Flamingo Paradise Garden Buffet, Las Vegas

Natural light streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows at Paradise Garden Buffet at the Flamingo Hotel. Those windows overlook an outdoor habitat rife with exotic birds, including the hotel's namesake Chilean flamingos. More within reach, rushing waterfalls and flourishing foliage provide a backdrop for diners enjoying the restaurant's buffets. Just-carved beef and turkey send steam skyward as they're piled onto plates, and dishes inspired by international cuisines fill out any remaining space on plates. Beds of ice keep Cajun crawfish and snow crab legs chilled, while fluffy clouds of strawberry cotton candy give meals a sweet ending or make for sweet-smelling pillow stuffing later on.