Las Vegas...the name that is synonymous with casinos and entertainment and one of the more popular cities for travelers and tourists from all parts of the world, has plenty to offer. The most populous city in the state of Nevada, Las Vegas enjoys the status of an icon as a very popular locale for films, television programs and novels. Las Vegas, the famous US city, is more than 100 years old and celebrated its centennial in May, 2005. The city attracts quite a considerable number of visitors each year and tourist attractions in Las Vegas are one of the biggest pulls for them.
Though casinos and gambling are the major attractions in Las Vegas, there are quite more to it. "The Strip", a part of the Las Vegas Boulevard is an amazing display of extravagance, glitz and glamour while a glass pyramid, a few meters away with a huge multicolored castle, a replica New York skyline, a scale model Eiffel Tower and scores of colored lights, makes the place look astonishing. Further, the Freemont Street has been turned into a pedestrian mall with a 30-meter high canopy. Once dark sets in, 2 million lights in the canopy are used to create a wonderful exhibition of animated color images, aptly called Freemont Street Experience, that indeed is an worth experience for the tourists.
Entertainment is one of the major tourist attractions in Las Vegas. Though casinos are at the root of a Las Vegas lifestyle, besides gambling they offer splendid night shows, other entertainment and most of it comes free. An important feature associated with these casinos is that they offer all such entertainment free with the hope that the visitors will spend some money in course of their stay there and that in turn enhances the visitor turnout there. In terms of entertainment shows, the Las Vegas stuffs are considered to be more glamorous, spectacular and ribald comedy and bawdy acts.
Comdex, the largest computer exhibition in the world that takes place at Las Vegas each fall, attracts the attentions of tourists and visitors in a big way. The Liberace Museum is another attraction of the city. Red Rocks National Park, 15 miles west of downtown is another important attraction. The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona, is about 150 km east of the city but does figure in the list of many of the visitors to Las Vegas, on account of the uniqueness of this natural wonder of the world. Zion National Park and Bryce National Park, a few hours drive from the city provide for a wonderful view of the western landscapes made so popular, courtesy the Hollywood movies.
Tennis, swimming is the popular sporting activities enjoyed in Las Vegas by the locals and visitors alike. The presence of many public and private golf clubs in the city and its suburbs ensure that golf aficionados are not deprived of this game in course of their sojourn at Las Vegas.
Las Vegas weddings are another happening thing in the city. Flexible marriage and divorce laws in the state have ensured that the weddings in the city feature as a major attraction here. Wedding chapels all around, including the hotels and casinos have made many term the city as "Wedding capital of the US."
Money, glitz, lifestyle and fun, all these characterize the attractions for tourists in Las Vegas, US. For a detailed discussion on the attractions in Las Vegas, click on the following links
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