First time going to Las Vegas

Poncier said:

We stayed at the Luxor on my honeymoon when it was fairly new, 1998, were all excited for the inclinators...and were frankly let down.
For whatever reason we both thought they'd be glass and you could see outside into the casino as you were "inclining". 

Merkin Baller said:

For me the greatest thing about Vegas can only be replicated by driving to the city at night from a ways off.  

In 2000, my brother & I drove cross country... we left Denver mid-morning, and arrived in Vegas around 9:00 at night. Approaching the city from a distance with no other light anywhere on the horizon was f'ing amazing. OP probably won't be able to do this while there for a conference, but hands down, it was my favorite Vegas experience. 

2-feign-reluctance said:

This place is nuts people. Lamborghinis speeding past homeless people sleeping on sidewalks. The juxtaposition is off the charts. The same dude sprawled out on a slot machine at 9am was there when I came back at 4pm still feeding money into it. There’s weed everywhere too. Like everywhere I go I smell it. And, smoking inside casinos? The smell is awful. My assessment so far is that it’s quite seedy all around.