| Introduction | | | | Among the many images that come to mind |
| Las Vegas is the most populated city in Nevada, | | | | when people think of Las Vegas are cheap food |
| United States. The city was founded in the first | | | | deals, bargains so good the food is practically free. |
| decade of the 20th century, and is a major | | | | Some of the big names are Pinot, Le Cirque, |
| vacation, shopping, and gambling destination. The | | | | Alizé, Aqua, Aureole, Olives, Lutèce, |
| center of gambling in the US, Las Vegas is | | | | Border Grill, Nobu and Rosemary's Restaurant. Las |
| sometimes called Sin City due to the popularity of | | | | Vegas has some theme restaurants like The |
| legalized gambling, availability of alcoholic beverages | | | | House of Blues, Harley Davidson Café, The |
| any time (like all of Nevada), various forms and | | | | Hard Rock Café, the Rainforest Café |
| degrees of adult entertainment. The nickname | | | | and Margaritaville. |
| favored by local government and promoters of | | | | Universities |
| tourism is The Entertainment Capital of the World. | | | | University Of Nevada-Las Vegas is the main |
| The city's glamorous image has made it a popular | | | | university located in Las Vegas. Among other |
| setting for films and television programs. | | | | universities and community colleges University Of |
| History | | | | Phoenix-Nevada, Community College Of Southern |
| Major events in Las Vegas' history include: | | | | Nevada, Community College Of Southern Nevada, |
| ¢ Establishment of Las Vegas as a railroad | | | | Southern Nevada University Of Cosmetology are |
| town (May 15, 1905). | | | | some notable entities. |
| ¢ Legalization of gambling (March 19, 1931). | | | | Sports |
| ¢ Completion of Hoover Dam (October 9, | | | | Las Vegas isn't known for its sports teams. |
| 1936). | | | | Except for minor-league baseball and hockey, the |
| ¢ Opening of Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel | | | | only consistent spectator sports are those at |
| on what would become the Las Vegas Strip | | | | UNLV. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a main |
| (December 26, 1946). | | | | venue for car racing and should draw major |
| ¢ Above-ground testing of nuclear bombs | | | | events to Las Vegas. |
| (1951 to 1963). | | | | But since the city has several top-notch sporting |
| ¢ The floods of 1955, 1984, 1999, and 2003. | | | | arenas, there are important annual events that |
| ¢ MGM Grand Hotel fire (November 21, | | | | take place in Las Vegas. The PGA Tour's Las |
| 1980), the worst disaster in Nevada history. | | | | Vegas Senior Classic is held each April in nearby |
| ¢ Opening of the Mirage (November 22, | | | | Summerlin, and the Las Vegas Invitational takes |
| 1989), this began the era of mega resort casinos. | | | | place in Las Vegas each October. The National |
| Place of interest | | | | Finals Rodeo is held in UNLV's Thomas and Mack |
| The city and surrounding areas offer many | | | | Center each December. |
| attractions for both visitors and locals to enjoy. | | | | Hotels & Accommodation |
| Just walking on the Strip and gazing at the gaudy, | | | | If there's one thing Vegas has, its hotels, big |
| garish, absurd wonder of it all can occupy quite a | | | | hotels and lots of them. The 10 largest hotels in |
| lot of time. This is the number-one activity in | | | | the United States - 9 of the top 10 in the world - |
| Vegas; at night and there are shows and plenty | | | | located in Vegas. There are lots to choose from |
| of other nighttime entertainment. | | | | according ones need and choice. |
| There are also plenty of out-of-town sightseeing | | | | Luxury Hotels |
| options, like Hoover Dam (a major tourist | | | | Vegas have elegant and grand hotels in its |
| destination), Red Rock Canyon, and | | | | possession. The MGM Grand, the Las Vegas Hilton, |
| nexus-of-all-conspiracy-theories Area 51, along | | | | the Ritz-Carlton, the Hotel, the Mirage, |
| with excursions to the Grand Canyon. | | | | Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower - are some |
| The main attractions for the tourists are the | | | | of these big names. |
| casinos and their free shows. Free hotel | | | | Budget Hotels |
| attractions, such as Bellagio's water-fountain ballet, | | | | If the visit to Vegas is in a particularly busy |
| The Mirage's volcano and white-tiger exhibit, and | | | | season and booking in prominent hotels are over, |
| the masquerade show at the Rio and the utter | | | | here's a list of moderate to very inexpensive |
| piece of hooey that replaced the pirate show at | | | | alternatives - Budget Suites of America, |
| TI at the Mirage. | | | | Travelodge, Budget Inn, Motel 6 Boulder Highway |
| Museums & Art Galleries | | | | etc. |
| Besides the casinos another attraction in Las | | | | Tours and Sightseeing |
| Vegas is its museums. These museums are very | | | | Just about every hotel in town has a sightseeing |
| much attached with the history of Las Vegas, | | | | desk offering a seemingly infinite number of tours |
| better to say, with the history of America. | | | | in and around Las Vegas. You're sure to find The |
| ¢ Boulder City / Hoover Dam Museum, | | | | Reservation Center, a tour company of |
| ¢ Bruno's Indian Museum, | | | | international repute that will take you where you |
| ¢ Central Nevada Museum, | | | | want to go a good choice for your sightseeing |
| ¢ Clark County Heritage Museum, | | | | tours. The tours include Air Tours including |
| ¢ Guinness World of Records Museum and | | | | Airplane, Helicopter Tours; Land tours including |
| Gift Shopare some of those museums. Other | | | | ATV Tours, Bicycle Tours, Bus Tours, Walking / |
| than these some art museums and auto | | | | Hiking and Horseback Riding; Water tours including |
| museums are there in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Art | | | | Jet Ski Tours, Lake Cruises, River Rafting, |
| Museum, George L. Sturman Museum of Fine Art, | | | | Wakeboarding, etc. These tours contain |
| Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts are some | | | | destinations like Hoover Dam, Mount Charleston, |
| of arts museums. | | | | and Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire and Lake |
| Shopping | | | | Mead. The Reservation Center is one of the most |
| Shopping in Vegas is endless and it's a | | | | comprehensive tour agencies and offers a wide |
| shop-till-you-drop kind of city. Some extensive | | | | variety of tours. |
| malls and many hotels have comprehensive, and | | | | Transport |
| sometimes highly themed, shopping arcades. The | | | | The CAT Bus is the popular means of public |
| most notable of the arcades are in Caesars | | | | transportation among locals and tourists with 52 |
| Palace, Aladdin, and The Venetian. In addition to | | | | bus routes operating covering a large portion of |
| the malls, outlets, and shops, it's a good idea to | | | | the valley. The Las Vegas Monorail runs from the |
| drive to Maryland Parkway, which runs parallel to | | | | MGM Grand Hotel at the south end of the Strip to |
| the Strip on the east and has just about one of | | | | the Sahara Hotel at the north end of the Strip. |
| everything: Target, Toys "R" Us, several major | | | | McCarran International Airport provides |
| department stores, Tower Records, major | | | | commercial flights into the Las Vegas valley. The |
| drugstores, some alternative-culture stores | | | | airport also serves private aircraft, domestic and |
| (tattoo parlors and hip clothing stores), and so | | | | international passenger flights, and freight/cargo |
| forth. Las Vegas has a big factory-outlet center | | | | flights. |
| just a few miles past the southern end of the | | | | Intercity bus service to Las Vegas is provided by |
| Strip. Vegas has quite a few antiques stores, | | | | traditional intercity bus carriers, including |
| nearly two dozen, of consistent quality and price, | | | | Greyhound; many charter services, including |
| nearly all located within a few blocks of each | | | | Green Tortoise; and several Chinatown bus lines. |
| other. | | | | Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is the only class one |
| Food & Drink | | | | railroad to provide rail freight service to the city. |