Vegas, you and all of your free entertainment and sights!
There are so many shows in Vegas that are WORTH paying for, but I think the nicest part about Vegas is going from hotel to hotel and just browsing around. The architecture, the designs, the paintings. the chocolate "waterfall" that made me want to have my open mouth at the end of the cascading chocolate dripping from the roof (this is also inside the Bellagio!) they are all free to see. In the realm of free vegas entertainment I can safely say the fountains are at the top of the list. This is a must do when in Vegas.
On a romantic trip? Do IT! With kids? Do IT! Alone? Do it...then cry because you are watching this alone!
These fountains are mindblowing! It's a choreographed show with massive streams of water shooting up and down - dancing to the music. Set up inside an 8-acre, manmade lake with over 1,200 nozzles shooting water out as tall as 460 feet, the water almost dances to the music.
It does get super crowded, so get their early and plot out your spot. Almost every spot around the railing is a good view. The show times vary from weekdays to weekends but the shows start every 30 minutes (in the afternoons) and every 15 minutes (in the evenings when it's more packed.) Your best bet is to get it done in the early evening - you want to see it with the lights lit up.
From their website:
*On Sundays Fountain show times begin at 11 a.m. and run every 15 minutes for the Fountains Brunch at Jasmine.
MAN I wish I had known that...that might be one of the nicest brunch experiences ever. And if you know me, I love me some brunch.