Las Vegas 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 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. 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 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.
Hotel/casinos on the Strip (from north to south) include:
| Name | Rooms | Opened |
| Stratosphere 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 1,500 | April 1996 |
| Sahara 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 1,720 | 1952 |
| Riviera | ||
| Circus Circus 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 3,770 | |
| Stardust 3000 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 2,340 | July 1958 |
| Treasure Island 3300 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 2,900 | October 27, 1993 |
| Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd, South | 4,049 | |
| Mirage 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 3,049 | November 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 | 3,000 | 1998 |
| 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 | 2,567 | Opened in 1963 as the Tally-Ho; rebuilt and reopened in August 2000. |
| Monte Carlo Resort and Casino 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 3,014 | June 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 | 4,032 | June 19, 1990 |
| Luxor Hotel 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 4,407 | October 15, 1993 |
| Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South | 3,700 | 1999 |
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.