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5° Wine + Design
Exclusive wine bottles are stacked inside mod white fiberglass pods, alongside priceless handmade glassware and accessories. Knowledgeable staff pour at the tasting bar and escort oenophiles through a refrigerated wine cellar that stocks 2000 truly international vintages. Every bottle you buy even gets its own air-cushioned take-out bag!
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Art Bar
Hipsters, intellectuals and other alt-cultural types gravitate toward the sparkly neon atomic burst outside this art gallery. There's a circular bar for meeting the local wildlife, retro sofas for inviting tête-à-têtes and a closet-sized stage for live bands and DJs. Free wi-fi internet access.
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Beacher's Madhouse
A-list celebs in the VIP box may steal your attention away from this interactive comedy show, where spectators get pulled up on stage to sing their hearts out like the next American Idol . Expect frenetic frat-boy antics, sick stand-up and a little magic in this bawdy, short-attention-span theater.
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Beauty Bar
Swill a cocktail, watch the manicure demonstrations or just chill inside the salvaged innards of a 1950s New Jersey beauty salon. DJs rotate nightly, spinning tiki lounge tones to '80s garage rock or funk and soul on 'Badass Fridays'.
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Body English
The Hard Rock's posh club offers VIP pampering. Booth reservations require one bottle per foursome, but there's also a big bar for the hoi polloi. The dress code is denim to diamonds and the bumpin' tunes are rock, hip-hop and house.
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Brendan's Irish Pub
Blue-collar Brendan's in the Orleans casino stages rip-roarin' Zydeco Wednesday nights and Sunday-evening acoustic Celtic folk singalongs. It's nothing fancy, takes all comers and stocks Irish whiskeys, ales and more. For more authentic Irish pints, head to McMullan's Irish Pub across the street.
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Brenden Palms Casino
Home to the CineVegas film festival, the swankest off-Strip movieplex is fitted with IMAX and Lucasfilm THX digital sound, plus stadium seating for superior sightlines.
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Buffalo
Cruisy Levis-and-leather-clad boyz hang at this bar with pool tables, Friday-night and Sunday-afternoon beer busts and plenty of tough-looking but friendly fellows letting the good times roll.
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Bunkhouse Saloon
As you might have guessed, it's got a cowboy theme, with Old West art and saddles lying about. Gamewise, there are pool tables and darts, but the real draws are local DJs and live bands, anything from rockabilly to reggae, along with stand-up comedy and indie film nights. Wear your coolest vintage threads.
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Carnaval Court
Outside Harrah's, flair bartenders juggle fire before raucous crowds for whom spring break never ended. Live pop bands and DJs tear up the stage at night, but all eyes are on the hot bods at the bar. Party on, dudes.
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Charlie's
Don't cry for me, Brokeback Mountain. Vegas has its own country-and-western bar for gay men. It's rowdiest on weekends when there are beer and liquor busts and also during post-rodeo 'survivor' parties. Show up early for two-step and line-dance lessons some nights.
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Chippendales
The dancers at Rio's Chippendales Theater seem more concerned with basking in the spotlight than giving the girls a feel. Private sky boxes, a spacious cocktail lounge and plush bathroom with a 'gossip pit' are the icing on the hunky cake.
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Club Paradise
Choreographed showgirls perform here, with specialty acts thrown into the bizarre mix. You might see former Cirque du Soleil acrobats or women in eveningwear straight out of a Miss USA pageant. Stripteases are tame, but they've got showbiz appeal.
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Comedy Stop
Be sure to check out the A-list funny men and women cracking up the crowd at the Trop. You can find them in the mezzanine-level cabaret at this Atlantic City export.
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Double Down Saloon
You just gotta love a punk bar where the tangy, blood-red house drink is named 'Ass Juice'. There's also a behaviour code: 'You puke, you clean'. There's never a cover charge, and the low-roller drinks are cash only. Monday is the Bargain DJ Collective night, with lunatic-fringe bands other nights. Play pool, pinball, Asteroids or the legendary jukebox.
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Drai's
Ready for a scene straight outta Hollywood? Drai is an LA producer and restaurateur to the starlets. Things don't really get going until , when DJs spinning progressive discs keep the fashion plates from being too bitchy.
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Empire Ballroom
The pumping sound system at this Stripside club channels pure rock 'n' roll driven by local and touring rock bands. After hours, it morphs into a comfy sofa spot with uptempo DJs and a supersized dance floor overhung by a fantastical chandelier.
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Espn Zone
It's a high-tech sports fan's wildest dream come true. 'Zone Throne' viewing stations (reclining chairs with headsets) are installed in front of giant screens, or at booths where you can surf sports online then flip the channel to any televised game. Memorabilia hangs on the walls, and upstairs is a superstar arcade.
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Fireside Lounge
Don't be blinded by the outlandishly colored neon. The Strip's most spellbinding romantic hideaway awaits inside this retro coffee shop. Courting couples flock here for the sunken fire pit and cozy blue-velvet nooks. Skip the food - sup on a Scorpion.
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First Friday
Join the local downtown scenesters for First Friday, a mobbed monthly block party of live music, art openings and street performers. Check the website for event venues.
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Folies Bergère
A gaudy tribute to the Parisian Music Hall, Vegas' longest-running production still has some of the most beautiful showgirls in town. Sticking to a formulaic Francophile theme, over-the-top song-and-dance numbers include the inevitable can-can routine, plus a comedic juggler to lighten it up.
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Forty Deuce
A speakeasy vibe pervades this sexy, but petite bi-level club. Ignore the crazy bachelorette antics and feast your eyes instead on the smoking-hot traditional burlesque acts backed up by a brassy three-piece jazz band. Acts appear on stage every 90 minutes, starting before midnight.
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Foundation Room
House of Blues' exclusive club atop M-Bay hosts after-show parties in a luxurious lounge with exotic decor. Celebs like Andre Agassi hold court, while DJs and special events enliven the vibe. Call or email to get on the guest list for public events, like Monday's Godspeed.
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Free Zone
Every night is a party at this hang-out. Sunday and Monday are for free pool and karaoke, Tuesday is ladies night, Thursday is boyz night and Friday and Saturday nights feature the Queens of Las Vegas drag cabaret.
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ghostbar
With its 360-degree panoramas and sci-fi decor, the Palms' 55th-floor watering hole pulls in a clubby crowd that's frequently thick with celebs, from hip-hop stars to sports stars. The line-up of hoochie mamas and wannabe gangstas can be tiresome, but the views are to die for. Dress to kill.
