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Each major Las Vegas show has a shop associated with it, usually located near the box office. Commemorative T-shirts and various production recordings are the most common items for sale. However, anything that can be sold will be sold, including magicians’ equipment, Chinese circus plates, and logo-emblazoned bottle stoppers, skipping ropes, and yo-yos.

Although the snow can’t compare with that at famous resorts such as Aspen, Colorado, the skiing at Mt. Charleston can be surprisingly good and makes a fantastic contrast with the golf and swimming options in the valley below. Ski lessons and equipment rentals are available in the Lee Canyon Ski Area, which is off Hwy 156.

Most species in the parks are harmless, but give rattlesnakes and sidewinders a wide berth.

Tribal dancers in costumes decked out with beadwork, bones, shells, and bells come from across North America to perform ritual dances handed down from their ancestors. Feathered shields and foods such as Navajo tacos and fry bread are sold.

Soups, muffins, and salads that are a real bargain, especially on Sundays when children eat for under $1.

The murals of bountiful harvests along the wall sum up the big-eating philosophy of this chain of glorified salad bars. Help yourself to everything you can eat – soup, main-course salads, dessert – for an incredibly low $5.90.

Access to the trailhead is by shuttle bus. The steep trail descends 4,500 ft (1,372 m), with no water along the down-and back 14-mile (22-km) route.

Have your picture taken dressed as a pioneer, a cowboy, or a showgirl. Or, if the fancy takes you, you can dress up in a medieval outfit. Alternatively, have your face substituted for a magazine-cover celebrity. The photos generally cost $25 or less and make fun mementos.

You may need to take an expert with you to explain the joys of the Belavi facelift massage system, mineral-rich seaweed or clay body wrap, and hot or body-temperature jet spas followed by a refreshing spearmint body rinse. For those with simpler tastes there are those good old standbys, the Swedish massage, saunas, and a steam room.