The south end of The Strip. Approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here.

The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is 4 mi (6.7 km) of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas, Nevada that has been designated an All-American Road. Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on The Strip. Over the years, Las Vegas Boulevard South has been called Arrowhead Highway, Salt Lake Highway, U.S. Highway 91, and Los Angeles Highway. The Strip was reportedly named by police officer Guy McAfee, after his hometown's Sunset Strip. The Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. CREDIT: Jon Sullivan. ... The Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. CREDIT: Jon Sullivan. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer, symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city Las Vegas from U.S. Highway 93 Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada, United States, and a major tourist, shopping, vacation and gambling destination. ... State nickname: Silver State, Battle Born State (official) Other U.S. States Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Governor Kenny Guinn Official languages None Area 286,367 km² (7th)  - Land 284,396 km²  - Water 1,971 km² (0. ... -1... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey A casino is a building that accommodates gambling. ... A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation. ... United States Highway 91 is a north-south United States highway. ... For the band, see The Police. ... The Sunset Strip is a mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, that runs from Crescent Heights Boulevard in Hollywood to Doheny Drive in West Hollywood. ...

The Strip runs from the Stratosphere at the northern end, to the Mandalay Bay on the southern end. Of the 4 miles, nearly 3.5 miles of it is located in the township of Paradise, Clark County, only a small portion is within the city limits of Las Vegas. McCarran Airport is located at the southern end of The Strip, along with the famous Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign. The Stratosphere from the north. ... Mandalay Bay casino from the north Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is a hotel/casino on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Looking west toward Paradise Road and the Las Vegas Strip in the township of Paradise, Nevada Paradise is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Location in the state of Nevada Formed February 5, 1908 Seat Las Vegas Area  - Total  - Water 20,955 km² (8,091 mi²) 467 km² (180 mi²) 2. ... McCarran International Airport (IATA:LAS, ICAO:KLAS) is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County, it is located in Paradise, Nevada. ... The sign, just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip, welcoming visitors to the city. ...

In addition to the large hotels, casinos and resorts, The Strip is home to a few smaller casinos, motels, and other attractions, such as M&M World, Adventure Dome and the Fashion Show Mall. Starting in the mid 1990s, The Strip became a popular New Year's Eve celebration destination. The word motel originates from the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, first built in 1925 by Arthur Heinman. ... Fashion Show Mall is located at 3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... The Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge illuminated under New Years Eve Fireworks 2005 New Years Eve is a celebration held the day before New Years Day, on December 31, the final day of the year. ...

History

The first hotel to be built on what is today's Strip was the El Rancho Vegas, opening on April 3, 1941 and standing for almost 20 years before being destroyed by fire in 1960. The El Rancho Vegas was located at 2500 Las Vegas Blvd. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1968, Kirk Kerkorian purchased the Flamingo and hired Sahara Hotels Vice President Alex Shoofey as President. Alex Shoofey brought along 33 of Sahara's top executives. The Flamingo was used to train future employees of the International Hotel, which was under construction. Opening in 1969, the International Hotel with 1,512 rooms, would become the largest hotel in the world, and begin the era of mega-resorts. The International is known as the Las Vegas Hilton today. 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Kirk Kerkorian (b. ... The Flamingo Las Vegas is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment and is located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada owned by Colony Capital. ...

July 5, 1973 added a new resort to The Strip. The (original) MGM Grand, also a Kerkorian property, opened with 2,084 rooms, ranking as the number one hotel in the world by number of rooms at that time. On November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand suffered the worst resort fire in the history of Las Vegas, killing 87 people (84 in the fire and three more due to injuries) as a result of electriclal problems. It reopened eight months later. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

In 1986, Kerkorian sold the MGM Grand to Bally Manufacturing and it was renamed Bally's. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ballys Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. ...

The opening of The Mirage in 1989 set a new level to the Las Vegas experience, as smaller hotels and casinos made way for the larger mega-resorts. These huge facilities offer entertainment and dining options, as well as gambling and lodging. This change impacted the smaller, well-known and now historic hotels and casinos, like The Dunes and The Sands. View from across the street. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Entertainment is an amusement or diversion intended to hold the attention of an audience or its participants. ... A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... The Dunes in 1983 The Dunes Hotel was a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel/casino that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993, and was the tenth resort to open on the Las Vegas Strip. ... The Rat Pack (Peter, Frank, Sammy, and Dean) The Sands Hotel was a legendary Las Vegas, Nevada hotel/casino that operated from December 15, 1952 to June 30, 1996. ...

Las Vegas Strip at night from Interstate 215

In an effort to attract families, resorts offered more attractions geared toward youth, but had limited success. The (current) MGM Grand opened in 1993 with Grand Adventures amusement park, but it closed in 2000 due to lack of interest. Similarly, in 2003 Treasure Island closed its own video arcade and abandoned the previous pirate theme and adopting the new ti name. Las Vegas Strip at Night. ... Las Vegas Strip at Night. ... Interstate 215, or I-215, is the assigned number of three distinct interstate highway spur routes of Interstate 15 (I-15) in the states of California, Nevada, and Utah. ... The MGM Grand hotel and casino from the west The MGM Grand Las Vegas opened in 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Six Flags New England, an amusement park in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... T.I. Resort (formerly known as Treasure Island). ... A video arcade is a place where people play arcade video games. ... A pirate is one who robs or plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation. ...

Downtown Las Vegas hotels and casinos suffered heavily from the Strip's boom. They have funneled money into remodeling the facades of casinos, adding additional security and new attractions, like the Fremont Street Experience and Neonopolis (complete with movie theaters). West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A façade (sometimes just facade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... The Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is a pedestrian mall and attraction in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Wet and Wild water park, located next to the Sahara hotel, closed permanently at the end of the 2004 season. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Getting around

Las Vegas Strip at night with the Aladdin and Paris hotels

While not on The Strip itself, the Las Vegas Monorail runs on the east side of The Strip from Tropicana Avenue to Sahara Road. Download high resolution version (1600x987, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x987, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A monorail train arrives at the Sahara Station on a Spring evening in Las Vegas. ...

Cat Bus provides both a standard route (stops at each resort, 24 hours a day) and an express route (only stops 8-9 times total in 7 miles, 12 hours a day, 5 days a week) bus service on the Strip. A current list of fares (http://www.rtcsouthernnevada.com/cat/fareinfo.htm) is available. Citizens Area Transit (or CAT) is the name of the bus system in the Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada area. ...

Two small light-rail services, referred to as trams, operate on the Strip. One runs between Treasure Island and The Mirage. The other provides service to Mandalay Bay, Luxor, and Excalibur. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland A tram (or tramway, trolley, streetcar, tramcar, Straßenbahn) is a railborne vehicle (lighter than a train) for transport of passengers (or, occasionally, freight). ... Mandalay Bay casino from the north Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is a hotel/casino on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, was one of the resort citys first fully-themed megaresorts. ... The Excalibur Hotel/Casino is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip at 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Compared to major roadways in other cities, the Las Vegas Strip is becoming pedestrian-friendly. New casinos design their facades to attract walk-up customers and many of these entrances have become attractions themselves - the Fountains at Bellagio, the volcano at The Mirage, and the Treasure Island (TI) Pirate Show are the most well-known. People use the sidewaks to watch these shows. To alleviate traffic issues at popular intersections, footbridges have been installed to help pedestrians more safely cross the roads. The Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard footbridges were the first to be installed, and based on the success of this project additional footbridges have been built on Las Vegas Boulevard at Flamingo Road and another at the Las Vegas Boulevard-Spring Mountain and Sands Avenue intersection. West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A façade (sometimes just facade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... The Bellagio hotel and casino at dusk The Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip at 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada. ... View from across the street. ... T.I. Resort (formerly known as Treasure Island). ... Las Vegas Blvd. ...

Golf courses

In recent years, all the on Strip golf courses, except the Desert Inn Golf Course, fell prey to the mega-resorts need for land and were closed. Steve Wynn, founder of previously owned Mirage Resorts, purchased the Desert Inn and golf course. Wynn Resorts is building Wynn Las Vegas, a hotel and casino, complete with remodeled golf course and will provide tee times to hotel guests only. Steve Wynn is the name of a songwriter a multi-millionaire Las Vegas casino developer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGG) is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based business engaged in the development, ownership and operation of hotels and casinos throughout the world. ... Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) was formed on October 25, 2002 by former Mirage Resorts Chairman and CEO Stephen A. Wynn. ... The new Wynn Las Vegas Resort Wynn Las Vegas, built at a cost of US$2. ...

Major hotels, casinos and resorts on The Strip

Listed from north to south:

The Stratosphere from the north. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Circus Circus is a circus-themed hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, owned by the Mandalay Resort Group. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Riviera or the Riv (AMEX:RIV) is located at 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Stardust is a resort and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Frontier is a Las Vegas, Nevada resort that has been operating continually since October 30, 1942. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The new Wynn Las Vegas Resort Wynn Las Vegas, built at a cost of US$2. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... T.I. Resort (formerly known as Treasure Island). ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Categories: Stub | Casinos in the United States | Hotels of the United States | Las Vegas ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... View from across the street. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harrahs Las Vegas is located at 3475 Las Vegas Boulovard South, the Las Vegas Strip, and is owned and operated by Harrahs Entertainment. ... Imperial Palace is a 2700 room hotel and a 75,000 square foot casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The Flamingo Las Vegas is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment and is located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The main entrance. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Bellagio hotel and casino at dusk The Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip at 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ballys Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Paris Las Vegas casino Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA owned an operated by Caesars Entertainment. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Aladdin casino. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Planet Hollywood Las Vegas is a casino resort at 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South, the location of the Aladdin, Las Vegas. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Monte Carlo casino at night. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Categories: Stub | Hotels of the United States | Casinos | Las Vegas ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... The MGM Grand hotel and casino from the west The MGM Grand Las Vegas opened in 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The New York-New York casino at night, from the Strip New York-New York Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip at 3790 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Casinos | Hotels of the United States | Las Vegas ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Excalibur Hotel/Casino is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip at 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, was one of the resort citys first fully-themed megaresorts. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mandalay Bay casino from the north Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is a hotel/casino on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Four Seasons Hotel chain consists of many hotels and resorts aimed at the top of the hotel market. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Major shopping attractions on The Strip

Fashion Show Mall is located at 3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The main entrance. ...

Previous Strip hotels

• Desert Inn (and golf course) - Demolished, now the Wynn Las Vegas.
• The Dunes (and golf course) - Demolished, rebuilt as Bellagio
• El Rancho Vegas - Burned down in 1960. The Hilton Grand Vacation Club timeshare now exists on the south edge of the site where the resort once stood.
• El Rancho (formerly Thunderbird/Silverbird) - Demolished, now Turnberry Place condominium complex.
• Glass Pool Inn was called Mirage until 1988. The Mirage opened in 1989.
• Hacienda - Demolished, now Mandalay Bay
• Marina (hotel and casino) - Westward pointing tower (known as the Emerald Tower) of the MGM Grand
• The Sands - Demolished, now The Venetian
• Vegas World - Demolished and now the Stratosphere

The Desert Inn was a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel/casino that operated from April 24, 1950 to August 28, 2000. ... The Dunes in 1983 The Dunes Hotel was a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel/casino that operated from May 23, 1955 to January 26, 1993, and was the tenth resort to open on the Las Vegas Strip. ... The El Rancho Vegas was located at 2500 Las Vegas Blvd. ... The Thunderbird Hotel was a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel/casino that operated from September 2, 1948 to July 6, 1992, and was the fourth resort to open on the Las Vegas Strip. ... The Hacienda was a casino and hotel located in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The Rat Pack (Peter, Frank, Sammy, and Dean) The Sands Hotel was a legendary Las Vegas, Nevada hotel/casino that operated from December 15, 1952 to June 30, 1996. ...

Arrowhead Highway

The Arrowhead Highway was the first road from Los Angeles, California to Salt Lake City, Utah. Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Aerial view of Temple Square of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ...

External links

• Virtual Tours of the Las Vegas Strip and Hotels (http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/nevada/las-vegas/las-vegas.php)
• Maps: [1] (http://www.pcap.com/et-map-strip.htm), [2] (http://www.hot-maps.de/north_america/usa/nevada/las_vegas/homede.html)
• Las Vegas Strip Photo Gallery (http://thelasvegasboulevard.com/photo-gallery.html)
• Las Vegas Strip Hotels (http://www.las-vegas-hotel-tours.com)

Sources

• Yahoo! Maps (http://maps.yahoo.com/dd_result?ed=01Sx4uV.wildgvTpXzAo37Igh32VIfwFISAj9AnxVqzIEup0c.d7PyBXOIiKN.fZ_ewayeuVQKxvlx28Mw--&csz=Las+Vegas%2C+Nv&country=us&tcsz=Las+Vegas%2C+Nv&tcountry=us&oerr=3003&terr=3003) listing distance from Stratosphere to Mandalay Bay.