Here is a list of free things to do in Las Vegas. The new monorail will cost $3 or $5.50 for a roundtrip. It still is not running. I have to agree traffic on the Strip is terrible and taxi fares are the highest in the nation. If you do rent a car, you can valet park at any casino for $1 tip.

Pat Coil, Mentor, Ohio

Aladdin, Desert Passage-Thunderstorm 10 a.m.-Midnight Hour Bally's--Light, Water & Sound dark 20 minutes Barbary Coast--Big Elvis Tues. & Thurs., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. Barbary Coast--Karaoke Wed. & Sun. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Bellagio--Water Show Mon.-Fri. 3 p.m. to Midnight, Sat. & Sun. Noon to Midnight 15-30 minutes Circus-Circus--Live Circus Acts 11 a.m. continuous Caesars, Forum Shops--Talking fountains 10 a.m. every hour Excalibur--Medieval Acts 10 a.m-10 p.m. 45 minutes Excalibur--Merlin's Moat Battle 8 p.m. hourly Flamingo Hilton--Wildlife Habitat Penquins fed daily at 3 p.m. Fremont Street Experience dark hourly Las Vegas Neon Museum--Fremont Street always open Mandalay Bay, lobby--Birds of Mandalay Bay 11 a.m., 1, 2:30,& 4 p.m.Dark Tuesdays MGM Grand--Lion Habitat 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., continuous Mirage--Volcano dark until Midnight 15 minutes Rio--Masquerade Show inthe Sky 3, 4, 5, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 p.m. Sam's Town--Sunset Stampede 2, 6, 8, & 10 p.m. No show at 4 p.m. TI (Treasure Island)--Sirens of TI 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Tropicana--Air Play (acrobats, aerialists) 4 p.m. Tropicana--The Birdman of Las Vegas 11 a.m., Noon, & 2 p.m. Dark Thursdays Venetian--Grand Canal--Artisti del Arte# 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Venetian--Gondolier March 9:45 a.m. & 4:15 p.m.