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Visit Las
Vegas, Nevada
By:
Sunil Tanna
Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada. As of 2005, its
population was estimated as 545,147.
Las Vegas is internationally known as a vacation
destination, thanks to the lavish resorts, and extensive
shopping and entertainment facilities. Because of this, Las
Vegas is sometimes known as "The Entertainment Capital of
the World", however its most famous area, the "Las Vegas
Strip", is actually largely in the unincorporated town of
Paradise.
Some of the attractions in the Las Vegas area include:
- Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort - Northwest of the
city
- Las Vegas Strip
- Madame Tussauds
- Star Trek: The Experience
Here is some more information about the area:
- The principal airport for Las Vegas is McCarran
International Airport.
- The main professional sports team in Las Vegas is the
Pacific Coast League baseball team, the Las Vegas 51s.
- Las Vegas is a Spanish phrase, and means "The Meadows"
or "The Grasslands".
- Las Vegas was founded in 1905, and incorporated as a
city in 1911. It is the largest US city founded in the 20th
century.
- The Robert N. Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail runs from
South to the North end of the Las Vegas Strip, a distance of
about 3.9 miles (6.3 kilometers). The monorail starts at the
MGM Grand Hotel, has stations at the Convention Center and
Las Vegas Hilton, and ends at the Sahara hotel at the North
end of the strip. Additionally, there are plans to extend
the monorail to downtown Las Vegas (Phase 2), and to
McCarran International Airport (Phase 3).
By S. Tanna.
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