Las Vegas, located in the deserts of Nevada, glows like a dazzling jewel at night when illuminated with neon lights. What makes it one of the most touristic places are the lasting memories that visitors take home with them.
Long ago, Nevada had a deer town called Las Vegas. It was during 1931 that he obtained his first gaming license. Since then, Vegas has continued to attract herds of casinos and players. The initial visitors were mostly post-war gangsters and later developed as a preferred hangout for the Rat Pack of the mid-60s. Today, it presents a dazzling sight with massive hotels, incredible neon lights, and strange personalities.
You will find many distinguished hotels in Las Vegas. Traveling along the journey is like traveling the world. The Caesars Palace Hotel takes you back to the beginnings of Rome, while the Mirage makes you marvel at an erupting volcano. You can enjoy Champagne when you reach the top of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, or look at the skyline of the Big Apple from the New York hotel.
Strip
Right in the heart of this city, a six-kilometer-long highway stretches down Las Vegas Boulevard, better known as “The Strip.” It gained popularity by multiplying casinos and hotels in the mid-1940s. One that appeared among the first was the Flamingo. Gangster by the name of Bugsy Siegel opened it in 1946 and was nicknamed after his girlfriend Flamingo. The strip has appeared in several Hollywood movies. Now, it is well known for many of its five-star casinos, pools, day spas, and glamorous nightlife that it offers.
Bellagio Casino
Having had a grand opening during 1998, Bellagio ranks among the most famous resorts in the world and draws huge crowds. Its designer was inspired by an Italian city called Bellagio located next to Lake Come. The ceiling in its lobby, which is photographed all too often, has an art illustration, the “Fiori di Como” by Dale Chihuly. It was understood from more than two thousand hand-blown colored glass flowers. It is famous for its huge lake and incredible musical fountains that become functional at night. Ocean’s Eleven, a 2001 movie had Bellagio in the background and made it a memorable sight for moviegoers.
Mandalay Bay Shark Reef
Vegas goes out of its way for its visitors, offering them to experience many of the most dangerous and alien sea creatures by diving into deep waters.
The Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino contains the Shark Reef Aquarium, which is home to more than two thousand animals, including a rare golden crocodile and inhabitants of the land like the Komodo dragon. Without traveling too far or getting your feet and legs wet, you can get up close and personal with the endangered varieties of jellyfish, turtles, sharks and piranhas at Las Vegas casinos.