@crschmidt
Well, my first and upto now only time in Vegas was for re:invent a couple years back. I stayed a few days longer and took a rental to go places, just riding on the highway out of Vegas ... To me, being European, and been in Venice, it was intriguing to see venetian canals inside The Venetian — kind of absurd ;-) Hoover Dam was impressive, as was skyping home in the desert. (Something you barely can do in German suburbs ...) Have fun!