The popular question these days is one that stings us locals: "Is Vegas dead?"

Naah. It's not dead.

Las Vegas is worth it in 2026. It's also more expensive, more confusing, and easier to get wrong than ever. Blackjack minimums have tripled. Resort fees run extremely high. The cheap buffets are gone. And the MGM CEO went on an earnings call last fall and said — out loud — "shame on us" about their own pricing.

So we're doing a full reset. When to go. Where to stay. Where to eat without getting destroyed. How to score show tickets for a fraction of face value. What's actually free and worth your time. And the day trips within an hour of the Strip that most visitors never take. Every call in this episode answers one question: does this save you money?

Vegas rewards people who go in with a plan. This is the plan.

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From the giants you already know to the ones you absolutely should — and a few that have no business existing but are completely wonderful — Jeremy and Amy take you through America's most extraordinary festivals worth building a trip around.

Texas State Fair, Coachella, Burning Man get their moment, then the show goes deeper: BottleRock Napa Valley, the Poteet Strawberry Festival, Southern Smoke in Houston, Jazz Fest in New Orleans, the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, SXSW, and more.

Plus — the Only-in-America Weird tier: Roswell's UFO Festival, Frozen Dead Guy Days in Colorado, the Great Fruitcake Toss, and West Virginia's Mothman Festival. America does festivals like nobody else. This is proof.

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Episode 150. To mark the milestone — and America's 250th birthday — we're doing something fitting: talking about the roads that built this country.

From the Lincoln Highway, the first coast-to-coast road ever built, to Route 66 at 100 years old, to some of the most unreasonable and beautiful drives on the planet. Highway 1 along the California coast, the Southwest Loop through canyon country, the Natchez Trace and Blue Ridge Parkway, and a final segment dedicated to the roads that are worth a trip all by themselves — Going-to-the-Sun Road, the Overseas Highway, the Hana Highway, and more.

If you've ever wanted a road trip list worth keeping, this is the episode.

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