Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is the oldest and smallest hotel (106 rooms) on Fremont Street. It opened in 1906 as the Hotel Nevada. In 1907 it was assigned Las Vegas’ first telephone with the number 1. In 1931, with gambling being re-legalized in Nevada, the Hotel Nevada was expanded and renamed Sal Sagev (Las Vegas spelled backwards.) Read more
Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has all the action you can handle with three acres of gaming, a variety of tables and slots, a huge poker room, The Playing Field race and sports book, and the scintillating Pleasure Pit, with beautiful women dealing blackjack, clad in sensual lingerie, while go-go dancers cavort overhead. Read more
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino
Experience the romance of Italy in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Beauty and grace surround you at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, where every detail has been carefully designed to provide you with a memorable stay – from the world’s largest standard suites to the city’s most elegant casino. Immerse yourself in the enchanting atmosphere of this all-suite Las Vegas hotel resort. The Venetian Resort is located along the legendary Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada steps away from the city’s most famous attractions, golf courses, and nightlife. Read more
Red Rock Canyon
Once the home of ancient Indian tribes, this magnificent canyon was formed by a thrust fault — a fracture in the earth’s crust where one rock plate is thrust horizontally over another. Red Rock Canyon is home to wild horses and burros, as well as various species of wildlife including desert bighorn sheep and antelope. Stop at the visitor’s center for tour information. There is no fee for normal activities in the canyon area. Read more
Valley of Fire State Park
Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada’s oldest State Park. It covers an area of 34,880 acres (141 km²) and was dedicated in 1935. Valley of Fire is located 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Las Vegas at an elevation of between 2,000 and 2,600 feet (610 and 790 m). It abuts the Lake Mead National Recreation Area at the Virgin River confluence. It lies in a basin 4 miles (6 km) wide by 6 miles (10 km) long, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Overton, Nevada. Read more
Paris Hotel, Las Vegas
The Paris hotel Las Vegas is one of the most unique and comfortable places to stay while in Las Vegas. The hotel, sporting a scaled replica of the Eiffel tower and the Arc de Triomph, the hotel feels completely removed from the Las Vegas scene when you enter. Graceful and elegant arches, fireplaces, mirrows, and lighting accent the mood of the hotel, emphasizing a high level of comfort. Read more
Old Mormon Fort, Las Vegas
The company paraded at the dawn of day and fired a salute very spiritedly; also at sun-up and again when the liberty pole was erected and the flag floated majestically to the breeze, another salute was fired the company having previously assembled, kneeling down and offering up their devotions to God. Afterwards there were many spirited speeches, songs, and toasts from many of the brethren. Then all were dismissed by prayer and went to perform our several camps duties. Read more
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
The Henderson Bird Viewing preserve, operated by the City of Henderson, is an excellent site to go birdwatching and get some quiet away from the hustle and bustle of the Strip and environs. The preserve features nine accessible ponds, with level paths for walking around all of them. There are more than 200 resident and migratory bird species that have been documented at the preserve. The knowledgeable staff will help with identification of unknown birds you might see. Read more
Las Vegas Springs Preserve
The Springs Preserve offers visitors a hands-on approach to understanding the fascinating history and fragile eco-system of the Las Vegas Valley. The Preserve has two main galleries, the ORIGEN Experience and the Desert Living Center. The ORIGEN Experience enables visitors to sense the historic essence of the land. ORIGEN exhibits include a “real” flash flood, a gallery on the cultural history of the area and replicas of an ancestral pueblan village. Read more
Mt. Charleston, Las Vegas
Mount Charleston is the highest mountain of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada, approximately 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It is Nevada’s eighth highest mountain peak, and is part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, as well as the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area and the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area. Well separated from higher peaks by large, low basins, it is the most topographically prominent peak in Nevada, and the eighth most prominent peak in the contiguous United States. Read more
