Las Vegas's most overrated tourist experiences can waste both your time and money. Here's what to avoid and why:

Indoor Gondola Ride at The Venetian

• 10-13 minute ride through a shopping mall's artificial canal
• Shared rides with strangers unless you pay $156 for private
• Forced to listen to loud Italian singing from gondolier
• If you must do it, choose the outdoor ride for Strip views

Welcome to Las Vegas Sign Photos

• Expect 30+ minute wait for parking
• Hour-long lines for photos
• Beware of fake "official photographers" charging $10+
• Better option: Ask fellow tourists to take your photo

Fat Tuesday's Yard Drinks

• 100-ounce frozen cocktails lead to severe hangovers
• Dangerous mix of sugar and alcohol
• Causes dehydration and blood sugar spikes
• Available at 16 Strip locations, but best avoided

Vending Machine Cake

• $10 per slice from Carlo's Bake Shop machines
• Pre-frozen slices from New Jersey warehouse
• Artificially moistened with corn syrup
• Found in most Caesars properties

Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum

• $30-40 per person admission
• Obviously fake-looking wax figures
• Easily recognizable backdrops
• Poor value for money

Pawn Stars Shop

• Up to 5,000 daily visitors
• TV show cast no longer works there
• Filmed on separate, inaccessible set
• Located at 713 Las Vegas Blvd.

Seven Magic Mountains

• Simply colored rocks stacked on each other
• 30-minute round trip detour from Strip
• Climbing prohibited with fines
• Best viewed from I-15 while driving past

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