Las Vegas Entertainment

Best Wildlife: Catch any zoo's marquee attraction without paying admission by heading for the Lion Habitat at MGM Grand (3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S; tel. 877/880-0880). See the king of the jungle between 11am and 10pm daily.

Best Circus: This one's easy and won't cost a cent. Check out the acrobats and jugglers at Circus Circus (2880 Las Vegas Blvd. S; tel. 702/734-0410). Beginning just before noon, 20-minute acts dazzle the midway every 30 minutes or so until 10:30pm on weeknights (until midnight on weekends). Clowns are there too, as well as in the property's Adventuredome Theme Park; several daily afternoon shows are offered.

Best Sights, Sounds, and Smells: Thoroughly entertain three of your senses at Bellagio (3600 Las Vegas Blvd S; tel. 702/693-7111). Take pause at the outdoor fountain show to be mesmerized by the water, which dances to musical favorites. Between shows, which take place multiple times each hour during the afternoon and evening until midnight, wander into the property's conservatory to see and smell assortments that would demand admission anywhere else.

Best Cheap Movie: Clark County Library (1401 E. Flamingo Rd.; tel. 702/507-3400), on the first Thursday each month at 7pm, presents the "CineVegas from the Vault" series, showing free films previously screened at the annual Las Vegas CineVegas Film Festival.

Best Free Music Performances: Be entertained at the Fremont Street Experience (Fremont Street, downtown). Multiple shows are on several stages happen throughout the month. If a major performance isn't taking place, the promenade is always full of street performers-and the five-block-long canopy displays fantastic, hourly light shows after dark.