Las Vegas
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Las Vegas is one of the most glamorous and happening places in the entire world having several mega casino hotels each of them decorated lavishly and with great creativity. It's a major vacation and gambling (gaming) destination. Not only Las Vegas has one of the best hotels and resorts, but it is also a popular place for getting married. Over 35 million tourists visit this city each year. Most of the tourism happens close to a popular 3.5 mile street called 'Las Vegas Strip' (or Las Vegas Blvd) which extends from Stratosphere Hotel (Northern side) to Mandalay Bay Hotel (Southern end). The architecture of most of these hotels is extremely impressive and everyone is welcome to go in and enjoy. The city is also famous for its marvelous shows, adult entertainment and alcoholic beverages. It is quite difficult to believe but Vegas is actually built in the middle of Nevada's desert. Nevada state law requires that all gamblers must be at least 21 years of age and it is therefore advised to carry our ID at all times and present it if asked. For many of the machine games you will need a pre-paid cards which can be obtained from the counter.
Location:
Nevada State in western United States.
COST / PRICE OF THESE MEGA RESORTS:
The prices of these hotel rooms fluctuate a lot depending on what time of the year you visit. Prices are higher on long weekends and usually lower in peak summer time. It is often said that in Vegas, customer is like a king, you can find premium luxury rooms and also rock bottom prices for economical rooms, similarly in gambling you will see high end roulette tables to even single penny slot machines, expensive buffets to bargain buffets. It just requires a bit of deal hunting.
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Important Information
Getting Married In Las Vegas
Las Vegas With Children
Las Vegas Transportation And Tips
Planning Your Vacation
Gambling And Casino Information
Selecting A Vegas Hotel
Free Shows In Las Vegas
Popular Attractions And Activities
Las Vegas Strip
The strip is the popular 3.5 mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard and is the most happening place in Vegas. There are magnificent mega resorts on either side of the Strip housing over 100,000 rooms. These Hotels and Casinos are the main attraction of Las Vegas. These Hotels constantly have a huge variety of shows including adult shows, dance performances, comedy and family shows going on almost at all times. Most visitors simply enjoy the casinos and gaming.
Fremont Street Experience
Fremont Street experience is a famous attraction in downtown Las Vegas. This area is famous for casinos like Golden Nugget. The most famous attraction is the 90 feet high and 1400 feet wide screen made from millions of LED's. Colorful shows happen on this screen with over 500,000 watts of sound. People just stand below this screen and look above on the screen to watch colorful performances. Other shows include the light & sound show and a mall.
Other Excursions
Helicopter tours to Lake Mead and Grand Canyon from Las Vegas.
Desert tours like Death Valley tour.
Red Rock Canyon: hiking, rock climbing and horse riding
A 40 minutes drive from Strip to Lake Mead National Park and Recreation Area for camping, fishing, boating and rafting.
Hoover Dam is a little further ahead of Lake Mead.
An apx 5.5 hour drive to Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim) .
There are a lot of other activities like Spa, Golf, Helicopter tours, Desert tours, shopping, or just take a 40 minutes drive to Lake Mead park for camping, fishing, boating and rafting. Hoover dam, Death Valley, or even a 5.5 hour drive to Grand Canyon National Park (South Rim). Vegas is truly a remarkable travel and tourism destination.
Popular Hotels And Casinos In Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay - Based on tropical Asia theme. Attractions include Mandalay beach, topless pool, Shark reef, house of blues and Mamma Mia show. It is located on the south end of the Strip.
Luxor - Famous for theme of ancient Egyptian pyramid & Sphinx - Steakhouse, IMax theater and Midnight fantasy show is quite popular.
Excalibur - Medieval castle theme with multicolor turrets crowning each tower. Attractions include Steakhouse, and shows Tournament of Kings and Thunder Down Under.
Tropicana - Savanna Steakhouse, Famous shows include Folies Bergere and The Comedy Stop.
Hooters - South Florida theme and Affordable prices.
New York New York - Based on New York city theme. Gallagher's Steak House, Zumanity show and roller coaster.
MGM Grand - Based on Hollywood theme. Las Vegas attractions of MGM include Lion habitat, Rainforest Cafe, Studio 54 and shows like KA and Crazy Horse.
Aladdin/Planet Hollywood - It has an Arabian nights theme. Attractions include Dessert Passage and shows.
Monte Carlo - Theme is based on Monte Carlo/Old European. Famous for Steakhouse, Andre’s French Restaurant, Dragon Noodle Attractions include Master Magician.
Paris - Based on the Paris theme. Attractions include Eiffel Tower Experience and the The Producers show.
Bellagio - It has an Italian-European theme. Famous show "O". Attractions include Fountain show, Light Nightclub, Conservatory and many restaurants.
Ballys - Attractions include garden walkway, restaurants and the Jubilee show.
Caesars Palace - Based on old Roman empire theme. Attractions include Celine Dion show, Forum Shops and many famous restaurants.
Flamingo - Based on Flamingo and South beach theme. Attractions include Wildlife Habitat, Society of Seven, Toni Braxton and Society of Seven.
Imperial Palace - Based on Asian - Chinese theme, Attractions include Legends in Concert show .
Harrahs - Based on Carnival theme and famous show of Clint Holmes. It is located on the center of the Strip.
Treasure Island - Based on Pirates theme. Famous shows include Mystere, Sirens of TI and Nightclubs.
Venetian - Based on the Venice-European theme. Shows include Blue Man Group, Phantom and Guggenheim Hermitage & Madame
Tussauds Museum.
Wynn - A high end resort. Famous shows include Le Reve, Lake of Dreams and many famous restaurants.
Riveria - Famous shows include An Evening at La Cage and Crazy Girls and an Italian restaurant.
Circus Circus - Based on Circus theme and circus shows.
Sahara - It has an African-Moroccan theme. Roller coaster/Speed Ride, Shows and restaurants.
Stratosphere - Famous for the tall tower, adventures rides, restaurants and American Superstars and Bite shows. It is located on the north end of the Strip.
Rio - It has an Carnival and Mardi grass theme. Attractions include Masquerade Show in the Sky, Penn & Teller and Chippendales. It is locates about a mile away from the Strip.
Additional Information
AIRPORT:
McCarran Airport (LAS) is located at the southern end of the Strip and is one of the busiest airports of the world. Las Vegas travel is largely convenient due to the McCarran Airport.
WEATHER:
Las Vegas gets hot during the summer months (June to Sept) and daytime high is around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In winter the lowest temperature is around 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Although any time is good to visit Vegas, the spring and fall seasons are generally considered the best time to visit.
FOOD:
Las Vegas Travel will offer you a wide variety of cuisines throughout the city. Several hotels will give you all you can eat (buffet) option for about $10 or even less. If you take alcoholic beverages then try the famous Vegas Margarita.
