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An antiques store with a fascinating difference; these are real
antiques, dating back in some cases thousands of years. The exact stock
varies of course, but can include Roman water jars priced at $18,500,
Greek statuettes for $2400, or a 1611 edition of the King James Bible at
$99,000. Individual coins from the Classical world can cost as little as
$25. Ancient Creations has other branches in the Desert Passage and the
Appian Way Shops at Caesars .
Ancient Creations Grand
Canal shoppers, The Venetian , 3355 Las Vegas Blvd S phone 414-3701.
Sun-Thurs 10am-11pm, Fri & Sat 10am-midnight.
Bonanza Gift Shop 2460 Las Vegas Blvd S phone 385-7359. Daily
8am-midnight.
Located at a busy intersection, across from the Sahara and a few blocks
south of the Stratosphere , the self-proclaimed "World's Largest Gift
Store" is not all that big really, but it's the best single outlet for
all those tacky souvenirs you'd hope to find in Las Vegas. Beyond the
predictable array of used playing cards from all the casinos (costing
$1), gaming boards, fuzzy dice, whoopee cushions, fart candy, postcards,
and male and female nudie ballpoint pens, you'll find a more surreal
world of Las Vegas snowstorms, Elvis clocks, and inflatable aliens, plus
every permutation thereof, if not exactly alien Elvises trapped in
snowstorms.
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Gamblers
General Store 800 S Main St phone 382-9903 or
1-800/322-2447, Daily 9am-5pm.
For a truly authentic Las Vegas souvenir, you can't do
better than the Gamblers General Store a few blocks south of
downtown. As well as selling old slot machines for $999 - be
sure to check the list of states where it's illegal to
possess one even in your own home - and full-sized craps
table for $4000, they have felt mats with roulette,
blackjack, and craps layouts for $40, and packs of cards
from all the casinos for 99¢. There's also a large library
of books on gambling, detailing techniques for blackjack,
craps, horses, and even slots, though paying $20 for a
photocopied pamphlet explaining why you'll never win has to
be a waste of money even by Las Vegas standards.
Las Vegas's best stock of Elvis memorabilia can be found at
Elvis-A-Rama; and don't forget the gift store at the
Liberace Museum either. |
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