According to topschoolsintheusa, Las Vegas is no ordinary city – not even when it comes to sightseeing. While hotels in other metropolises usually only represent the starting point for exploring the city, in Las Vegas they are the undisputed stars. Here are some highlights:
Aria Resort & Casino
One of the newest hotel complexes on the Strip, modern elegance made of glass and steel, high-quality furnishings and sustainable use of resources.
Bellagio
A water ballet surrounded by light shows is performed several times a day in front of the Bellagio. Over a thousand fountains dance to Sinatra and Pavarotti.
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace was the first themed hotel on the Strip. Built in Roman style in 1966, it is home to the “Colosseum” and the “Forum Shops” shopping street.
Luxor
The 110 meter high glass pyramid is located at the southern end of the Strip and can even be seen from space thanks to a laser beam that shoots into the sky from the top of the pyramid.
Mandalay Bay
is home to Shark Reef, an aquarium that is home to endangered tropical fish species and various species of sharks. Mandalay Bay is also the performance location of the musical highlight “Mamma Mia”.
MGM Grand
One of the largest hotels in the world. Known for hosting major sporting events such as boxing matches and hosting the show “MGM Grand’s Crazy Horse Paris”
Excalibur
Excalibur is the name of the place where kitsch breaks all boundaries. Built in the “King Arthur” style, it entertains its guests with knights, jugglers, magicians and minstrels. There is also a medieval village.
The Mirage
The classic on the Strip: After sunset, a volcano erupts in the front yard every hour on the hour. Where Siegfried and Roy once performed, the Cirque du Soleil show “Love” has taken over the stage.
Paris
The French capital in miniature: the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre are also present. Incidentally, the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower provides a fantastic view over the Strip.
Venetian
The perfect replica of Venice: with canals, singing gondoliers, a replica of St. Mark’s Square and many palaces in the style to match.
Wynn & Encore Though
the opulent interior design is a matter of taste, the luxurious spa at the Encore, like the twin hotel, is considered one of the best in town. There are also exclusive pool areas and clubs as well as different restaurants.
More Las Vegas Attractions
The Strip
With its large and legendary hotels, Las Vegas Boulevard South – known as the Strip – is the most famous avenue in the gambling metropolis. It stretches 7.2 kilometers from the Mandalay Bay Hotel in the south to the Stratosphere Tower in the north. The most famous hotels on the Strip include the Luxor, MGM Grand Hotel, the Bellagio, Planet Hollywood and the New York New York Hotel.
Las Vegas High Roller
Located directly on the Las Vegas Strip, the “Las Vegas High Roller” is the newest attraction. At 167 meters high, it is the tallest Ferris wheel in the world. A gondola seats 40 people and offers breathtaking views of the Las Vegas Strip, especially at night. Even weddings can be celebrated in the Ferris wheel. Open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. A tour lasts around 30 minutes.
Stratosphere Tower
At 359 meters tall, the Stratosphere Tower is the tallest free-standing observation tower in the United States.
Downtown Las Vegas
Downtown is where the Las Vegas fun began over a hundred years ago—1905 to be exact. Steeped in history, the area offers travelers a contrast to the glitzy, glamorous Strip. The Container Park, with an abundance of restaurants, bars, food shops and fashion boutiques, is a highlight, as is the zipline SlotZilla, where visitors are suspended on zip lines 30 meters above the heads of pedestrians – right under the world-renowned video roof of the Freemont Street Experience .
Fremont Street
In 1995, the former main street in downtown Las Vegas, with its old casinos and famous neon signs, was converted into an attractive, covered pedestrian street and thus saved from demolition. With 12.5 million LEDs and 540 kilowatts of music output from 208 loudspeakers, it invites you to watch the world’s largest video show every evening after dark.
Billboards have played an important role here since the gambling metropolis was founded. The Neon Boneyard Museumtells the story of the city in a way that only ‘in the cemetery of neon signs’ is possible. The city’s history is evident at first glance at the museum: the shell-shaped lobby of the former La Concha Motel, which used to stand on the south end of the Strip, has now been transported to the north end of the Strip and now houses the museum’s entrance, which houses the visitor center located. The open-air museum houses more than 150 neon signs – from individual letters to entire letters and billboards, dating back to the 1930s. Guided tours tell the unique stories of each neon sign, from design and inspiration to creation and the role each sign played in the city’s past.
Also closely linked to the city’s history is organized crime, which is the theme of the Mob Museum . It’s hard to believe that just 30 years ago the big strip casinos were run by the ‘mob’ – as the crime syndicates were called. Martin Scorsese’s film “Casino” was not fiction, but reality and you can learn all about it in this unique museum. The interactive exhibition tells what Al Capone, Charlie Luciano, Benjamin Siegel, Sam Giancana, Frank Rosenthal, Mickey Cohen and Tony Spilotro were really all about. As a counterpoint, however, the visitor also learns how and what the FBI did in its hunt for the mafia bosses. Appropriately, the museum is housed in the former courthouse.
