Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Reviews (Las Vegas, Nevada)

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Gravesend, United Kingdom

September 4, 2013

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Best of IgoUgo We went to visit Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas. Most of the characters are American some well-known and some not so well known to my family.You can find the Madame Tussauds experience at the Venetian hotel the entrance of which is near to the Rialto ...Read more We went to visit Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas. Most of the characters are American some well-known and some not so well known to my family.You can find the Madame Tussauds experience at the Venetian hotel the entrance of which is near to the Rialto Bridge.

Who was Madame Tussaud?

She was born in Strasbourg France in 1761 and her mother was a housekeeper to Dr. Curtius in Berne Switzerland. He was a physician who was adept at creating wax models and taught her the art of wax modelling. Her first wax figure was made in 1777 when she was 16. When Dr. Curtius died she inherited all his wax models. She then went on to make death masks of people executed during the French revolution. She came to England and set up a small exhibition in Baker street bazaar eventually setting herself up a permanent exhibition in Baker Street, London in 1835. She had displayed many of her death masks of famous French people who were decapitated by guillotine and then went on to make models of notorious murderers and famous people the tradition which continues today.

It takes between six months and a year to make a wax model and many of the clothes the models are wearing have actually been presented to the museum by the person being modelled. Branches have opened all over the world although the main museum is in London.

Price of admission was fairly reasonable adult $25.95 and children $18.95 but there are usually discount vouchers in little booklets in your hotel you can use to get a few dollars off the entrance price. You can also get a 20% discount if you buy your tickets on line prior to going.

You are greeted by a wax model of Whoopi Goldberg at the entrance as you go in. It is open from 10:00 to 21:30 or 10:30 Friday or Saturday night. It is open all year around.

There are various models such as Pop stars including Madonna, Lady Gaga Elvis, Liberace, Film stars such as Elizabeth Taylor, George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. Sports stars include the one and only Mohammed Ali and Tiger Woods. I must admit to not knowing some of the others or what they did. Our very own Simon Cowell is featured as is Michael Jackson and Brittney Spears. World Icons include Neil Armstrong, JFK, Princess Diana, Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King, Marilyn Monroe and now of course Barack Obama. The speed ace Evel Knievel is also featured here next to one of his bikes which you can sit on and pose for a photo. In fact you can pose for photos with most of the wax work figures.

Is it worth a visit?
Yes it is I believe quite good fun especially when youngsters do not know who these people are you can spend a couple of hours explaining why they are so famous and what they did or do. Although I must confess to not knowing some of the waxwork figures I did actually know most of them.
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From journal Fun things to do in Las Vegas

Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum

by notso62

Boston, Massachusetts

July 1, 2008

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Best of IgoUgo Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for kitsch! When I first saw previews of Madame Tussaud’s wax museum on a television show, I immediately wanted to visit. I had never been to any of the other locations that this Museum has worldwide (NY City and ...Read more Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for kitsch! When I first saw previews of Madame Tussaud’s wax museum on a television show, I immediately wanted to visit. I had never been to any of the other locations that this Museum has worldwide (NY City and London are two that come to mind), as I had been previously convinced by others that they were tourist traps. In Las Vegas there was nobody to stop me though, so it made the list of attractions I had to see.

Whoever thought Madame Tussaud’s is just for tourists might be right, but they also are missing out on a ton of fun. As soon as I entered the museum I was greeted by three of my favorite celebrities; Johnny Depp, Hugh Hefner, and the Rock. It only got better from there.

At Madame Tussaud’s, patrons are encouraged to touch and interact with the wax figures of their favorite celebrities. This is very different from other touristy wax museums that have a strict "no-touching" policy. Bring a camera if you go- you might not be able to get this close to your favorite celebrities again!

Madame Tussaud’s has several generic stand-alone wax figures, but also has very elaborate layouts involving certain celebrities that encourage visitor-interaction. You can pose with Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer as you putt beside them on a practice green. You can put on a one-size-fits-all wedding dress and pose with a tuxedoed George Clooney (complete with annulled marriage license). You can lie in a bed and drink pretend champagne as you doff you bunny ears next to Hugh Hefner.

There was a slightly weird "wax museum of terror" exhibit within the museum that basically sent patrons through a maze to be frightened by actors and wax figures that jumped out along the way. This was definitely cheesy and reminded me of the haunted hayrides my neighborhood used to put on for Halloween (perhaps the hayride was more professionally done though). I would probably skip this part if I went to Madame Tussaud’s again.

Celebrities in the wax museum are separated by specific talent or time period. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, and Dean Martin all hang out in the room with Marilyn Monroe. Beyonce, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson all serenade and "work" the dance floor in their respective section. Sigfried and Roy and Elvis are both at the end of the tour and remind patrons that this is distinctly Vegas!

I loved Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum. It was so much fun posing for pictures with my favorite famed wax-castings and I must say it was possibly the best way that I could think of for quelling pre-wedding jitters. There are several coupon books for tourists offering a few bucks off admission, but I do believe it was worth the full adult admission of $24/person. There aren’t too many things that are cheaper in Vegas that are more fun and could be suitable for the whole family.
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The museum was awesome. It was cool how they had sculpted these famous people out of clay. They looked so real. We took pictures and you couldn't even tell they were clay.

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This museum is amazing. Not only are the statues lifelike, but they are interactive--you can pose for pictures with them, making this a unique experience. This is a must-see.

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