Las Vegas Strip
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 hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and in the world. The Strip runs from the Stratosphere at the northern end, to the Mandalay Bay on the south. Most of The Strip is in the township of Paradise in Clark County, only a tiny portion is in the City of Las Vegas.
In addition to the large hotel/casino resorts, The Strip is home to smaller casinos, motels, 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 Airport sits at the southern end of The Strip.
The Strip has become the Major West Coast spot to celebrate New Year's Eve.
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.
Major Hotels, Casinos and Resorts on The Strip
Listed from north to south
| Name | Rooms | Opened |
| Stratosphere 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
1,500 | April 1996 |
| Sahara 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
1,720 | 1952 |
| Circus Circus 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
3,770 | October 18, 1968 |
| Riviera 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
2,100 | 1955 |
| Westward Ho |
777 | |
| Stardust 3000 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
2,340 | July 1958 |
| New Frontier 3120 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
1,000 | October 30, 1942 |
| Treasure Island (TI) 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
2,900 | October 27, 1993 |
| The Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd, South |
4,049 | May 3, 1999 |
| The Mirage 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
3,049 | November 22, 1989 |
| Casino Royale 3411 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
152 | 1992 |
| Harrah's Las Vegas |
2,616 | |
| Imperial Palace 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
2,700 | |
| Flamingo 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
3,642 | 1946 |
| Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
2,456 | 1966 |
| Barbary Coast 3595 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
200 | 1979 |
| Bellagio 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
3,000 | 1998 |
| Bally's 3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
2,814 | Opened December 5, 1973 as the MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas. Sold in 1983 and renamed. |
| Paris 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
1,900 | September 1, 1999 |
| Aladdin 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
2,567 | Opened in 1963 as the Tally-Ho; rebuilt and reopened in August 2000. Purchased by Planet Hollywood in 2004. |
| Monte Carlo 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
3,014 | June 1996 |
| Boardwalk | 654 | 1968. Rebuilt and enlarged in the 1990's. Plans being developed to remove this hotel as part of a larger project, probably before 2010. |
| MGM Grand 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
5,034 | 1993 |
| New York-New York 3790 Las Vegas Blvd South |
2,024 | 1997 |
| Tropicana 3801 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
1,800 | 1957 |
| Excalibur 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
4,032 | June 19, 1990 |
| Luxor 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
4,407 | October 15, 1993 |
| THEhotel at Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
1,120 | 2004 |
| Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
3,700 | March, 1999 |
| Four Seasons 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South |
424 | 1999 Top four floors of Mandalay Bay's main building. |
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.
- The Wet and Wild water park, located next to the Sahara hotel, shut down at the end of the 2004 season.
External links
Sources
- Yahoo! Maps listing distance from Stratosphere to Mandalay Bay.