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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 [[hotel]]s and [[casino]]s in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|USA]]. It runs from the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas|Stratosphere]] at its north to the [[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino]] to its south.
[[Image:Lasvegas.usa.arp.400pix.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Looking south along 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 [[hotel]]s and [[casino]]s in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|USA]]. It runs from the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas|Stratosphere]] at its north to the [[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino]] to its south. Las Vegas's [[McCarran International Airport]] is just to the south and east of the Strip.
In addition to the large hotel
The Strip reportedly was named by a [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] police officer, Guy McAfee, after the [[Sunset Strip]] in his hometown. 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.▼
▲In addition to the large hotel-cum-casino resorts, the Strip includes a host of smaller casinos, [[motel]]s, and other attractions, such as [[M&M World]] and [[Fashion Show Mall]]. The Strip is walkable, and is thronged with passersby even in the hottest parts of the summer. The foot traffic is such that intersections with major cross streets, such as Tropicana Blvd, have large footbridges passing over on all four sides of the junction.
Hotel/casinos on the Strip (from north to south) include:
<TABLE CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=1
<TR><TD>'''Name'''<TD>'''Rooms''' <TD>'''Opened'''</TR>
<TR><TD>'''[[Stratosphere Las Vegas|Stratosphere]]'''<BR>2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>1,500<TD>April [[1996]]
<TR><TD>'''[[Sahara (hotel and casino)|Sahara]]'''<BR>2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>1,720<TD>[[1952]]
<TR><TD>'''[[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera]]'''<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Circus Circus]]'''<BR>2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>3,770<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Stardust (
<TR><TD>'''[[Treasure Island (hotel and casino)|Treasure Island]]'''<BR>3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>2,900<TD>[[October 27]], [[1993]]
<TR><TD>'''[[Venetian]]'''<BR>3355 Las Vegas Blvd, South <TD>4,049<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Mirage (hotel and casino)|Mirage]]'''<BR>3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South <TD>3,049<TD>[[November 22]], [[1989]]
<TR><TD>'''[[Flamingo Las Vegas]]'''<BR>3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>3,642<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Barbary Coast (hotel and casino)|Barbary Coast]]'''<BR>3595 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Caesars Palace]]'''<BR>3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>2,456<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Bellagio (hotel and casino)|Bellagio]]'''<BR>3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>3,000<TD>1998
<TR><TD>'''[[Bally's Las Vegas]]'''<BR>3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>2,814<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Paris
<TR><TD>'''[[Aladdin, Las Vegas|Aladdin]]'''<BR>3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>2,567<TD>Opened in 1963 as the Tally-Ho;
<TR><TD>'''[[Monte Carlo Resort and Casino]]'''<BR>3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>3,014<TD>June 1996
<TR><TD>'''[[Boardwalk (hotel and casino)|Boardwalk]]'''
<TR><TD>'''[[MGM Grand Las Vegas]]'''<BR>3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>5,034<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[New York-New York Hotel & Casino|New York-New York]]'''<BR>3790 Las Vegas Blvd South<TD>2,024<TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Tropicana (hotel and casino)|Tropicana]]'''<BR><TD><TD>
<TR><TD>'''[[Excalibur (hotel and casino)|Excalibur]]'''<BR>3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South <TD>4,032<TD>[[June 19]], [[1990]]
<TR><TD>'''[[Luxor Hotel]]'''<BR>3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South<TD>4,407<TD>[[October 15]], [[1993]]
<TR><TD>'''[[Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino|Mandalay Bay]]'''<BR>3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South <TD>3,700<TD>1999
</TABLE>
== 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]].
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[[Category:Las Vegas]]
[[Category:All-American Roads]]
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