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Las Vegas City Strip
Fast Facts
Location: Las Vegas Boulevard, Nevada, United States
Time to Visit: Any time of the year
How to Reach:
Rental Car
All major car rental companies have their booths at the baggage claim area of the McCarran airport. A rented car is the best way to reach the strip if you are not on a guided tour.
Taxi
You can hire a taxi from outside the airport. There is a long taxi line. Ask for help from the airport personnel who is stationed on the taxi curb to help you flag one.
Public Transportation:
Catch a shuttle coach at the north and west sides of the baggage claim areas, just outside door Exits 8 to 14. The most popular ones are Bell and Trans and Grayline Coach. However, there are others too. You can also opt for the Citizens Area Transit Bus System.
Nearest International Airport: McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas
Towards the south of the Las Vegas city, time and space collapse into one another. Themes and architectural motifs as diverse as the Egyptian and the Medieval, jostle for space to create a unique world of allurement and attraction. And as the sun sets behind the Vegan cityscape, endless lines of neon signs over casinos and bars conspire to present a post-modern space of sensual magic that immerses pleasure seeking visitors in an unearthly spectacle of delight and indulgence. There is no other place in the world like it, nothing matches it in glamour and flash, nothing surpasses it in the fun quotient – it is the Las Vegas City Strip – the very quintessence of the good life.
Geographically, Las Vegas Boulevard South in the Paradise and Winchester areas excluding Clark County, Nevada are known as Las Vegas City Strip or only the Strip. The fascinating street is 6.4 km long and is dotted with numerous hotels, resorts, restaurants and casinos.
Walking around
The Las Vegas Strip area, starting from the Stratosphere Hotel at the northern end and running all the way to the Mandalay Bay Resort at the southern end, is home to a number of attractions like
- Eiffel Tower Experience at Paris Las Vegas: If you do not have the experience of traveling in Paris, you may come to Paris Las Vegas Casino Hotel which boasts of a 1/2-scale version of the iconic landmark.
- Fountains of Bellagio: Bellagio's choreographed waters are famous for producing rippling sound effects. At night, it looks awesomely beautiful when the waters of Bellagio leap and sway inside a startling light show.
- Gondola Rides at Venetian Las Vegas: The experience of cruising in an authentic Venetian gondola is restored as an attraction in the Las Vegas desert.
- Guggenheim Museum at Venetian Las Vegas: With its treasured collection of art, it is one of the most cultured attractions of Las Vegas Strip.
- King Tut Museum at Luxor Las Vegas: King Tutankhamun's tomb, invented in Egypt in 1922, has been reconstructed at Luxor Las Vegas with all its golden glory.
- Las Vegas Fashion Show Mall: It draws the shoppers who appreciate the best retailers in the US.
- Las Vegas Monorail: With stoppages at Mandalay Bay, Luxor, New York New York, Paris, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, the Venetian, the Las Vegas Hilton, and the Las Vegas Convention Center, the 4 mile route of the Las Vegas monorail is one of the most eye-popping paths in the country.
- Red Rock Canyon: Located only a 20 minutes drive from the Las Vegas Strip, Red Rock Canyon offers an exciting entrance to the desert.
- Stratosphere Tower: Owned by Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, it is a tower, hotel and casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip. It is the northernmost of the major Strip casinos and the only one which is actually located in the city of Las Vegas.
- Volcano at the Mirage: Known for its iconic Strip-front feature, the Volcano at the Mirage has been a signature attraction of Las Vegas.
Entertainment
Most of the fascinating attractions and absorbing shows on the Strip are located on the hotel casino properties. The famous old Las Vegas Shows include the shows featuring headline entertainment, performance of well-known bands, scantily-clad dancing girls and ribald humor. You can still find some of them on the Strip.
The afternoon and the early evening performances are usually family-oriented presentations while the late night performances are more adult-oriented. Some of the newer shows are even more extravagant than the former ones.
Shopping
The Strip is, undoubtedly, one of the best shopping hubs in Nevada. Numerous shops are scattered all over the area. Some of the well-known shopping centers are Bonanza Gift Store, Fashion Show Mall, the Forum Shops at Caesars, Grand Canal Shoppes, Miracle Mile.
Eating out
Since the time of Bugsy Siegel, Las Vegas has been famous not only for its gambling, but for its fine dining and free-flowing drinks as well. Quality food in large quantities has been the staple of Las Vegas hospitality and the all-you-can-eat buffet is served at nearly every casino. For more serious dining, Las Vegas provides a number of good restaurants. Each of the large casinos features at least 4 or 6 restaurants.
Major hotel locations
Numerous hotels in the Strip are always ready to accommodate the coming travelers. The amount of accommodation available here is huge. Starting from the luxury hotels, there are numerous options for those to whom budget is the main concern. You will surely find suitable accommodation in Las Vegas Strip according to your taste, mood and budget.
Some of the popular places to reside at the Strip are Bally's Casino Resort, Cancun Resort, Excalibur Hotel and Casino, New Frontier Hotel and Casino, Harrah's Las Vegas, Jockey Club, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, South Point Hotel & Casino, Travelodge South Strip. They are the glowing highlights of the Strip.
Check out the following links, for wonderful views of the Las Vegas strip:
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=FtaTH9JvEIY: For a wonderful night time view of the fascinating Las Vegas strip, with all the lights, the major landmarks, hotels and casinos, watch this video!
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=u31LxOZz9KA: To find out why the Las Vegas strip is considered to be a place almost out of this world, an unearthly paradise of lights and glitz, watch this wonderful aerial view of the place.
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=_kzjwZh7q1E&feature=related: For a view of the fabulous New Year celebration at the Las Vegas strip, which matches the glamour of any other place in the world, and often surpasses them, check this video out! You will know why it is one of the places you have to visit in a lifetime.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1128422/night_heli_ride_vegas/: Another wonderful aerial view of the Las Vegas strip. Check out the wonderful glamour and charm of the place.
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