While this is first and foremost a (very) high end shopping mall there is more to do here, without spending a penny. It's great for people watching (there are plenty of comfortable benches, my friend practically fell asleep) and there are plenty of restaurants (well that costs much more than a penny.) There are also two sets of moving statues with performances hourly. The original set with Bacchus telling everyone to party, and a show about the fall of Atlantis featuring fancier special effects and flame. At the base of the latter statues is a large aquarium with a wide variety of fish to watch. Free tours of the "backstage" of the Aquarium are given Mon-Fri at 3:15...I took the tour and enjoyed it. The persons responsible for the fish are quite knowledgeable and take the task quite seriously. And it makes a nice change of pace from all the glitter of the mall.

This is the best and most Italian part of the Casino. Night skies, Roman Streets, Fountains, Statues and bars and cafes. It doesn't get more realistic than walking around this area. As night slowly comes down and outlines the ornate buildings, you can easily be fooled into thinking it is evening when it is just mid-day. If I only had one casino to see, this would be the one. Not the newest, not the loudest, but definitely the one the most worth seeing.

It is a nice shopping area, and worth the walk through to see the fountains, statues, and stuff they put in, but most of the stores try to be very high-end or are. The FAO is neat to see and there is an animated statue show at one end, too.

As high end malls go the Forum Shops is decent. It has mostly the same chain shops you will find in other malls in Vegas or in most cities and comparatively the prices are usually high. It looks nice and is well maintained. The animated statues are a nice novelty but are getting a bit dated and are not something you will want to watch more than once. The aquarium on the backside of the statues podium is cool and is missed by most folks. More unique stores would help this place a lot.