Las Vegas | food | the Guardian | Angel Cathedral | King

Sights
"Hoover Dam is a must, one of the most spectacular sights, and the state's number-one tourist attraction. I saw a documentary on the making of it recently. I couldn't believe the proportion of what they did there. It's like they changed the course of nature."

Dinner
"The Top of the World atop the Stratosphere Tower is a nice restaurant with good food, but you go for the view. Ristorante Italiano at the Riviera has an authentic Italian feel. Wolfgang Puck has several restaurants in Las Vegas, including Postrio, at the Venetian. Get the 24-ounce grilled bone-in rib-eye steak with Yukon gold potato gratin. Another place for a view with your dinner is the Eiffel Tower restaurant at the Paris hotel. It features updated classic French food. For steak, go to Kristofer's Steak House at the Riviera."

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Worship
"When I'm out of town, I always have to make sure that I can get to a Catholic mass. Just behind the Desert Inn off the Strip is one of my favorite buildings in all of Las Vegas, the Guardian Angel Cathedral. They're famous for accepting chips in the collection basket. They also have spectacular vocalists, Vegas players who play the hotels. The Guardian Angel Cathedral is also famous for its stained-glass windows. I'll either go there or to Christ the King Catholic Community over on Tropicana. We would go to beautiful Sunday evening masses at Christ the King, which is a very socially conscious parish."

Excursion