Las Vegas Strip
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The Strip South Las Vegas Boulevard | |||||||||
Clockwise from top: Las Vegas Boulevard facing southward at night, Caesars Palace, Aria Las Vegas, MGM Grand Las Vegas, New York-New York, Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, Bellagio Las Vegas | |||||||||
| Length | 4.2 mi (6.8 km) | ||||||||
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| North end | Sahara Avenue | ||||||||
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of South Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip is approximately 4.2 miles (6.8 km) in length,[1] located immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. However, the Strip is often referred to as being in Las Vegas. Most of the Strip has been designated an All-American Road,[2][3] and is considered a scenic route at night.[4] Many of the largest hotel, casino, and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. Fourteen of the world's 25 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 62,000 rooms.
One of the most visible aspects of Las Vegas' cityscape is its use of dramatic architecture and lights. The rapidly evolving skyline and constant modernization of hotels, casinos, restaurants, residential high-rises, and entertainment offerings on the Strip, have established it as one of the most popular destinations for tourists in the United States, and the world.[5]
Boundaries
Historically, the casinos that were not in Downtown Las Vegas along Fremont Street were limited to outside of the city limits on Las Vegas Boulevard. In 1959 the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign was constructed exactly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) outside of the city limits. The sign is today about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the southernmost entrance to Mandalay Bay (the southernmost casino).
In the strictest sense, "the Strip" refers only to the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard that is roughly between Sahara Avenue and Russell Road, a distance of 4.2 miles (6.8 km).[6][7] However, the term is often used to refer not only to the road but also to the various casinos and resorts that line the road, and even to properties that are not on the road but in proximity. Phrases such as Strip Area, Resort Corridor or Resort District are sometimes used to indicate a larger geographical area, including properties 1 mile (1.6 km) or more away from Las Vegas Boulevard, such as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, Palms Casino Resort and Hooters Casino Hotel.
The traditional definition considers the Strip's northern terminus as the SLS, though travel guides typically extend it to include the Stratosphere, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the north. At one time, the southern end of the Strip was Tropicana Avenue, but continuing construction has extended this boundary to Russell Road. Mandalay Bay is located just north of Russell Road and is the southernmost resort considered to be on the Strip (the Klondike was the southernmost until 2006, when it was closed, although it was not included in Las Vegas Strip on some definitions and travel guides).
Because of the number and size of the resorts, the Resort Corridor can be quite wide. Interstate 15 runs roughly parallel and 0.5 to 0.8 miles (0.80 to 1.29 km) to the west of Las Vegas Boulevard for the entire length of the Strip. Paradise Road runs to the east in a similar fashion, and ends at St. Louis Avenue. The eastern side of the Strip is bounded by McCarran International Airport south of Tropicana Avenue.
North of this point, the Resort Corridor can be considered to extend as far east as Paradise Road, although some consider Koval Lane as a less inclusive boundary. Interstate 15 is sometimes considered the western edge of the Resort Corridor from Interstate 215 to Spring Mountain Road. North of this point, Industrial Road serves as the western edge.
The famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign is located in the median just south of Russell Road, across from the now-demolished Klondike Hotel & Casino. Another similar (and newer) "Welcome to Fabulous Downtown Las Vegas" sign is in the median a mile north of the Strip at the intersection of Las Vegas Blvd and South 4th St. Newer resorts such as South Point and the M Resort are on Las Vegas Boulevard South as distant as 8 miles south of the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign. Marketing for these casinos usually states that they are on southern Las Vegas Boulevard and not "Strip" properties.
History
Early years (1930s–1990s)
The first casino to be built on Highway 91 was the Pair-o-Dice Club in 1931, but the first on what is currently the Strip was the El Rancho Vegas, opening on April 3, 1941, with 63 rooms. That casino stood for almost 20 years before being destroyed by a fire in 1960. Its success spawned a second hotel on what would become the Strip, the Hotel Last Frontier, in 1942. Organized crime figures such as New York's Bugsy Siegel took interest in the growing gaming center leading to other resorts such as the Flamingo, which opened in 1946, and the Desert Inn, which opened in 1950. The funding for many projects was provided through the American National Insurance Company, which was based in the then notorious gambling empire of Galveston, Texas.[8][9]
Las Vegas Boulevard South was previously called Arrowhead Highway, or Los Angeles Highway. The Strip was named by Los Angeles police officer Guy McAfee, after his hometown's Sunset Strip.[10]
In 1968, Kirk Kerkorian purchased the Flamingo and hired Sahara Hotels Vice President Alex Shoofey as President. Alex Shoofey brought along 33 of Sahara's top executives. The Flamingo was used to train future employees of the International Hotel, which was under construction. Opening in 1969, the International Hotel, with 1,512 rooms, began the era of mega-resorts. The International is known as Westgate Las Vegas today.
The first MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, also a Kerkorian property, opened in 1973 with 2,084 rooms. At the time, this was one of the largest hotels in the world by number of rooms. The Rossiya Hotel built in 1967 in Moscow, for instance, had 3,200 rooms; however, most of the rooms in the Rossiya Hotel were single rooms of 118 sq. ft (roughly 1/4 size of a standard room at the MGM Grand Resort). On November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand suffered the worst resort fire in the history of Las Vegas as a result of electrical problems, killing 87 people. It reopened eight months later. In 1986, Kerkorian sold the MGM Grand to Bally Manufacturing, and it was renamed Bally's.
The Wet 'n Wild water park opened in 1985 and was located on the south side of the Sahara hotel. The park closed at the end of the 2004 season and was later demolished. The opening of The Mirage in 1989 set a new level to the Las Vegas experience, as smaller hotels and casinos made way for the larger mega-resorts. The Rio and the Excalibur opened in 1990. These huge facilities offer entertainment and dining options, as well as gambling and lodging. This change affected the smaller, well-known and now historic hotels and casinos, like The Dunes, The Sands, the Stardust, and the Sahara.
The lights along the Strip have been dimmed in a sign of respect to five performers and one other major Las Vegas figure upon their deaths. They are Elvis Presley (1977), Sammy Davis Jr. (1990),[11] Dean Martin (1995), George Burns (1996), Frank Sinatra (1998), and former UNLV basketball head coach Jerry Tarkanian (2015).[12] In 2005, Clark County renamed a section of Industrial Road (south of Twain Avenue) as Dean Martin Drive, also as a tribute to the famous Rat Pack singer, actor, and frequent Las Vegas entertainer.
In an effort to attract families, resorts offered more attractions geared toward youth, but had limited success. The (current) MGM Grand opened in 1993 with MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park, but the park closed in 2000 due to lack of interest. Similarly, in 2003 Treasure Island closed its own video arcade and abandoned the previous pirate theme, adopting the new ti name.[13]
In addition to the large hotels, casinos and resorts, the Strip is home to a few smaller casinos and other attractions, such as M&M World, Adventuredome and the Fashion Show Mall. Starting in the mid-1990s, the Strip became a popular New Year's Eve celebration destination.
Recent years (2000–present)
With the opening of Bellagio, Venetian, Palazzo, Wynn and Encore resorts, the strip trended towards the luxurious high end segment through most of the 2000s, while some older resorts added major expansions and renovations, including some de-theming of the earlier themed hotels. High end dining, specialty retail, spas and nightclubs increasingly became options for visitors in addition to gambling at most Strip resorts. There was also a trend towards expensive residential condo units on the strip.
In 2004, MGM Mirage announced plans for CityCenter, a 66-acre (27 ha), $7 billion multi-use project on the site of the Boardwalk hotel and adjoining land. It consists of hotel, casino, condo, retail, art, business and other uses on the site. City Center is currently the largest such complex in the world. Construction began in April 2006, with most elements of the project opened in late 2009. Also in 2006, the Las Vegas Strip lost its longtime status as the world's highest-grossing gambling center, falling to second place behind Macau.[14]
In 2012, the High Roller Ferris wheel and a retail district called The LINQ broke ground, in an attempt to diversify attractions beyond that of casino resorts. Renovations and rebrandings such as The Cromwell Las Vegas and the SLS Las Vegas continued to transform The Strip in 2014. The Las Vegas Festival Grounds opened in 2015. The T-Mobile Arena and The Park opened in 2016.[15] A 5,000-seat theater at the Monte Carlo is due to open on December 17, 2016.[16] The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino will open on December 3, 2016.[17] Smaller changes and developments are taking place as well.[18]
Pending
The Riviera was demolished in August 2016 to make way for the Las Vegas Global Business District Project.[19]
Since November 2015, the unfinished Fontainebleau[20] (a deal is expected in late summer 2016[21]) as well as the unfinished Skyvue ferris wheel[22] and the land of the former La Concha Motel[23] are for sale.
Genting Group bought the site of the Stardust in 2013 with plans to build and open Resorts World Las Vegas in early 2019.[24]
Crown Resorts has purchased the site of the New Frontier in August 2014 with plans for a new resort named Alon Las Vegas. However, development pace has slowed down due to financing issues.[25]
The All Net Resort and Arena was planned to open in 2017, but is delayed until 2018 or 2019.[26]
The Wynn Paradise Park has been announced for 2020.[27]
Plans to build an NFL stadium near The Strip were made public the end of March 2016.[28] In October 2016, a bill was signed to increase Clark County’s hotel room tax to help finance stadium.[29]
In June 2016, MGM Resorts International announced that the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino would be renovated and rebranded as the Park MGM, named after the adjacent shopping and entertainment center, The Park, that opened in April 2016 along with the T-Mobile Arena, and the NoMad Hotel would occupy the top floors. It will feature the new Eataly restaurant. Both hotels will open in 2018. It will be a joint venture with the Sydell Group.[30]
Transportation
RTC Transit (previously Citizens Area Transit, or CAT) provides bus service on the Strip with double decker buses known as The Deuce. The Deuce runs between Mandalay Bay at the southern end of the Strip (and to the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and South Strip Transfer Terminal after midnight) to the Bonneville Transit Center (BTC) and the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas, with stops near every casino. RTC also operates an express bus called the Strip and Downtown Express (SDX). This route connects the Strip to the Las Vegas Convention Center and Downtown Las Vegas to the north, with stops at selected hotels and shopping attractions (Las Vegas Premium Outlets North & South).
While not on the Strip itself, the Las Vegas Monorail runs on the east side of the Strip corridor from Tropicana Avenue to Sahara Avenue.[31]
Several free trams operate on the west side of the Strip:
- Mandalay Bay Tram connecting the Mandalay Bay, Luxor, and Excalibur
- Aria Expess connecting the Monte Carlo, Crystals(also stop for Aria), and Bellagio
- Between Treasure Island and The Mirage
Taxis can stop only at hotel entrances or designated spots, so when planning to get somewhere, passengers inquire as to which hotel or taxi stand is closest to the intended destination.[32]
Prior to CAT bus service beginning operations in 1992, mass transit on the Strip was provided by a private transit company, Las Vegas Transit. The Strip route was their only profitable route and supported the whole bus system.
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The Deuce bus (CAT Enviro500)
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The Wrightbus Streetcar, used on the Strip and Downtown Express (SDX) route
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Aria Express
Free shuttles
Several hotel properties on the Strip provide free shuttles between other properties and attractions. Some of the shuttles have a policy requiring a room key from an affiliated casino—enforcement of these policies may vary.[33][34]
- Between Harrah's and the Rio. Approximately every 30 minutes.
- Between Paris/Bally's and the Rio. Approximately every 30 minutes.
- Between Hard Rock and the Fashion Show Mall. Leaves the Hard Rock every 60 minutes on the hour.
- Between Trump International Hotel and The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. Leaves the Trump Las Vegas every 15 minutes.
- Between Trump International Hotel and the Wynn. Leaves the Trump Las Vegas every 15 minutes.
Pedestrian traffic
Pedestrians can walk the length of the Las Vegas Strip with wide sidewalks in many places. Sidewalks can get crowded in the evenings and early mornings, especially on weekend nights. Crowds also gather near the outdoor shows at The Mirage and Bellagio.[35]
To improve pedestrian safety and help alleviate traffic congestion at popular intersections, several pedestrian footbridges were erected. Some feature designs that match the theme of the nearby resorts. The Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard footbridges were the first to be installed, and based on the success of this project additional footbridges have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard at the Flamingo Road intersection connecting Bellagio, Caesar's Palace, Bally's, and The Cromwell; between The Mirage/Treasure Island and The Venetian, and at the Las Vegas Boulevard-Spring Mountain and Sands Avenue intersection connecting the Wynn with the Fashion Show Mall, The Palazzo and Treasure Island. The latest to be completed connects Planet Hollywood, CityCenter and The Cosmopolitan at the Harmon Avenue intersection.[36]
Attractions on the Strip
Golf
In 2000, Bali Hai Golf Club opened just south of Mandalay Bay and the Strip.[37]
In recent years, all but the Desert Inn Golf Course have been removed to make way for building projects. Even though many golf courses along the strip were being torn down, such as the Tropicana Country Club and the Dunes golf course, developer Steve Wynn, founder of previously owned Mirage Resorts, purchased the Desert Inn and golf course for his new company Wynn Resorts. The Wynn Golf Club is "...the only golf course attached to a resort on the Las Vegas strip...".[38] In 2005, he opened Wynn Las Vegas, complete with remodeled golf course providing tee times to hotel guests only.
Amusement parks and rides
The strip is home to many amusement parks and rides. These include:
Shopping
- Bonanza Gift Shop is billed as the "World's Largest Gift Shop", with over 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) of shopping space.
- The Shoppes at The Palazzo feature luxury stores including the only Barneys New York department store in Las Vegas.
- Fashion Show Mall is adjacent to Treasure Island and opposite Wynn Las Vegas.
- Grand Canal Shoppes is a luxury mall connected to The Venetian with canals, gondolas and singing gondoliers.
- The LINQ is an open-air retail, dining, and entertainment district located between The Linq and Flamingo resorts that began a soft open in January 2014. It leads from a Strip-side entrance to the High Roller.
- Miracle Mile Shops is part of the Planet Hollywood hotel.
- The Forum Shops at Caesars is a luxury mall connected to Caesars Palace, with more than 160 shops and 11 restaurants.
- Crystals at CityCenter is a luxury high-fashion mall at CityCenter.
- Harmon Corner is a three story retail center located next to Planet Hollywood with shops and restaurants.
- Showcase Mall is next to MGM Grand, and displays a 100-foot Coca-Cola bottle.[39]
- The Park, a short east-west street between the Monte Carlo and New York-New York resorts is a park-like boulevard lined with retail shops and restaurants, leading to T-Mobile Arena.[40]
Entertainment
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The Las Vegas strip is well known for its lounges, showrooms, theaters and nightclubs;[41] most of the attractions and shows on the Strip are located on the hotel casino properties. Some of the more popular free attractions visible from the Strip include the water fountains at Bellagio, the volcano at The Mirage, and the Fall of Atlantis and Festival Fountain at Caesars Palace. There are several Cirque du Soleil shows, such as Kà at the MGM Grand, O at Bellagio, Mystère at Treasure Island, Zumanity (for ages 18 and older) at New York-New York, Criss Angel Believe at the Luxor, Zarkana at the Aria Resort and Casino, and Michael Jackson: One at Mandalay Bay.[42]
Many notable artists have performed in Las Vegas, including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Liberace,[43] and in more recent years Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Barry Manilow, Cher, Elton John, Bette Midler, Donny and Marie Osmond, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Mariah Carey and Olivia Newton-John have had residencies in the various resorts on the Strip. The only movie theatre directly on the Strip is the 10-screen Regal Showcase Theatre in the Showcase Mall next to the MGM Grand (opened in 1997 and operated by Regal Entertainment Group).[44]
Venues
The strip is home to many entertainment venues, many of them multipurpose. These include:
Locations of major landmarks
Current landmarks
| North towards Fremont Street
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| Stratosphere | ||
| Aztec Inn | ||
| Allure, Bonanza Gift Shop | ||
| Sahara Avenue | Sahara Avenue | |
| Festival Grounds | SLS | |
| Hilton Grand Vacations | All Net Resort and Arena (construction) | |
| Sky | ||
| Circus Circus | Fontainebleau (on hold), Turnberry | |
| Slots-A-Fun | Global Business District (construction) | |
| Resorts World (construction) | ||
| Desert Inn Road | Desert Inn Road | |
| Trump, Alon (construction) | Encore | |
| Fashion Show Mall | Wynn | |
| Spring Mountain Road | Sands Avenue | |
| Treasure Island | Palazzo, Sands Expo | |
| Venetian | ||
| Mirage | Casino Royale | |
| Harrah's | ||
| Linq, High Roller | ||
| Flamingo | ||
| Caesars Palace | Cromwell, Westin | |
| Flamingo Road | Flamingo Road | |
| Bellagio | Bally's | |
| Paris | ||
| Cosmopolitan | Planet Hollywood | |
| Harmon Avenue | Harmon Avenue | |
| CityCenter | Grand Chateau, Signature | |
| Monte Carlo | Showcase Mall | |
| T-Mobile Arena, New York-New York | MGM Grand | |
| Tropicana Avenue | Tropicana Avenue | |
| Excalibur | Tropicana, Hooters | |
| Luxor | ||
| Delano, Mandalay Bay | Skyvue (abandoned) | |
| Russell Road | ||
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Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign South towards Interstate 215 | ||
Former hotel/casino locations
| North towards Fremont Street
↑ | ||
| Vegas World | ||
| Honest John's Casino/Jolly Trolley Casino | Holy Cow | |
| Sahara Avenue | Sahara Avenue | |
| El Rancho Vegas | Sahara | |
| Wet 'n Wild | ||
| Thunderbird/Silverbird/El Rancho | ||
| Riviera | ||
| Westward Ho | La Concha Motel | |
| Silver City Casino | ||
| Stardust | Big Red's Casino/CBS Sports World Casino | |
| Desert Inn Road | Desert Inn Road | |
| Silver Slipper | ||
| New Frontier | Desert Inn | |
| Spring Mountain Road | Sands Avenue | |
| Sands | ||
| Castaways | Nob Hill Casino | |
| Holiday Casino, Holiday Inn | ||
| Flamingo Capri/Imperial Palace/Quad | ||
| O'Sheas Casino | ||
| Barbary Coast/Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon | ||
| Flamingo Road | Flamingo Road | |
| Dunes | MGM Grand | |
| Little Caesars Casino | ||
| Aladdin | ||
| Holiday Inn, Boardwalk | Harmon Avenue | |
| Marina | ||
| Tropicana Avenue | Tropicana Avenue | |
| Hacienda | ||
| Russell Road | ||
| Klondike | ||
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South towards Interstate 215 | ||
Demolished or closed Strip casinos and hotels
- Aladdin Hotel & Casino: Opened in 1963 as the Tally Ho, became the King's Crown in 1965, the Aladdin in 1966, and was demolished in 1998, and reopened in 2000. In 2007, the Aladdin was renamed Planet Hollywood.
- Big Red's Casino: Opened in 1981 and closed in 1982. Property developed for CBS Sports World Casino in 1997. Changed name to Sports World Casino after CBS threatened to sue.[45] Closed in 2001, now a shopping center.
- Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino: Closed in 2007, now The Cromwell.
- Boardwalk Hotel and Casino: Closed on January 6, 2006, demolished May 9, 2006 to make way for CityCenter.
- Castaways Hotel and Casino: Opened in 1957 as the San Souci Hotel and became the Castaways in 1963 and was demolished in 1987. Now The Mirage.
- Desert Inn: Closed on August 28, 2000, demolished in 2004, now Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas; Desert Inn golf course was retained and improved.
- Dunes Hotel and Casino: Closed on January 26, 1993, demolished in 1993, now Bellagio. The Dunes golf course is now occupied by parts of Monte Carlo, New York-New York, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, and T-Mobile Arena.
- El Rancho (formerly Thunderbird/Silverbird): Closed in 1992 and demolished in 2000. Now the unfinished Fontainebleau.
- El Rancho Vegas: Burned down in 1960. The Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare now exists on the south edge of the site where the resort once stood; the remainder is now the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
- Hacienda: Closed in 1996, demolished in 1996, now Mandalay Bay. Until 2015, a separate Hacienda operated outside of Boulder City, formerly the Gold Strike Inn.
- Holiday Casino: Opened in 1973 and closed in 1992. Now Harrah's Las Vegas.
- Holy Cow Casino and Brewery: First micro brewery in Las Vegas. Closed in 2002, property currently vacant.
- Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino: Opened in 1959 as the Flamingo Capri and became the Imperial Palace in 1979 and The Quad in 2012. Now The Linq.
- Jackpot Casino: Closed in 1977, now part of Bonanza Gift Shop
- Klondike Hotel & Casino: Closed in 2006, demolished in 2008.
- Little Caesars Casino: Opened in 1970 and closed in 1994. Paris Las Vegas now occupies the area.[46]
- MGM Grand Hotel and Casino: Closed in 1986 and now Bally's Las Vegas.
- Money Tree Casino: Closed in 1979, now Bonanza Gift Shop.
- Marina Hotel and Casino: Closed, adapted into MGM Grand, now the West Wing of the MGM Grand.
- New Frontier: Closed July 16, 2007, demolished November 13, 2007. Currently being redeveloped as Alon Las Vegas.
- Nob Hill Casino: Opened in 1979 and closed in 1990. Now Best Western + Casino Royale
- Riviera Hotel and Casino: Opened in 1955; Closed in May 2015 to make way for the Las Vegas Global Business District.
- Sahara Hotel and Casino: Closed on May 16, 2011. Reopened August 23, 2014 as SLS Las Vegas.
- Sands Hotel and Casino: Closed on June 30, 1996, demolished in 1996, now The Venetian.
- Silver City Casino: Closed in 1999, now the Silver City Plaza Shopping Center.
- Silver Slipper Casino: Opened in 1950 and closed and demolished in 1988. It became the parking lot for the New Frontier until its closure and demolition in 2007.
- Stardust Resort & Casino: Closed on November 1, 2006, demolished on March 13, 2007. Currently being redeveloped as Resorts World Las Vegas.
- Vegas World: Opened in 1979 and closed in 1995. Now the Stratosphere Las Vegas
- Westward Ho Hotel and Casino: Closed in 2005, demolished in 2006. Currently being redeveloped as Resorts World Las Vegas.
Gallery
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The iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign was built in 1959.
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The Strip in 2009.
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A view of the southern end of the Strip. Looking northward from Tropicana Avenue.
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View of the Strip, looking north from the Tropicana intersection.
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Photo taken May 21, 2010, a view of the Strip from the Renaissance Hotel.
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View of Monte Carlo Resort and Casino with City Center in the background
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Shopping promenade of the Bellagio at 6:30am, with Chanel and Giorgio Armani boutiques
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The Bellagio Fountains as seen from the hotel
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The Cosmopolitan
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The Las Vegas High Roller is the tallest Ferris wheel in the world
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Las Vegas Boulevard at night
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Wynn Las Vegas
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See also
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Further reading
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- Schmid, H. (2009), Economy of Fascination: Dubai and Las Vegas as Themed Urban Landscapes, Stuttgart; Berlin: E. Schweizerbart Science Publishers, ISBN 978-3-443-37014-5.
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