As you enter the hotel from the Strip, you'll find yourself in a blooming, light-filled solarium promenade, teeming with design boutiques. Walk down the promenade to see the Lake of DreamsHH, where a 140-foot mountain of cascading water dazzles spect..

Never been to Venice? Don't despair! St. Mark's Square, the stately Doge's Palace, the Campanile and the Grand CanalHH are all closer than you think-at the elegant Venetian in Las Vegas. The world's largest all-suite hotel and convention complex, the..

Caesars Palace, which opened in 1966, cost $25 million to build (they've added more than $1 billion in renovations since) and stretches over 85 acres and encompasses spectacular fountains, three casinos, 12 restaurants, a health spa, a beauty salon, ..

The illuminated extravaganza of flashing, rolling images is generated by more than 2 million fiber-optic lights and synchronized to music from a 540,000-watt sound system. Created by a consortium of 11 casinos, the attraction has transformed downtown..

Treasure Island was rebranded as TI in 2004 and the famed Pirate's Battle in front of the hotel was traded for a steamy song-and-dance show performed by sexy girls-billed as the Sirens of TI-in wet, skin-tight rags. The ancient Mediterranean fishing ..

Formed by a partnership between the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City and the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Paintings and sculptures exhibited here are drawn from the permanent collections of he State Hermitage Mus..

Check in by the 20,000-gallon aquarium full of colorful fish (and a few sharks). A few steps into the hotel, you'll encounter a Polynesian fantasy of lush gardens under a 90-foot-high glass-enclosed atrium filled with royal palms and tropical foliage..

A noncommercial venue dedicated to presenting high-quality art exhibitions from major national and international museums. It generally brings in two exhibitions a year from the world's greatest art collections, each on display for a period of six mon..

Twice an hour (or, at night, every 15 minutes) the 1,100 fountains shoot as high as 240 feet into the air, choreographed to music including everything from the classic arias of Luciano Pavarotti to show tunes, and from Liberace to the romantic stylin..

Although its namesake city lies across the ocean, Paris Las Vegas strives to capture the essence of Paris, France. Here you can dine 100 feet above the Strip in a 50-story replica of the Eiffel TowerHH, or whiz up in a glass elevator to an observatio..

The resort depicts the familiar New York skyline with re-creations of familiar landmarks. A replica of the Statue of Libertyis the resort's signature; it's surrounded by 12 New York City towers, including a version of the Empire State Building, the C..

This well-curated museum, designed with assistance from the Smithsonian Institution, recounts the history of atomic testing in the US-the good, the bad, and the ugly-through newsreel videos, painstakingly detailed environmental re-creations, and bril..

This 114-acre city within a city really roars with amenities: gourmet and specialty restaurants; a 6.6-acre pool and spa complex; Studio 54 nightclub; the 17,157-seat MGM Grand Garden for superstar concerts and world championship sporting events, Stu..

Fabulous reproductions of artifacts from Luxor, Egypt as well as the Karnak Temple line the walls of the hotel, along with copies of hieroglyphics found in the Egypt's Valley of the Kings. You'll enter the hotel beneath a massive 10-story replica of ..

This tropical-themed resort possesses the only sand-and-surf beach on the Strip. Besides its casino, the property boasts an 11-acre lagoon, a three-quarter-mile lazy river ride, 15 restaurants, nightclubs, shops, the hit show MAMMA MIA!, and Shark Re..

Protects 2,200sq mi of mountainous habitat favored by desert bighorn sheep, Nevada's state mammal. Unpaved roads, suitable for four-wheel-drive vehicles, probe the remote Mojave and Great Basin Desert backcountry. Travel is restricted to designated r..

This nationally accredited institution tells it with authority-from the wanderings of a 225-million-year-old ichthyosaur in the Mojave Desert to tourists prowling modern-day Las Vegas. Located in a pretty park with a duck pond, not far from downtown ..

The first permanent non-native settlement in the Las Vegas Valley. An adobe fort was built along Las Vegas Creek in 1855 by William Bringhurst and 29 of his fellow Mormons, who arrived here from Utah. The outpost, equipped with a post office, served ..

Thanks to thrill rides like High Roller and Big Shot, a revolving restaurant, and two observation decks with great views, you can literally keep your nose in the air for hours. Stratosphere's productions include American Superstars and Viva Las Vegas..

Initially there was a casino and a carnival midway, but no hotel rooms. The first 400 rooms were built in 1972. Today the casino occupies the main floor, while the second floor is a fantasyland of carnival games, state-of-the-art arcade games and a c..