Written by Beulah
Kyle and I already had a trip to Tucson planned and at the last minute I decided to start the road trip a week early to visit my Mom in California for her 76th birthday. For the most part I was just passing through, not taking time to sightsee just stopping to stretch my legs until I got to Vegas.
I spent two nights at the Golden Nugget on Fremont. I prefer Fremont to the Strip since it’s less overwhelming and easier to navigate. They’ve also done a lot of refurbishing in the area and it has a really neat arts district area with unique restaurants and shops and lots of huge murals.
I treated my self to a dinner at the iconic Peppermill restaurant across the street from the Circus Circus casino. It’s one of my favorite kitschy spots in town, open since the 70’s and featured in many films, music videos and tv shows. The decor is so over the top there’s really no way to capture it all in a photo so here is a photo of my club sandwich.
I was fueling up to go to the Horseshoe casino to see “Dita Las Vegas: a Jubilant Revue,” starring neo-burlesque queen Dita Von Teese. A show filled with the glitter and glamour of a classic Vegas showgirl (and boy) production using original Jubilee costumes designed by Bob Mackie.
On my way out of town I grabbed some donuts and a t-shirt at The Donut Hole and stopped at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum before I hit the highway. I was in Vegas in 2010 when the museum had it’s grand opening. It started in the corner of a coffee shop on Fremont and now it has it’s own space in the arts district a few blocks away from the Fremont experience. The museum has come a long way from it’s roots on Jennie Lee and Dixie Evan’s goat farm in Victorville (which I have also visited) and it is great to see that the costumes and stories are being taken care of by a passionate group of burlesque historians.
I’ve been to Vegas many times before but I think this might be the first time I’ve ever gone alone! I definitely have some favorite spots there but it is always neat to do something new and different each time I visit.
Ramble Around 