Real Bodies Las Vegas
4.6(2.6K)google
4.4(132)yelp
PerformanceEducationalIndoor
Overview
The Real World: Las Vegas is the twelfth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the first season to be filmed in the Mountain States region of the United States, specifically in Nevada. The season featured seven people who lived in a converted penthouse suite on the 28th floor of the Las Vegas Palms Casino and Resort, which production started from February 13 until June 21, 2002.
Practical Info
Mon11:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Tue–Thu11:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Fri–Sun11:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Suggested Duration1.5-2 hours
Best TimeAs an all-indoor anatomical exhibition, it is perfectly suitable year-round. Visiting during a hot afternoon to escape the sun is ideal; the gallery presents preserved human specimens paired with a quiet, reflective atmosphere.
Getting ThereSituated in the lower amenities level of Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally's). Take the Deuce bus to the Horseshoe stop, or ride the Las Vegas Monorail to the Horseshoe / Paris Station and walk 3 minutes through the property.
Travel Tips
- Permanently located within the Lower Level Arcade inside Horseshoe Las Vegas; arriving via the Las Vegas Monorail and disembarking at the Horseshoe station station creates the shortest indoor transit pathway.
- The galleries house 20+ full plastinated bodies, including graphic pathologies like real necrotic smoker lungs; individuals with high stress responses or severe gestational nausea should bypass these zones.
Photo Tips
Photo Rules
- Governed under strict anatomical ethics codes; outside open liquids and selfie lighting arrays are banned. A zero-photography mandate is enforced by constant CCTV; sweep teams immediately evict violators.
Reviews
Positive
- A premier visual and psychological feast exploring life's mysteries! Dozens of real, plastinated human bodies and slices expose the deep skeletal and muscular structures.
- Brilliant blend of science and philosophy. It mixes anatomy exhibits with cultural insights on mortality under clear signs and beautifully maintained multimedia devices.
- The exhibition layout and lighting are organized beautifully. Wide, flat, step-free accessible pathways ensure smooth rolling for strollers or wheelchairs alike.
- Perfectly located inside Horseshoe on the Strip heart, highly accessible for walking or cars. Freezing AC keeps the spotless galleries comfortable under professional control.
Heads up
- Admission is highly expensive ($35+), with a modest indoor footprint. If you don't read every text plaque carefully, you finish in 30 minutes, making value debatable.
- Due to strict rules regarding human specimen rights, taking photos or videos is banned through the loop, a big letdown for tourists wanting medical logs.
- Beware of heavy psychological impact. Since exhibits use real human corpses and fetal specimens, graphic disease sections can easily frighten young toddlers.
- The vast medical text plaques and media displays are strictly in English, lacking languages, making raw anatomical terms hard to digest for foreign tourists.