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The '''Las Vegas Strip''' is a three-mile-long (approx. 5 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South along which are located the largest ]s and ]s in ], ], ]. It runs from the ] at its north to the ] to its south. ] is just to the south and east of the Strip. The '''Las Vegas Strip''' is a three-mile-long (approx. 5 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South along which are located the largest ]s and ]s in ], ], ]. It runs from the ] at its north to the ] to its south. ] is just to the south and east of the Strip.


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The Las Vegas Strip is a three-mile-long (approx. 5 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South along which are located the largest hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It runs from the Stratosphere at its north to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to its south. McCarran International Airport is just to the south and east of the Strip.

In addition to the large hotel/casino resorts, the Strip includes smaller casinos, motels, and other attractions, such as M&M World and Fashion Show Mall. The Strip is busy with pedestrians even during the hottest parts of the summer (although the experienced do not recommend the walk). The foot traffic is such that intersections with major cross streets, such as Tropicana Blvd, include large footbridges passing over on all four sides of the junction.

Looking south along the Strip

Hotel/casinos on the Strip (from north to south) include:

NameRooms Opened
Stratosphere
2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South
1,500April 1996
Sahara
2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South
1,7201952
Riviera
Circus Circus
2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South
3,770
Stardust
3000 Las Vegas Blvd. South
2,340July 1958
Treasure Island
3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South
2,900October 27, 1993
Venetian
3355 Las Vegas Blvd, South
4,049
Mirage
3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South
3,049November 22, 1989
Flamingo Las Vegas
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South
3,642
Barbary Coast
3595 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South
2,456
Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South
3,0001998
Bally's Las Vegas
3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South
2,814
Paris Las Vegas
3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South
1,900
Aladdin
3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South
2,567Opened in 1963 as the Tally-Ho;
rebuilt and reopened in August 2000.
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South
3,014June 1996
Boardwalk
MGM Grand Las Vegas
3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South
5,034
New York-New York
3790 Las Vegas Blvd South
2,024
Tropicana
Excalibur
3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South
4,032June 19, 1990
Luxor Hotel
3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South
4,407October 15, 1993
Mandalay Bay
3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South  
3,7001999

History

  • Las Vegas Boulevard South has also been called Arrowhead Highway, Salt Lake Highway, Route 91, and Los Angeles Highway.
  • The Strip was reportedly named by a police officer, Guy McAfee, after his hometown's Sunset Strip.
  • The first hotel to be built on what is today's Strip was the El Rancho Vegas, which opened on April 3, 1941, and stood for almost 20 years before being destroyed by fire in 1960.
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