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Line 1: [[Image:Lasvegas.usa.arp.400pix.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|The south end of The Strip. Approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here.]] The '''Las Vegas Strip''' (also known as '''The Strip''') is a four-mile-long (approx. 5 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South along which are located many of the largest [[hotel]]s and [[casino]]s in [[Las Vegas, Nevada\|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States\|USA]], and in the world. The Strip runs from the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas\|Stratosphere]] at the northern end, to the [[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino\|Mandalay Bay]] on the south. Most of The Strip is in the township of [[Paradise, Nevada\|Paradise]] in [[Clark County, Nevada\|Clark County]], only a tiny portion is in the City of Las Vegas. The '''Las Vegas Strip''' (also known as '''The Strip''') is a four-mile-long (approx. 5 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South along which are located the largest [[hotel]]s and [[casino]]s in [[Las Vegas, Nevada\|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States\|USA]] and in the world. It runs from the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas\|Stratosphere]] on the north, to [[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino\|Mandalay Bay]] on the south. [[McCarran International Airport]] is on the south end, just east of The Strip. A large section of The Strip also extends into the township of [[Paradise, Nevada]]. In addition to the large hotel/casino resorts, The Strip ~~includes~~is home to smaller casinos, [[motel]]s, and other attractions, such as [[M&M World]] and the [[Fashion Show Mall]]. While not on The Strip itself, the [[Las Vegas Monorail]] runs on the east side of The Strip from Tropicana Avenue to Sahara. [[McCarran International Airport\|McCarran Airport]] sits at the southern end of The Strip. The Strip is busy with pedestrians, even during the hottest months of summer (although the experienced do not recommend the walk)<!--- ...NPOV? --->. Resorts have provided [[footbridge]]s to cross major intersections of The Strip, including Tropicana Ave., Flamingo Rd. and between The Venetian and Treasure Island. Footbridges provide safety to pedestrians and help keep the already heavily congested traffic flowing.[[Image:LVB_footbridge.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Las Vegas Blvd. and Tropicana Ave. footbridge (NY NY to Excalibur)]] The Strip has become the Major West Coast spot to celebrate New Year's Eve. [[Image:LVB_footbridge.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Las Vegas Blvd. and Tropicana Avenue footbridge across Tropicana (Excalibur, on left, to New York-New York)]] A very popular activity for tourists is to walk The Strip. Visitors walking The Strip, or just walking between the various resorts and attractions keep the sidewalks busy around the clock. The [[Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection]] is an example of what has been done to keep pedestrian and vehicular traffic moving safely. Based on the success at this intersection, similar projects have been build further north on The Strip at Flamingo Road and Spring Mountain Road. Hotel/casinos on The Strip (from north to south) include: Line 128 ⟶ 135: 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]]. *The Wet and Wild water park, located next to the Sahara hotel, shut down at the end of the [[2004]] season. ==External links==

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