"Did you visit the dam bathrooms? Or the dam gift shop? lol. (joke from Beavis and Butthead Do America). "
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! I remember that!!
I'd love to go visit Hoover Dam but I'm never in Vegas long enough. In and out for work. Its not one of my favorite places but not as bad as Orlando.
I've never been downtown (well, I have but years before they did that whole "experience" down there) and that experience downtown I hear is fantastic.
To get to the strip you'll need to take a cab. The taxi drivers in Vegas are the friendliest of any city I've been to. Mass transit there is barely existent.
There are a lot of those Cirque du Soleil type of shows everywhere. If the Beatles one is still running I hear that one's the best.
Good restaurants too - I ate at Rick Moonen's place (RM Seafood) at the Mandalay Bay. Spendy - but worth it.
When I go again (beginning of May)I'm hoping to book some time to visit the Neon Museum. Its by appointment only so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Here was my take on Las Vegas from around 5 years ago - a bit dark and sarcastic but some cool photos.
http://wstcountywstend.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/twenty-four-hours/