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Las Vegas

Las Vegas comes in just shy of the halfway point on the top ten tourist cities in the U.S. It’s America’s most famous city where visitors can try their luck at the casinos, take in a Las Vegas show, or, if the neon lights get too bright, venture out of the glitz and glamour to take in the surprisingly beautiful surrounding scenery.

Situated in the southern part of Nevada and containing a population of around 478,000 within a 293 sq km area, Las Vegas is divided into two main parts: a condensed downtown called Glitter Gulch, filled with various casinos, and what is known as The Strip, a corridor of hotels and, you guessed it, more casinos.

If you’re in Vegas, chances are you haven’t come to sightsee so much as take part in the city’s biggest revenue: gambling. Glitter Gulch is home to some of Las Vegas’ most famous casinos, including the Gulch, the Golden Nugget, and the Gold Spike.

The Strip is the other half of Vegas, but certainly no less wondrous to behold. A stay at The Mirage means passing a frequently erupting volcano, an artificial lagoon, 54 artificial waterfalls, a tank of dolphins, a miniature tropical rainforest, and an aquarium filled with over 1000 fish before ever getting into your hotel room. Car buffs will love the Imperial Palace Auto Collection at the Imperial Palace casino. And if you brought the kids, take them to the northern half of the strip for free carnival attractions at Circus Circus.

For those looking for a trip outside the city, head on out to the Grand Canyon, or closer still, Red Rock Canyon. Water enthusiasts can take a trip down to the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead for boating, water-skiing, fishing, and scuba diving.

The classic way to pull into Vegas is by car or Greyhound bus as there isn’t a train line that directly heads into the city itself, but certainly plenty of interstate highways. The city’s devotion to customer service makes navigating easy on foot or by car. Taxis are frequent and easy to hail. Buses and trolleys powered by Citizens Area Transit are also cheap and efficient, and best of all, run 24 hours a day.

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