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A View of the Strip: 1 e Caesars Palace Caesars Palace
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The heart of Las Vegas lies along Las Vegas Boulevard, the grounds of Caesars Palace. One of the the grounds of Caesars Palace. One of the
Strip’s oldest and most glamorous hotels, Strip’s oldest and most glamorous hotels,
a sparkling vista of neon known simply as “the Strip.” Caesars was built in 1966. Inside, the lavish Caesars was built in 1966. Inside, the lavish
This southern stretch of the Strip is home to a cluster of Forum Shops mall features moving statues.Forum Shops mall features moving statues.
vast, lavishly themed hotels, including Luxor, New York
New York, and the Bellagio. Aiming to satisfy all visitor’s
needs in one location, with restaurants, shops, and casinos,
the hotels are best appreciated at night, when the lights
come on and these mega-resorts become a fantasyland
of such riotous design as the sphinx that fronts the The glittering Strip by night
Luxor hotel’s striking pyramid. Change is con stant
along the Strip, where hotels get even larger,
acclaimed chefs open new restaurants, and long- 4 New York New York w Bellagio t The LINQ
A replica of the Statue of Liberty
running shows close to make room for the latest stars. forms part of the façade of Lighting the ceiling of the hotel’s This hotel and casino is famous for
this hotel, which is composed elegant lobby, this colorful glass its classic car collection, which is
installation was designed by
open to visitors.
of a host of Manhattan
landmarks such as the famous glass artist Dale Chihuly.
2 Luxor Empire State Building.
The re-created Grand
Staircase is one of 7 CityCenter
the highlights of This complex features
the Titanic Artifact a collection of soaring
Exhibition (shown hotels and gaming resorts.
left) at the Luxor. Monte Carlo’s
Renaissance-style
architecture comes to
1 Mandalay Bay 3 Excalibur life at this hotel.
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8 Cosmopolitan mark, the Eiffel Tower,
of Las Vegas dominates the Strip.
The resort’s beach club lets
you escape the heat in style.
9 Showcase Mall
This is a striking building,
with a giant neon Coca-Cola
bottle. It contains a themed
attraction run by M&M’s®
candy company.
r Flamingo Las Vegas
6 Tropicana 5 MGM Grand 0 Planet Hollywood The flaming pink and orange neon feathers of
This casino has a Miami South This famous statue of Leo, symbol The reputation of this hotel, which opened as the the Flamingo hotel’s façade are a famous Strip
Beach theme, with a stunning Art of the Hollywood film studio, Aladdin in 1963, as one of the glitziest on the Strip was icon. Redesigned in the 1970s and 1980s, the
Nouveau-style stained-glass ceiling MGM, rises 45 ft (14 m) above sealed when Elvis married Priscilla here in 1967. It retains original 1946 building was the beloved project
and glass lamps. the corner of Tropicana Avenue. the old glamor under its new guise, Planet Hollywood. of gangster Bugsy Siegel (see p101).
For hotels and restaurants see pp238–40 and pp251–4
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