, if it's fun during the daytime, it's fun at night too. I really recommend going there for Halloween, just for the atmosphere.
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Lots of restaurants offer good desserts, some are good, some are better, but what if you just want to have some dessert? What if you want some extraordinary desserts? Well, Extraordinary Desserts...
Lots of restaurants offer good desserts, some are good, some are better, but what if you just want to have some dessert? What if you want some extraordinary desserts? Well, Extraordinary Desserts offer you just that, the best dessert anywhere! The desserts are really rich, so you'd probably get full just eating dessert. The proprietor made the desserts from inspirations from other cultures, so you'll see the shelves of Extraordinary Desserts stocked with sitting buddhas or granite bowls, which really just completes the great atmosphere to enjoy the dessert. If you haven't been here before, then you really need to try it out. You won't leave disappointed.
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It's free with a student ID, and right now admission is free during the summer. It's not a big place, but they make use of all the space. For example, the lobby space and the stairwell to the rest...
It's free with a student ID, and right now admission is free during the summer. It's not a big place, but they make use of all the space. For example, the lobby space and the stairwell to the rest of the museum has a rotating display of emerging artists. The Hammer Project series makes use of this difficult space. For the permanent collections, since I'm partial to Impressionism, I'm quite happy to find that they have quite a few pieces by van Gogh and Monet in their permanent collections. The whole museum is not that big, and you can probably visit all the galleries in one day, but it's worth it to go back again for different rotating exhibits.
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There are so many things to like about the Getty. To start off, admission is free, so this is open to everyone who would like to enjoy art. I guess the "catch" is that parking is not free, although...
There are so many things to like about the Getty. To start off, admission is free, so this is open to everyone who would like to enjoy art. I guess the "catch" is that parking is not free, although I suppose you might be able to find street parking or some other place to park for free. The second thing you notice is the openness of the Getty Museum. Instead of one building with many different wings or rooms, the Getty has many different buildings and lots of open areas. Combined with the good weather in Los Angeles, this may be just a nice place to visit and enjoy a picnic. The third thing is the architecture. I think that's one of the drawing points of the Getty. People go there to look at the architecture. Lastly, there are art pieces inside the buildings. They seem to have a lot of pre-20th century European art and 19th and 20th century American and European photographs. Of course, like any other museum, they have rotating exhibits so you can check ahead before you go to see if there's something special you want to see, or just go for a nice picnic.
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Snow Summit and Bear Mountain (both belonging to same company called Big Bear Mountain Resorts) have the reputation as the best ski resort in southern California. I'm not sure that's really saying...
Snow Summit and Bear Mountain (both belonging to same company called Big Bear Mountain Resorts) have the reputation as the best ski resort in southern California. I'm not sure that's really saying much. It's right up there with being the best weatherman in San Diego. That said, Snow Summit does offer a ski slope, even some labeled double black diamond. The thing going for it is that it's really close to Los Angeles (and even San Diego), so it's really easy to get to, but the knocks against it is that the snow is usually not that great and it's usually quite crowded on the weekends. Probably the best time to go would be during a weekday with fresh snowfall. This resort is also good if you're a beginner, as most of the runs are fairly easy (yes, even the black diamonds). If you're an expert, well, you probably don't want to waste your time here.
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Whether you want to call them the LA Angels or the Aneheim Angels, the Angels are a very exciting team to watch. They won the World Series in 2002 (the trophy is on display at the stadium) and they...
Whether you want to call them the LA Angels or the Aneheim Angels, the Angels are a very exciting team to watch. They won the World Series in 2002 (the trophy is on display at the stadium) and they have just about consensus the best minor league system in the majors. What that means is they have lots of exciting young players that should be good for years to come. The stadium itself is just ok compared to other stadiums I've been to. The crowd seems kind of laid back (maybe it's typical Californian style?) for a first place team. The most interesting experience I have was watching the Angels playing the Red Sox and hearing the Red Sox fans chant "Let's Go Red Sox" throughout the stadium. I thought that's a disgrace to Angels fans. When the Angels are behind entering the 9th inning, they'll show a clip of the rally monkey, and people seems genuinely psyched about about the rally monkey as you can see plenty of fans carrying rally monkeys (do they expect their team to be down every game or what?) When the Angles homer, they let loose a few fireworks. Overall, I would say it's a nice play to enjoy watching baseball. Go on a Friday and they have fireworks afterwards.
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Old town is one of my favorite places in San Diego, and is one of the few must see places in San Diego. There's the historic aspect of things. They still have the original houses (the houses all...
Old town is one of my favorite places in San Diego, and is one of the few must see places in San Diego. There's the historic aspect of things. They still have the original houses (the houses all have the names of the original inhabitants), a school, court house, various stores. Of course, some of the houses have turned into souvenir shops too. They have a visitor center that shows the layout of the original San Diego that's worth a visit. On top of the historic sites, there are many good restaurants in the vicinity, mostly Mexican food. Perfect place to go and have fun and have some good food.
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Prior to going to this place, I did my research and found out that this mission has been referred to as the "Sistine Chapel of the New World" because of the way the mission was colorfully...
Prior to going to this place, I did my research and found out that this mission has been referred to as the "Sistine Chapel of the New World" because of the way the mission was colorfully constructed the artwork inside. Also, the same Italian artists that worked on the Sistine Chapel also came to San Xaxier to help restore its interiors. When the expectations are high, it's really hard for a place to match up. What I found was a mission with one of its towers under construction, and in general just and old mission that was sort of run-down. I can't really recommend going to this place unless you really wanted to experience it first hand. Some of the material/pictures you can find online is much better than what you'll see by going there.
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