There are driving and flying experiences for all kinds of wheeled and winged machines, but what’s been missing? Obviously, a place to play with heavy machinery to relive the sandbox fantasies of one’s youth. Leave it to Las Vegas to fill the void with Dig This, a giant dirt pit where anyone at least 14 years old and 48 inches tall can pay a fee to spend hours pretending to do the kind of job many people would rather avoid.
At your disposal are some of Caterpillar’s finest: three 15-ton excavators and two 10-ton bulldozers. After a bit of classroom instruction, you’ll be led to your workhorse for some in-cab instruction. Then, depending on which of the three ‘experiences’ you’ve purchased, you have anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours to perfect your earthmoving technique.’