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MGM Grand featuring boldly renovated rooms, Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS GUIDE

 

WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
A Shangri-La unmatched for spectacle and showmanship, mega-resorts, desert, uncanny mountain shapes, world-class golfing and a landmark the envy of tourism bureaus worldwide ... More

CASINO RESORTS
Where else can you look inside a Pyramid, gaze at the Statue of Liberty from a street, party in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, ride a Venetian canal, stand next to an erupting volcano, pity pirates in battle, and celebrate like the rich & famous in $8 billion CityCenter all within 3 miles?  More

 

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RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
Although you can arrive at midnight to party on The Strip, for a romantic evening consider arriving earlier for smaller crowds ... More

BUFFETS ON and NEAR THE STRIP
Las Vegas is famous for its buffets that stretch to fit every palate and you can get your money's worth at all of them ... More

SOULFUL SHOPS and GALLERIES
Yes, there's a few good ones in Vegas.  Here's where ... More



BLACK GENESIS
African Americans began arriving in Las Vegas the 1920s to work for Union Pacific Railroad. Sadly, the railroad first hired them as strikebreakers, further straining race relations ... More

THE FATHER OF MODERN LAS VEGAS
Long on vision but short on business acumen, Bugsy Siegel used Mob money and assistance from girlfriend-actress, Virginia Hill to build the Flamingo. With visions of grandeur ... More

SAMMY DAVIS, JR INTEGRATES THE CASINOS
The incomparable Sammy Davis, Jr. and his fellow members of the Will Maston Trio were the first Black performing artists to play on the Strip in 1944 at El Rancho Motel & Casino ... More

SOULFUL SHOW REVIEWS
Stomp Out Loud and George Wallace are headliners. And if you're lucky enough to catch one of his moving dates, see a performer tailor-made for Vegas, the great Clint Holmes ... More

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SHOW REVIEWS
Cirque du Soleil shows have become as much as institution as casino resorts on The Strip. Magnificent in scope legendary in execution, the memory of them stays with you long after the show ... More

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA & MORE SHOW REVIEWS
If ever a hit Broadway play was meant for Vegas, this is it. Spectacle, decadence, hidden identities, romantic pursuits and yet here, it feels completely right ... More


RESEARCH CREDITS:
Thomas Dorsey
Sheila Umolu
Allison Williams

 

 

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