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Exploring Las Vegas E A ST W
E A ST WASHI NG TO N AV EN U E E
NORTH 1ST ST
N LAS VEG AS BLVD
NO RTH MARYLAND PARKW A Y
NO RTH MARYLAND PARKW A Y
Las Vegas has two centers – the wonderland of the Strip, 1515 NORTH 1ST ST N LAS VEG AS BLVD ASHI NG TO N AV EN U
HA RR IS AV E NUE E
HA RR IS AV E NU
and the older Downtown area, where the city began in
1905 (see pp100–101). The Downtown area focuses on NORTH 9TH ST NORTH 9TH ST E A ST BO N A NZ A R OAD
CASINO CENTER BOULEVARD
Fremont Street (see p122), while the Strip is a 4.5-mile- PARKWAY E A ST BO N A NZ A R OAD 1 9
LINDEN AVENUE
(7.2-km-) long section of Las Vegas Boulevard (Hwy 604) PARKWAY S TE WAR T AV E N U EAST MESQUITE AVE 1 9 T T H S T R E E
EAST MESQUITE AVE
8TH ST
8TH ST
CENTRAL
that runs southwest towards California. Strictly speaking, CENTRAL Bus Terminal STREET CASINO CENTER BOULEVARD S TE WAR T AV E N U E E 16TH ST 16TH ST
9TH ST
9TH ST
GreyhoundGreyhound
the part of the Strip that lies south of Sahara Avenue is in Bus Terminal 1ST ST 1ST ST FREMONT STREET PARKWA 9595
LINDEN AVENUE H S T R E E T T
3RD ST
PARKWA Y Y
SOUTH MAIN

Clark County, while the city proper is centered around W BONNEVILLE AV SOUTH MAIN STREET 3RD ST DOWNTOWNDOWNTOWN M AR LI N A V E N U E E The famous Forum at Caesars Palace

M AR LI N A V E N U

W BONNEVILLE AVE E
CARSON AVE
CARSON AVE
FREMONT STREET
10TH ST
OGDEN AVENUE
OGDEN AVENUE
10TH ST
SOUTH G R A N D
MARYLAND
Downtown Vegas. Ringed by mountains, canyons, and 1515 7TH ST BRIDGER AVE MARYLAND
14TH STREET
1 5 T H ST RE E
desert, the Las Vegas area also has a wealth of natural SOUTH G R A N D GARCES 7TH ST BRIDGER AVE 14TH STREET 1 5 T H ST RE E T T Sights at a Glance
C O M M E RC E S T R E E T
4TH ST
16TH STREET
6TH ST
6TH ST
3R D S T T
beauty in a variety of national parks, some just a short 1ST ST 1ST ST GARCES AVENUE CLARK AVENU 16TH STREET
3R D S
CLARK AVENUE E
EAST BONNEVILLE AVENUE
EAST BONNEVILLE AVENUE
drive from the Strip (see pp124–25). C O M M E RC E S T R E E T COOLIDGE AVE 4TH ST AVENUE CIRCLE PARKCIRCLE PARK LEWIS A VENUE Hotels and Casinos Streets and Malls
LEWIS A VENUE
CASINO CENTER BLVD
CASINO CENTER BLVD
COOLIDGE AVE
LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
GASS AVE
1 Mandalay Bay
GASS AVE
9 Showcase Mall
E AS T CH A R LES TO N B O UL EVAR D D
SOUTH 3RD ST
SOUTH 3RD ST
E AS T CH A R LES TO N B O UL EVAR
2 Luxor
d Fremont Street Experience
HUNTRIDGEHUNTRIDGE
WE ST E RN AV EN UE E W WYOMING AVE SOUTH MAIN STREET SOUTH MAIN STREET EAST OAKEY BOULEVARD SOUTH 15TH STREET SOUTH 15TH STREET BRACKEN AVENUEBRACKEN AVENUE SOUTH BRUCE STREET
SOUTH 5TH ST
SOUTH 5TH ST
NORMAN AVENUE
WE ST E RN AV EN U
NORMAN AVENUE
SOUTH 7TH ST
SOUTH 7TH ST
4 New York New York
5 MGM Grand
t The Auto Collections at
SWEENEY AVESWEENEY AVE
W UTAH AVE
W UTAH AVE
the LINQ
W WYOMING AVE
6 Tropicana
INDUSTRIAL ROAD AVE SANTA C LARA DR SANTA ROSA DRIVE SANTA ROSA DRIVE BEVERLY WAY KEY BOULEVARD S O U T H PHILIPSPHILIPS AVE AVE SOUTH 17TH STREE SOUTH 17TH STREET T SP
INDUSTRIAL ROAD
EAST OA
BEVERLY WAY
WEST CHICAGO
WEST CHICAGO
SANTA C LARA DR
g Neon Museum
AVE
8 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
W ST LOUIS
W ST LOUIS
h Discovery Children’s Museum
E A S T S T L O U I S A V E N U E A V E N U E
0 Planet Hollywood
S 16TH ST
AVENUE
AVENUE
S 16TH ST
D
D
BAKERBAKER
PARADISE R
W BALTIMORE
PARKPARK
W BALTIMORE
AVE
History Museum
w Bellagio
W CINCINNATI
W CINCINNATI
EAST SAHARA AVENUE
AVE AVE PARADISE R SLS StationSLS Station E A S T S T L O U I S M A R Y L A N D PA R S O U T H M A R Y L A N D PA R K W AY q Paris j The Las Vegas Natural
AVE
EAST SAHARA AVENUE
k Old Las Vegas Mormon State
e Caesars Palace
WINCHESTERWINCHESTER
I N D US TR IA L RO AD
Historic Park
r Flamingo Las Vegas
W ES TWO OD D RIVE I N D US TR IA L RO AD LVHLVH KAREN AVENUE KAREN AVENUE y The Venetian Historic Towns and Cities
W ES TWO OD D RIVE
KAREN AVENUE KAREN AVENUE
BEL A I R D R
LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
u Mirage
DEL MAR AVENUE E
DEL MAR AVENU
l Boulder City and Hoover Dam
BEL A I R D R K W AY
The dazzling sight of the Las Vegas Strip, illuminated at SOU T H H IG H LA N D DRI VE E StationStation V EGAS V ALLE Y DR i Treasure Island
LAGUNA AV
LAGUNA AVE E
V EGAS V ALLE Y DR
CIRCUS CIRCUS DR
CIRCUS CIRCUS DR
VE GAS V A LL E Y DRIVE
o Wynn Las Vegas & Encore
night by myriad shimmering neon lights SOU T H H IG H LA N D DRI V RIVIERA BLVD COUNTRY CLUBCOUNTRY CLUB VE GAS V A LL E Y DRIVE Areas of Natural Beauty
RIVIERA BLVD
LAS VEGASLAS VEGAS
PINEHURS T D RIVE
NOR THNOR TH
PALO R A A V E E
a Circus Circus
1515 STRIPSTRIP JOE W. BR O W N DR I V E PINEHURS T D RIVE LA CANADA STREET LA CANADA STREET PALO R A A V p SLS Las Vegas z Lake Mead National
CONVENTION CENTER
DRIVE
DRIVE
CAPELLA CONVENTION CENTER s Stratosphere Recreation Area
CAPELLA
AVE x Valley of Fire State Park
AVE
JOE W. BR O W N DR I V E
Getting Around EA ST DESERT INN ROAD EAST DESER T INN ROADEAST DESER T INN ROAD c Mount Charleston
EA ST DESERT INN ROAD
The Strip is a long road, and driving FASHIO N SHOW DR LV ConventionLV Convention P AWNE E DRI VE v Red Rock Canyon
P AWNE E DRI VE
FASHIO N SHOW DR
Center StationCenter Station
is the best way to get around. Major WYNNWYNN SIERRA VISTA DRIVE Key
SIERRA VISTA DRIVE
GOLFGOLF
hotels have free parking lots, as well COURSECOURSE PARADISE ROAD PARA DISE ROAD LAS VEGASLAS VEGAS
INDUSTRIAL ROAD
AL G ONQUIN DR IVE E
NATIONAL NATIONAL
AL G ONQUIN DR IV
NORTHNORTH
as valet and shuttle bus services. SA N D S AVENUE ROYAL CRESTROYAL CREST GOLF COURSEGOLF COURSE Greater Las Vegas
CIRCLECIRCLE
The Deuce bus runs along the Strip, INDUSTRIAL ROAD SOUTHSOUTH O TTAWA DRIVE Central Las Vegas
SA N D S AVENUE
O TTAWA DRIVE
EAST TW A IN AVENUE
stopping at the major hotels, and EAST TW A IN AVENUE Interstate
continues to Downtown, while the Harrah's & theHarrah's & the C A M B R I D G E S T R E E T C A M B R I D G E S T R E E T EAST KATIE AVENU
EAST KATIE AVENUE
monorail service operates between JAY SARNO WA Y Y Quad StationQuad Station PALO VERDE ST PALO VERDE ST SWENSON STREET SWENSON STREET EAST VIKING ROAD AST VIKING ROAD Highway
JAY SARNO WA
E
the MGM Grand and SLS Las Vegas. Flamingo &Flamingo & Flamingo Wash
Flamingo Wash
Caesars Palace StationCaesars Palace Station
Taxis, Uber, and Lyft are also available.
EAST FLAMINGO ROAD
EAST FLAMINGO ROAD Greater Las Vegas
EAST FLAMIN GO ROAD
EAST FLAMIN GO ROAD 93
Bally's & ParisBally's & Paris 15
Tropicana Wash
StationStation Tropicana Wash

EAST ROCHELLE AVENUE 156 95 169
EAST ROCHELLE AVENUE
PARADISE ROAD PARA DISE ROAD
Desert NEV ADA
EAST UNIVERSITY AVE
EAST UNIVERSITY AVE National
Key LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH Wildlife
Muddy Mountains
EAST HARMON AVENUE 157 Las Vegas Dunes
EAST HARMON AVENUE
EAST HARMON AVENUE
EAST HARMON AVENUE Range
The Strip see pp106–109 S W EN SO N ST T Recreation Lands
KOVAL LANE
KOVAL LANE
E N A P LE S RO A D E N A P LE S RO A D North 147
GABRIEL DRIVE
GABRIEL DRIVE Las Vegas 147
RUE DE MONTE
AUDRIE ST AUDRIE ST
AUDRIE ST AUDRIE ST
S W EN SO N S
LORILYN AVE
RUE DE MONTE LORILYN AVE Sunrise
CARLO LAS Manor
CARLO
SOUT H L AMA R C
SOUT H L AMA R C T T
ELIZABETH AVE
ELIZABETH AVE VEGAS Winchester
MGM GrandMGM Grand Spring Valley
Lake
EAST TROPICANA AVENUE
0 kilometers 1 StationStation EAST TROPICANA AVENUE Blue Paradise Mead
Springs
0 miles 1 SOUTHSOUTH LULU AVELULU AVE Mountain Diamond Boulder Beach
RENO AVENUE
RENO AVENUE McCarranMcCarran R E ET WILBUR STREET WILBUR STREET EAST RENO AVENUE Enterprise 515 ARIZONA
STRIPSTRIP InternationalInternational PARADISE ROAD P ARADISEP ARADISE 160 93
EAST RENO AVENUE
AirportAirport
0 miles 10 Sloan
SPENCER STREET
SPENCER STREET
1515 15 Colo r ado
EAST HACIENDA AVENUE EAST HACIENDA AVENUE 10 95
EAST HACIENDA AVENUE
PARADISE ROAD
EAST HACIENDA AVENUE 0 km
WESTMINSTER AVE
WESTMINSTER AVE
RENT A CAR ROAD
RENT A CAR ROAD
R E ET
For keys to symbols see back flap For hotels and restaurants see pp238–40 and pp251–4
TAMARUS STREET
TAMARUS STREET
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