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Las Vegas - A City Guide
Las Vegas - A City Guide
Introduction
Las Vegas is the most populated city in Nevada, United States.
The city was founded in the first decade of the 20th century,
and is a major vacation, shopping, and gambling destination. The
center of gambling in the US, Las Vegas is sometimes called Sin
City due to the popularity of legalized gambling, availability
of alcoholic beverages any time (like all of Nevada), various
forms and degrees of adult entertainment. The nickname favored
by local government and promoters of tourism is The
Entertainment Capital of the World. The city's glamorous image
has made it a popular setting for films and television programs.
History
Major events in Las Vegas' history include:
¢ Establishment of Las Vegas as a railroad town (May 15, 1905).
¢ Legalization of gambling (March 19, 1931). ¢ Completion of
Hoover Dam (October 9, 1936). ¢ Opening of Bugsy Siegel's
Flamingo Hotel on what would become the Las Vegas Strip
(December 26, 1946). ¢ Above-ground testing of nuclear bombs
(1951 to 1963). ¢ The floods of 1955, 1984, 1999, and 2003. ¢
MGM Grand Hotel fire (November 21, 1980), the worst disaster in
Nevada history. ¢ Opening of the Mirage (November 22, 1989),
this began the era of mega resort casinos.
Place of interest
The city and surrounding areas offer many attractions for both
visitors and locals to enjoy. Just walking on the Strip and
gazing at the gaudy, garish, absurd wonder of it all can occupy
quite a lot of time. This is the number-one activity in Vegas;
at night and there are shows and plenty of other nighttime
entertainment. There are also plenty of out-of-town sightseeing
options, like Hoover Dam (a major tourist destination), Red Rock
Canyon, and nexus-of-all-conspiracy-theories Area 51, along with
excursions to the Grand Canyon. The main attractions for the
tourists are the casinos and their free shows. Free hotel
attractions, such as Bellagio's water-fountain ballet, The
Mirage's volcano and white-tiger exhibit, and the masquerade
show at the Rio and the utter piece of hooey that replaced the
pirate show at TI at the Mirage. Museums & Art Galleries
Besides the casinos another attraction in Las Vegas is its
museums. These museums are very much attached with the history
of Las Vegas, better to say, with the history of America. ¢
Boulder City / Hoover Dam Museum, ¢ Bruno's Indian Museum, ¢
Central Nevada Museum, ¢ Clark County Heritage Museum, ¢
Guinness World of Records Museum and Gift Shop are some of those
museums. Other than these some art museums and auto museums are
there in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Art Museum, George L. Sturman
Museum of Fine Art, Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts are some
of arts museums.
Shopping
Shopping in Vegas is endless and it's a shop-till-you-drop kind
of city. Some extensive malls and many hotels have
comprehensive, and sometimes highly themed, shopping arcades.
The most notable of the arcades are in Caesars Palace, Aladdin,
and The Venetian. In addition to the malls, outlets, and shops,
it's a good idea to drive to Maryland Parkway, which runs
parallel to the Strip on the east and has just about one of
everything: Target, Toys "R" Us, several major department
stores, Tower Records, major drugstores, some
alternative-culture stores (tattoo parlors and hip clothing
stores), and so forth. Las Vegas has a big factory-outlet center
just a few miles past the southern end of the Strip. Vegas has
quite a few antiques stores, nearly two dozen, of consistent
quality and price, nearly all located within a few blocks of
each other.
Food & Drink
Among the many images that come to mind when people think of Las
Vegas are cheap food deals, bargains so good the food is
practically free. Some of the big names are Pinot, Le Cirque,
Alizé, Aqua, Aureole, Olives, Lutèce, Border Grill,
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Nobu and
Rosemary's Restaurant. Las Vegas has some theme restaurants like
The House of Blues, Harley Davidson Café, The Hard Rock Café,
the Rainforest Café and Margaritaville.
Universities
University Of Nevada-Las Vegas is the main university located in
Las Vegas. Among other universities and community colleges
University Of Phoenix-Nevada, Community College Of Southern
Nevada, Community College Of Southern Nevada, Southern Nevada
University Of Cosmetology are some notable entities.
Sports
Las Vegas isn't known for its sports teams. Except for
minor-league baseball and hockey, the only consistent spectator
sports are those at UNLV. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a main
venue for car racing and should draw major events to Las Vegas.
But since the city has several top-notch sporting arenas, there
are important annual events that take place in Las Vegas. The
PGA Tour's Las Vegas Senior Classic is held each April in nearby
Summerlin, and the Las Vegas Invitational takes place in Las
Vegas each October. The National Finals Rodeo is held in UNLV's
Thomas and Mack Center each December.
Hotels & Accommodation
If there's one thing Vegas has, its hotels, big hotels and lots
of them. The 10 largest hotels in the United States - 9 of the
top 10 in the world - located in Vegas. There are lots to choose
from according ones need and choice.
Luxury Hotels
Vegas have elegant and grand hotels in its possession. The MGM
Grand, the Las Vegas Hilton, the Ritz-Carlton, the Hotel, the
Mirage, Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower - are some of these
big names.
Budget Hotels
If the visit to Vegas is in a particularly busy season and
booking in prominent hotels are over, here's a list of moderate
to very inexpensive alternatives - Budget Suites of America,
Travelodge, Budget Inn, Motel 6 Boulder Highway etc.
Tours and Sightseeing
Just about every hotel in town has a sightseeing desk offering a
seemingly infinite number of tours in and around Las Vegas.
You're sure to find The Reservation Center, a tour company of
international repute that will take you where you want to go a
good choice for your sightseeing tours. The tours include Air
Tours including Airplane, Helicopter Tours; Land tours including
ATV Tours, Bicycle Tours, Bus Tours, Walking / Hiking and
Horseback Riding; Water tours including Jet Ski Tours, Lake
Cruises, River Rafting, Wakeboarding, etc. These tours contain
destinations like Hoover Dam, Mount Charleston, and Red Rock
Canyon, Valley of Fire and Lake Mead. The Reservation Center is
one of the most comprehensive tour agencies and offers a wide
variety of tours.
Transport
The CAT Bus is the popular means of public transportation among
locals and tourists with 52 bus routes operating covering a
large portion of the valley. The Las Vegas Monorail runs from
the MGM Grand Hotel at the south end of the Strip to the Sahara
Hotel at the north end of the Strip. McCarran International
Airport provides commercial flights into the Las Vegas valley.
The airport also serves private aircraft, domestic and
international passenger flights, and freight/cargo flights.
Intercity bus service to Las Vegas is provided by traditional
intercity bus carriers, including Greyhound; many charter
services, including Green Tortoise; and several Chinatown bus
lines. Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is the only class one
railroad to provide rail freight service to the city.
About the author:
Name: Nivedita Balamurugan Occupation: Traveler Website:
www.thereservationcenter.com Email:
nivedita@thereservationcenter.com Business URL 1:
http://www.allcruiseexcursions.com Business URL 2:
http://www.allgrandcanyontours.com Personal URL:
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The Reservation Center
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