A rather extensive list of attractions, theatrical productions, concerts, and places that I’ve been to over the years.
The list begins around the time that I started working and earning my own money, and could contribute my own ideas and thoughts into planning a great day trip or road trip for myself. No more depending on the good graces of others to do what I want to do with my time.
As I am still porting over the content from the previous incarnation of Raconteuse, I do have reviews and photo galleries of some of these excursions. I’ll update this page with the direct link as I post them on the blog properly.
2019
- July: Calico Ghost Town, Yermo, CA.
- June: Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, CA.
- June: Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad, Fish Camp, CA.
- June: Chippendale’s, Rio Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
- June: Fury vs. Schwarz, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Brian McKnight, Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, NV.
2018
- October: Las Vegas Book Festival, Historic Fifth Street School, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: Panic! at the Disco/Hayley Kiyoko/Arizona, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
- June: Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala, San Diego, CA.
- June: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Oceanside, CA.
- June: Janelle Monáe, the Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Tulare Historical Museum, Tulare, CA.
- April: Clark County Museum, Henderson, NV.
- January: Haunted Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
- January: My Favorite Murder Live, Las Vegas, NV.
2017
- November: Aviation Nation, Nellis AFB, NV.
- November: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Divas Las Vegas, The Linq, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Mob Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: The Park/T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: The Believer Fest, Red Rock Canyon, NV.
- April: Aloha Festival, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: National Foodie Fest, Henderson, NV.
- March: First Friday, Downtown Las Vegas, NV.
2016
- December: Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad (Mission Soledad), Soledad, CA.
- December: The San Andreas Fault Exhibit & El Camino Real Earthquake Walk, San Juan Bautista, CA.
- December: Mission San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista, CA.
- December: Mission Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA.
- November: Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA.
- November: Hakone Estate and Gardens, Saratoga, CA.
- October: Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA.
- October: Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA.
- October: Rengstorff House, Mountain View, CA.
- September: Silicon Cowboys at the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA.
- September: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA.
- August: Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA.
- August: DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA.
- July: Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA.
- July: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA.
- July: Mission San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores), San Francisco, CA.
- July: Mission San Rafael Arcangel, San Rafael, CA.
- July: Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, CA.
- July: Mission San Francisco Solano, Sonoma, CA.
- June: Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, CA.
- April: The Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
- April: AWP, Los Angeles, CA.
- March: Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, CA.
- March: Silicon Valley Comic Con, San Jose, CA.
- March: Filoli, Woodside, CA.
- March: Mission San Jose, Fremont, CA.
2015
- November: CuriOdyssey, San Mateo, CA.
- September: The Lion King presented by Broadway San Jose, San Jose, CA.
- August: High Roller, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- August: D23 Expo, Anaheim, CA.
- August: The Beat Museum, San Francisco, CA.
- July: Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA.
- July: Union Square, San Francisco, CA.
- July: Musee Mecanique, San Francisco, CA.
- May: Nelly/TLC/NKOTB, SAP Center, San Jose, CA.
- March: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA.
- March: Musee Mecanique, San Francisco, CA.
- March: Dave Chappelle, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA.
- February: Dapper Day at Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- January: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA.
- January: Natural Bridges Beach, Santa Cruz, CA.
- January: Monarch Butterfly Habitat, Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA.
- January: McHenry Mansion, Modesto, CA.
- January: Capitola, CA.
2014
- December: Round Hill Country Club, Alamo, CA.
- September: Walt Disney Family Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: Pacific Pinball Museum, Alameda, CA.
- August: Naval Aviation Depot, Alameda, CA.
- May: Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: Jabbawockeez, Luxor, Las Vegas, NV.
- February: Insert Coins, Downtown Las Vegas, NV.
2013
- September: Santana, House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Santa Cruz, CA.
- August: Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
- June: Summer Magic at the Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA.
- June: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Venetian, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Mission San Carlos Borroméo del río Carmelo, Carmel, CA.
- April: Stars in Concert, Boulevard Theater, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, CA.
- March: Human Nature, the Venetian, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: Death Valley, CA.
- March: Boyz II Men, Mirage, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
- March: Maverick Helicopters, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: D23 Fanniversary, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.
- February: Taylor Hicks, Bally’s, Las Vegas, NV.
- February: Red Rock Canyon
2012
- December: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- November: Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, CA.
- November: Zarkana, Aria, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives, Ronald Reagan Museum, Simi Valley, CA.
- September: Ronald Reagan Museum, Simi Valley, CA.
- August: Harrah’s, Las Vegas, NV.
- July: Surf the Musical, Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, NV.
- June: Silverton, Las Vegas, NV.
- June: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- May: Human Nature, the Venetian, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Elton John in the Red Piano, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, CA.
- April: Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton, CA.
- April: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA.
- April: Kiss Monster Golf, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- April: Chippendales, Rio, Las Vegas, NV.
- February: Ka, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV.
- February: Crazy Horse, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV.
- January: Harley Davidson, Las Vegas, NV.
- January: The Cab, Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas, NV.
- January: Celine Dion, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV.
2011
- December: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- December: Bellagio Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- September: Duran Duran, the Joint at the Hard Rock, Las Vegas, NV.
- July: Bellagio Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas, NV.
- July: Marriage Can Be Murder, the D, Las Vegas, NV.
- July: Le Reve, the Wynn, Las Vegas, NV.
- June: Sky Combat Ace, Henderson, NV.
- June: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- June: Absinthe, Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Royal Links, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Bellagio Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Jabbawockeez, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, CA.
- March: Moaning Caverns, Calaveras County, CA.
- March: Columbia State Park, Columbia, CA.
- March: Barbary Coast Trail, San Francisco, CA.
- March: Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA.
- January: The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV.
2010
- December: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- October: Red Rock Canyon
- September: Downtown Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- August: Rush, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: Level 42, the Crown at the Rio, Las Vegas, NV.
- July: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- July: Beatles Love, Mirage, Las Vegas, NV.
- June: Ava Gardner Museum, Smithfield, NC.
- June: North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, NC.
- May: Eiffel Tower, Paris, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Bellagio Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Crystals, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Viva Elvis, Aria, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: Sutro Baths, San Francisco, CA.
- March: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, CA.
- March: Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA.
- March: Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, CA.
- March: Mission San Carlos Borroméo del río Carmelo, Carmel, CA.
- March: Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur, CA.
- March: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA.
- January: Phoenix, the Joint at the Hard Rock, Las Vegas, NV.
2009
- November: Bellagio Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: Justin Timberlake & Friends, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- August: The Cab, House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, Las Vegas, NV.
- July: Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: The Lion King at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, CA.
- May: Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Young Love, Beauty Bar, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: Santa Cruz, CA./Capitola, CA.
- March: M Resort Grand Opening, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: Bellagio Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas, NV.
2008
- December: Modesto, CA.
- September: Cobra Starship, Jillian’s, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA.
- June: Cobra Starship/The Academy Is…/Gym Class Heroes, the Joint at the Hard Rock, Las Vegas, NV.
- May: The Cab, Jillian’s, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Grand Canyon Caverns, Peach Springs, AZ.
- February: Cobra Starship, Jillian’s, Las Vegas, NV.
- January: Richard Cheese, the Joint at the Hard Rock, Las Vegas, NV.
2007
- October: The Shins, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: Queens of the Stone Age, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: Public Enemy, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: Muse, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: M.I.A., Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, the Mirage, Las Vegas, NV.
- September: The Academy Is…, Jillian’s, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: Route 66, Kingman, AZ.
- August: Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV.
- August: Grand Canyon, AZ.
- August: Flintstones’ Bedrock City, Williams, AZ.
- July: Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, the Mirage, Las Vegas, NV.
- July: Red/Bryce Canyon, Utah
- June: Fall Out Boy, +44, Panic! at the Disco, The Academy Is…, Cobra Starship, Paul Wall, Honda Civic Tour, Las Vegas, NV.
- March: Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.
- February: Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV.
- January: Disneyland/Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, CA.
- January: Honeycut/Young Love/Lady Sovereign, Empire Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV.
2006
- December: Jack’s Mannequin/Cobra Starship/Panic! at the Disco, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
- November: Madame Tussaud’s, the Venetian, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: The Killers, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: The Raconteurs, Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: The Killers, Empire Ballroom, Las Vegas, NV.
- April: Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA.
- April: Paramount’s Great America, Santa Clara, CA.
2005
- December: Bellagio Botanical Gardens, Las Vegas, NV.
- October: The Killers, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.
- August: Sirens of TI, Las Vegas, NV.
- June: 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, Anaheim, CA.
2004
- August: Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV.