A Guide to Vegas
So you’re in Vegas, now what do you do? Check out our list of the most scenic Las Vegas landmarks to help you plan your stay!
7) ‘Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas’ Sign
The Welcome to Las Vegas Sign on the southern Strip. Photo Credit; creative Commons.
Anyone driving into Sin City from the south is going to be given a fabulous Vegas welcome by the iconic sign that acts as unofficial entry point into the Strip. Erected in 1959, the sign’s been featured in numerous Hollywood movies and was even incorporated into the design for the 2005 Nevada license plate, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the state’s glitziest city.
6) Fremont Street Experience
The entertainment wonders of the downtown Fremont Street Experience. Photo credit: Creative Commons.
Before you check out the Strip, why not take a trip back into Vegas’ past? The Fremont Street Experience, a canopied pedestrian mall set in the heart of the downtown area, can trace its roots back to the foundation of Sin City in 1905. By the 1950s, Fremont had become home to some of Vegas’ most famous casinos like the Golden Nugget. The Strip had eclipsed Fremont by the Eighties, but the area has been revitalized by the construction of the Experience in 1994.
5) Vegas Vic Neon Signs
Vegas Vic, an historic downtown Las Vegas Landmark
The 40-foot tall neon cowboy standing in front of The Pioneer Club, a former casino on Fremont Street that’s now a souvenir store, is known by all residents of Sin City as Vegas Vic. Vic’s been saying “Howdy, podner” to visitors since 1951, so it’s fortunate that his brightly-coloured cowboy duds have been smartened up in the early 1970s and, most recently, in 1998.
4) Paris Las Vegas
The City of Love in Sin CIty at Paris Las Vegas. Photo credit: Creative Commons.
Why go all the way to Paris, France, to see the City of Light’s famous monuments when you can take in a range of imitations much closer to home – and have fun gaming all at the same time? The Paris Las Vegas hotel and casino complex features a half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower and a two-thirds imitation of the Arc de Triomphe.
3) Sphinx & Pyramids at the Luxor
Visit Egypt without leaving Las Vegas at the Strip’s Luxor Hotel. Photo credit: Creative Commons.
You don’t need to stay at the Luxor, located on the southern end of the Strip, to take in its Egyptian-themed attractions. Ask a riddle to the the 110-foot tall recreation of the Great Sphinx of Giza and then marvel at the 365-foot high pyramid that forms the structure of the hotel, which took 18 months to build before opening in 1993. Inside the pyramid, check out the Luxor’s casino to unearth an imitation of King Tutankhamen’s Tomb.
2) Bellagio Fountains
La vie est belle at…The Bellagio Fountains on the Vegas Strip. Photo credit: Creative Commons.
The Bellagio Fountains are a set of fountains like no other. Part of the eight-acre lake that lies in front of the Strip’s Bellagio Hotel & Casino complex, the fountains becomes an integral part of an elaborate music and light show every afternoon and evening until midnight. The Bellagio Fountains don’t just spray jets of water – they make it dance to Sin City-themed music like Elvis’ ‘Viva Las Vegas’.
1) Stratosphere Tower
Check out all the other Las Vegas landmarks from the Stratosphere Hotel’s Tower.
The 1,149-foot tall Stratosphere Hotel & Casino’s Tower is topped by an observation area where visitors can marvel at the breathtaking views of the Strip and Sin City’s other landmarks. The tower is the tallest tower in Las Vegas and the highest observation structure in the whole of the US. Plan a visit that’s literally out of this world on Stratosphere’s website.
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