Audubon House

Visitors to Audubon House and Tropical Gardens can explore this fascinating heritage in a relaxed, educational environment. A visit will begin with an introduction to the home and its history provided by a knowledgeable guide. Guests then are free to roam the house and one-acre gardens at their leisure, viewing the reading panels that are available throughout the property.

If you've ever seen an engraving by ornithologist John James Audubon, you'll understand why his name is synonymous with birds. See his works in this three-story house, which was built in the 1840s for Captain John Geiger and filled with period furniture. It now commemorates Audubon's 1832 stop in Key West while he was traveling through Florida to study birds. After an introduction by a docent,...

If the ideal of the resort-casino is guests never having to leave the grounds, then Mandalay Bay has come closest to achieving it. The vast, gracefully appointed casino works a sort of Indian/Carribean/White Man's Burden theme down to the piped-in cocoa butter smell and features a vast, luxurious sports bar patronized by the likes of Charles Barkley, as well as over 100,000 square feet of...

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You'll find "elegant" gaming in a pre-fab, deliberate way, with a very high ceiling that produces a very low claustrophobia factor. This is definitely the right place to gamble if you're looking for less hectic, less gimmick-filled play. The layout makes it look airy, and it's marginally less confusing and certainly less overwhelming than many other casinos. Because it is so far down the Strip,...

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