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The water show in
front of the Bellagio; St. Mark's
Place and the canals within the
Venetian; the Eiffel Tower replica
at Paris Las Vegas; the lion habitat
at MGM Grand; nightly volcano
eruptions at the Mirage; the Luxor
pyramid; the Roman streetscape at
the Forum Shops in Caesars Palace;
the Mardi Gras-style Show in the Sky
at Rio's Masquerade Village; the
view from the observation deck at
the Stratosphere Tower; the Fremont
Street Experience. This is Las
Vegas!
Historically, Fremont Street is
where it all began, from a small
railroad stop at the turn of the
century to one of the brightest
streets in the world. For decades,
Fremont Street was one of the best
places to cruise in a convertible
car but now the street has been
closed off to traffic and it is a
pedestrian paradise lined with
kiosks, souvenir shops and, of
course, many, many casinos.
 Often,
visitors to Las Vegas venture no
more than a few hundred yards away
from the Strip, the 3.5-mile-long
stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard
that's lined on both sides with
casino hotels. Because so much is
concentrated on one street, it is
easier to understand the layout of
the city if you break the Strip into
sections.
The South Strip begins near
McCarran International Airport,
extends north to Harmon Avenue and
includes the major intersection
where the Strip meets Tropicana
Avenue. The Central Strip runs from
Harmon north to Spring Mountain Road
and includes the busy Flamingo Road
intersection. The North Strip goes
from Spring Mountain to just north
of Sahara Avenue.
Downtown is located a few miles
north of the northern end of the
Strip. There the casinos are
smaller, older and less lavish, but
the area has its own theme
attraction, the outdoor light show
known as the Fremont Street
Experience.
If you want to see what there is
to do away from the casinos and
bright lights, take a panoramic peek
at nearby recreational areas such as
the spectacular Red Rock Canyon
National Conservation Area, Mt.
Charleston and the quaint little
town of Boulder City, the only town
in the state of Nevada where
gambling remains illegal.
City residents and visitors alike
say there is no place like Las
Vegas, Nevada anywhere else in the
world!
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