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a Circus Circus s Stratosphere Tower
Lucky the clown beckons visitors An observation deck at the top of this 1,149-ft
to this resort, which offers circus (350-m) tower offers fine views of the city and
acts and traditional carnival the ring of mountains that rise from the desert.
games on the mezzanine
floor above the casino.

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Resorts World Las Vegas
This sprawling resort is due
to open in 2018, and will 0 metres 300
supposedly include a live panda 0 yards 300
exhibit, along with a gaming
area and stylish restaurants.

Las Vegas Neon
The twinkling, flashing neon sign remains
the dominant icon of Las Vegas, even though
several of the new themed megaresorts here
have opted for a more understated look. Neon
is a gas discovered by British chemist Sir William
Ramsey in 1898. But it was a French inventor,
Georges Claude, who, in 1910, discovered that
an electric current passed through a glass tube
of neon emitted a powerful, shim mering light.
In the 1940s and ‘50s the craft of neon sign-
making was elevated to the status of an art
form in Las Vegas.

Spectacular view of Las Vegas resorts

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