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Las Vegas, Nevada Photo: David Berkowitz Las Vegas is a mystical, dazzling, glitzy sea of neon lights. It beckons visitors with luxurious accommodations, unbelievable shows, exquisite restaurants, world-class gambling, and decadence on a grandiose scale. It is ancient Rome, romantic Paris, exotic Egypt, exciting New York City, and the Canals of Venice all rolled into one, fabulous, vacation destination. With millions of people having Las Vegas in their sights every year, it is not difficult to see why it has earned the title of Entertainment Capital of the World. Pedro Szekely Events Top 5 Grand Canyon National Park Pretty much everyone has heard of the Grand Canyon. The stunning landscape w... Gambling There is no doubt that the main attraction in Las Vegas is gambling. There i... Hoover Dam jumpyjodes The Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam on... Fountains of Bellagio The Bellagio Fountains, a choreographed dance of water and light set to 29 d... Death Valley National Park Death Valley is a hot, low, and dry desert valley within the Mojave desert, ... ADTeasdale Updated 04 June 2015 Destination: Las Vegas, Nevada Publishing date: 2015-06-04 THE CITY ArrivalGuides goes ArrivalTV! jumpyjodes Shortly after gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931 and construction of the rst hotel/casinos had begun, who could have known that it was the beginning of the phenomenon known simply as Vegas—a glamorous, fantasy oasis in the middle of the desert? There is much more to Las Vegas than gambling, eating, and shopping. It is a vibrant, fast growing, and progressive city that attracts some of the largest conventions and business meetings in the world. Each year, over 50,000 people relocate permanently to this city thanks to the abundance of jobs, low taxes, healthy climate and beautiful surroundings. With 320 days of sunshine annually, Las Vegas can also boast of some of the best golng facilities in the country. Beyond the famous ve-mile Las Vegas Strip, there are also the historic and exciting Fremont Street, home of the original casinos that started the Vegas craze back in the 1930s. Millions of tourists come to see the Freemont Experience—an incredible and breathtaking light and sound show presented on a domed structure covering several blocks in the downtown area. Las Vegas is a growing city: every year bigger, more spectacular hotels and casinos are being designed and built to amaze and entertain people from all over the world. Destination: Las Vegas, Nevada Publishing date: 2015-06-04 DO & SEE Gambling There is no doubt that the main attraction in Las Vegas is gambling. There is a level of gambling for every visitor, whether experienced or a rst-timer. If you are new to gaming, most casinos oer free lessons, usually in the morning hours on table games such as Blackjack, Craps, and Roulette. The new penny slots are probably the most Photo: Paul Fundenburg popular with the recreational gambler because of the It is impossible to see and do everything that Las Vegas bonus games within the games. The jackpots are, of has to oer in one trip, which is what keeps visitors course, not nearly as large as dollar slots, but the games returning over and over again. The choices can be are fun and entertaining: there is money to be won. overwhelming. Good planning is the key to any great Photo: Pcb21 vacation, but that is especially the case here. More Info: The 21-year age limit for all gambling is strictly enforced. Grand Canyon National Park Hoover Dam Pretty much everyone has The Hoover Dam, once known heard of the Grand Canyon. as Boulder Dam, is a concrete The stunning landscape with arch-gravity dam on the its impressive size is a sight border between Arizona and that should not be missed if Nevada. Named after you are anywhere near it. The President Herbert Hoover and national park consists of 277 miles (446 km) of the dedicated by President Franklin Roosevelt, the Hoover Colorado River and the erosion's eects on the Dam is visited by nearly one million people each year. surrounding landscape. The Grand Canyon is 18 miles (29 Hoover Dam is a national historic landmark and the km) wide, and a mile (1,6 km) deep. It is possible to hike 9 highest concrete dam in the Western Hemisphere, more miles (14,5 km) down the Bright Angel Trail all the way to than 725 feet (220 m) above the Colorado River. It has 17 the bottom. generators that produce 4 billion kilowatts of electricity a year, which makes it one of the country’s largest Photo: Poco a poco Address: Grand Canyon, AZ hydroelectric power facilities. Phone: +1 928 638 7888 Internet: www.nps.gov/grca Photo: LICKO More Info: The Grand Canyon lies 250 miles from Las Vegas. There are Address: Hoover Dam Access Rd several companies that oer day trips and dierent tours out there. If you Opening hours: Daily 9am-5pm have a car and want to drive there yourself, you take highway 93 south Phone: +1 702 494 2517 to Interstate 40 east to highway 64. Count on approximately 4.5 hours Internet: www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam to get there. Email: [email protected] Destination: Las Vegas, Nevada Publishing date: 2015-06-04 Fountains of Bellagio Fremont Street Experience The Bellagio Fountains, a The Fremont Street choreographed dance of water Experience is a highly and light set to 29 dierent successful attempt to draw operas, country, or pop the millions of visitors to Las musical selections, is Vegas back to the downtown presented at the quarter-mile area. A domed-canopy 90 feet lake in front of the Hotel Bellagio. Each show is dierent (27,5 meters) above the street was constructed along ve and lasts ve to 10 minutes, with the water blasted city blocks lined with some of the oldest casinos in Las hundreds of feet into the sky. Shows take place every 30 Vegas. Every evening from sundown to midnight, the minutes from 3pm to 8pm and every 15 minutes from canopy becomes a giant screen showing high resolution 8pm to midnight. The best time to see the fountains is at images accompanied by concert-quality sound. At the top night and to stand on the street side of the lake. Crowds of each hour, visitors pour into the streets, looking will start to gather about ve minutes before each show so skyward in anticipation of one of the six dierent shows get there a little early to get an unobstructed view. lasting six to nine minutes. Photo: Joao Carlos Medau Photo: John Phelan Address: 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV Address: 425 Fremont St (btwn N Main St & Las Vegas Blvd) Phone: +1 702 693 7111 Phone: +1 702 678 5777 Internet: www.bellagio.com Internet: www.vegasexperience.com Email: [email protected] Death Valley National Park Volcano at the Mirage Death Valley is a hot, low, and dry desert valley within the Every 30 minutes from 7pm Mojave desert, east of the to midnight, the tranquil Sierra Mountains. It holds the waterfalls in front of the record for the hottest July Mirage are transformed into temperature ever recorded at an erupting volcano, beginning Furnace Creek. On July 10, 1913, temperatures reached a with thunderous explosions stunning 134 °F (56.7 °C). Death Valley has an area of and followed with bright orange ames leaping into the about 3,000 square miles (7.800 km²) and is located near night sky and molten lava streaming through the the border of California and Nevada. three-acre lagoon area. The heat can be felt by onlookers standing across the wide Las Vegas Boulevard. Photo: Brocken Inaglory Address: Death Valley National Park, NV Photo: Nandaro Phone: +1 760 786 3200 Address: 3400 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV Internet: www.nps.gov/deva Opening hours: Daily 7pm-11pm Phone: +1 702 791 7111 Internet: www.mirage.com Destination: Las Vegas, Nevada Publishing date: 2015-06-04 Fall of Atlantis Fountain Show at Caesars Photo: Clément Bardot Palace Address: 29450 Valley Fire Road, Overton, NV On the hour every hour, the Phone: +1 702 397 2088 Fall of Atlantis Fountain Show Internet: www.parks.nv.gov Email: [email protected] is presented in the Forum Shops next to the Cheesecake Secret Garden of Siegfried and Roy and The Factory. The show involves Dolphin Habitat the mythical King Atlas, sibling Enter the Secret Garden, a greed, a 20-foot winged beast, re, oods, and best of all, tropical sanctuary for some of giant talking statues. the most exotic and rare creatures in the world. Photo: King of Hearts Siegfried and Roy, famous for Address: 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV Phone: +1 702 731 7110 their magic shows, are deeply Internet: www.vegas.com committed to saving these animals from extinction through research and education. In addition to the Royal Red Rock Canyon State Park White tigers, there are spotted leopards, white lions, black Red Rock Canyon State Park panthers, and an Asian elephant. Atlantic Bottlenosed oers scenic desert clis that Dolphins live in a 2.5 million gallon water habitat including reach up to 3,000 feet (914 an articial coral reef. meters), spectacular rock formations, and abundant Photo: Paxsimius Address: 3400 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV wildlife, including hawks, Opening hours: Mon-Sun 10am-6pm squirrels, and lizards. Recreational activities available here Phone: +1 702 791 7111 are camping, sightseeing, hiking, and more. Internet: www.mirage.com Photo: John Fowler Things to do outside Las Vegas Address: Scenic Loop Drive, Las Vegas, NV There are over 100 dierent Phone: +1 702 515 5350 Internet: www.redrockcanyonlv.org tours oered by a variety of Email: [email protected] tour companies in Las Vegas including sightseeing to the Valley of Fire State Park Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, Valley of Fire State Park is Lake Mead and the Colorado Nevada’s oldest and largest River, Red Rock and the Valley of Fire and Mt.