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The Coolest, Creepiest Ghost Towns Near Las Vegas
Nevada's boom-and-bust mining legacy produced hundreds of ghost towns. A few of them are within driving distance from Las Vegas.
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Food & DrinkApril 16Drink Your Way Through WrestleMania Weekend
Events
Tuesday, April 28
- 🩸 Battle of the Badges Blood Drive at Allegiant Stadium, 9am–6pm (All Ages, Free) | Russell & Polaris
- 🎸 Local Noise: Battle of the Bands Finale at Brooklyn Bowl, 5pm (All Ages, $10) | The LINQ
- 📢 Freeze the Rates! Town Hall at Clark County Library, 5:30pm (All Ages, Free) | Flamingo & Maryland
- 🎻 Fiddle & Fern - Classic Jazz, Classically Performed at Whitney Library, 6pm (All Ages, Free) | Tropicana & Nellis
- 🎨 Nevada Entrepreneurial Artist Toolkit (NEAT) Series Launch at Historic Fifth Street School, 6pm (All Ages, Free) | Downtown
- 🎵 Gary Puckett and the Union Gap at Showroom, 7pm ($40, through April 30) | South Point
- 🎷 Spring Jazz Fest: Jazz Ensemble I + Studio Scarlet Jazz Vocal & Latin Jazz Ensembles at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 7:30pm (All Ages, $12–$14) | UNLV
- 🎤 Laughy Taffy Comedy Show at Johnny Coco's, 8pm (21+, Free) | Downtown
- 🏳️🌈 Las Vegas Gaymers “Mario Kart” Video Game Tournament at The Phoenix Bar & Lounge, 8pm (21+, Free) | Sahara & Arville
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