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Las Vegas: Strip, Downtown, Fremont
Clark County, Nevada, US · 14 stops · 34.2 mi (55 km) · about 2 h driving · 25 spoken stories
Classic Vegas in two hours. Start at the airport and cruise past the iconic Welcome sign, through the Strip's landmark casinos and Chinatown, into the neon-soaked Downtown and Arts District, ending at Stratosphere for the full valley view. For anyone wanting the real Vegas in one drive.
Photo: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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From Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Stratosphere Tower
The stops
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1
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman, who sold it to the government of Clark County in Nevada.
“Here it is, the picture everyone takes home.”
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2
Luxor Las Vegas
Luxor Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Luxor features an ancient Egyptian theme, and includes a casino and over 4,000 hotel rooms. The resort's pyramid is 30 stories and contains the world's largest atrium by volume.
“That black glass pyramid coming up is the Luxor, and it is pure Las Vegas.”
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3
Chinatown Las Vegas (Spring Mountain Road)
Spring Valley is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located 2 miles (3 km) west of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 215,597 at the 2020 census. Spring Valley was formed in May 1981.
“We're about two miles west of the Strip now, in Spring Valley, and this stretch of Spring Mountain Road is Las Vegas Chinatown.”
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4
Bellagio
Bellagio is a resort, luxury hotel, and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by Blackstone Inc. and operated by MGM Resorts International. Bellagio was conceived by casino owner Steve Wynn, and was built on the former site of the Dunes hotel-casino.
“The Bellagio was Steve Wynn's idea, built on the site of the old Dunes, which his company bought in nineteen ninety two.”
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5
Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, also known as The Forum Shops, is an upscale shopping mall on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is connected to the Caesars Palace resort, and both feature a Roman theme.
“The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace is a shopping mall pretending to be a street in ancient Rome, and it commits completely.”
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The Venetian Las Vegas
The Venetian Las Vegas is a luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Apollo Global Management. It was developed by businessman Sheldon Adelson through his company, Las Vegas Sands.
“The Venetian was developed by Sheldon Adelson through his company Las Vegas Sands, on the former site of the Sands Hotel and Casino, which closed and came down in nineteen ninety six.”
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7
Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge
The Peppermill is a restaurant located on the northern Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It opened on December 26, 1972, and features mostly American cuisine. The Peppermill is popular for its large portions, its interior design, and its Fireside Lounge.
“The Peppermill opened on December twenty sixth, nineteen seventy two, here on the northern Strip in Winchester, and it has barely changed since.”
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8
Huntridge Historic District
Huntridge, Las Vegas, Clark County
“This is Huntridge, the first tract subdivision in Las Vegas, built between nineteen forty one and nineteen forty four on land that international businessman Leigh Hunt had bought back in the nineteen twenties.”
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Neon Museum
The Neon Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, features signs from old casinos and other businesses displayed outdoors on 2.27 acres (0.92 ha). Efforts to establish a neon sign museum were underway in the late 1980s, but stalled due to a lack of resources.
“The Neon Museum is the story of Las Vegas told in salvaged light.”
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The Mob Museum
The Mob Museum, officially the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is a history museum located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
“The Mob Museum, officially the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, sits in downtown Las Vegas.”
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Fremont Street Experience
The Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is a pedestrian mall and attraction in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The FSE occupies the westernmost five blocks of Fremont Street, including the area known for years as "Glitter Gulch", and portions of some other adjacent streets.
“Fremont Street Experience is the original Las Vegas entertainment district, a pedestrian mall over the westernmost five blocks of Fremont Street, including the stretch known for years as Glitter Gulch.”
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18b Las Vegas Arts District
Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States, with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census. The Las Vegas metropolitan area has an estimated 2.
“We're in the eighteen b Arts District, in the stretch between the Strip and downtown.”
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John S. Park Historic District
John S. Park Historic District, composed of the Park Place Addition and Vega Verde subdivisions, is in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. The historic district is named for John S. Park who arrived in Las Vegas in 1907. It was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“This is the John S.”
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Stratosphere Tower
The Strat is a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It includes a 1,149-foot-tall (350 m) observation tower, the tallest in the United States. It is also the second-tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere, surpassed only by the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario.
“We finish high up.”
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