Being at a Super Bowl game is certainly a bucket list item for many. There’s nothing quite like being at the big game live and in person, especially if your favorite team is involved.

The next best thing, and some will argue that it actually is the best thing, is going to Las Vegas.

Done correctly, attending an off-site event weekend in Vegas is just as extraordinary as an on-site event. That is, while Sin City is spectacular, when there’s a big boxing or MMA event or concert live in town, it’s also incredible for “off-site” happenings such as the Super Bowl and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Last year, some 300,000 visitors descended on Las Vegas for Super Bowl weekend and spent $125 million over just three days. So if you’re planning a stay, the time to move is now since rooms for theweekend will be few and far between — if not already sold out.

On Vegas.com, you will find everything that fits your philosophy, whether that’s “Who cares where we stay, we’ll only be there to sleep” (Circus Circus downtown for $54 a night) to “It’s Vegas, let’s do it right” (The Cosmopolitan on the Strip, $252 per night).

Obviously, one of the big draws, maybe the main draw, is the opportunity to place a legal monetary wager on the game. Or, should we say, dozens of wagers. Betting on the game is far more advanced, and fun, when done in Las Vegas, especially for what are known as “prop bets.”

Prop bets date back to the 1986 Super Bowl when you could place a wager on whether the Chicago Bears’ 300-pound defensive lineman, William “The Refrigerator” Perry, who had been used as a blocker and ball carrier on offense during the season, would score a touchdown in the Super Bowl (he did).

Some of the “off-the-field” prop bets are popular as well, including Will the National Anthem Be Controversial?; What Color of Liquid (clear water, orange, red, blue, etc.) Will Be Dumped on the Winning Coach?; What Song Will Lady Gaga Play First During The Halftime Show?; Which Team Will Win the Coin Toss? and so on.

Then there are the pregame parties leading up to the big game, and who does a party better than Las Vegas?

Ahead of the Feb. 5 game, the city’s amazing nightclub scene will be hosting parties thrown by such Super Bowl party mainstays as Playboy, whose parties are legendary, as well as highlighted by big-name DJs and acts including Calvin Harris, Tiesto and The Chainsmokers, among others.

As for the game itself, some people will opt to watch it in one of Vegas’ many sportsbooks to continue to place prop bets as the game continues. If you want to get the biggest bang for your buck, the city is teeming with other events.