Say goodbye to mundane life and hello to Vegas. The city of entertainment, gambling, fine dining, shopping, night parties, and whatnot. Just a plain desert a few decades ago, the metropolis wasn’t a part of the main cities until it got linked with main rail networks in 1905.
Today, this desert metropolis attracts millions of tourists and trillions of dollars in capital. Whether it’s a bachelor party or a girl’s night out, people want to spend Las Vegas luxury holidays to live the American Dream keeping this rule in mind: ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.’
From Desert Area to Sin City: Vegas’ Evolution
Archaeological studies show human presence in this vast desert of Nevada for over a thousand years back with a tribe named Paiute living there in around 700 A.D. The first Europeans who entered and scouted the area in 1821 were Rafael Rivera during the Armijo’s voyage. Rivera named the valley ‘Las Vegas’ meaning ‘the meadows’, after its lavish grasses irrigated with spring waters.
The San Pedro, Salt Lake, and Los Angeles connected the city with the Pacific and the country’s main rail systems. Nevada always had a history with the mafia who built casinos and had roots in organized crime. The casinos offered cheap luxury and the thrill of other fantasies fulfilled at the beginning which attracted the locals there in the 1940s but the next decade brought the age of true glamour.
Modern Las Vegas
The 1950s and 60s saw massive construction of new resorts, hotels, casinos, and clubs. Hollywood celebrities and rich and famous people from around the country started coming to the city for lush parties, gambling, and other luxury thrills. The city started receiving investment from businesses instead of mafias. Soon the old casinos were demolished to build mega casinos taking aesthetic cues from ancient Egypt and Rome, newly-developed Paris, New York, and other opulent escapes.
The city grew in a similar direction with new casinos, entertainment hubs, resorts, hotels, malls, and plazas taking over the space. The number of annual visitors also rose with investment and even during the great depression of 2008, the city still attracted 40 million tourists.
Fact Check: Did you know that Las Vegas saw a military boom during World War II? Most Cold War facilities remained in the area after the war while the Nevada Test Site gained fame for the nuclear tests done in the area. From 1951 to 1963, over 100 nuclear bombs exploded above ground and their mushroom clouds were often visible to hotels and resorts built far away. These nuclear tests earned Las Vegas the name, ‘Up and Atom City.’
Explore the Las Vegas of Today: Top 4 Picks
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The Strip
Covering an area of 4 km, The Strip is a place that never sleeps and offers the best hotels, resorts, clubs, and casinos. Every casino and club offers unique aesthetics and most of them have pools on each floor. Visitors can dance to hip-hop music and enjoy dance and magic shows.
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Fremont Street Experience
Situated in downtown Las Vegas, The Freemont Street Experience is a mall offering the old charm of the city. The Viva Vision is one of the major attractions that displays concerts, music videos, club shows, etc. with the help of a massive LED canopy screen, made up of 16.4 million pixels and situated over 90 feet above the street and is 1,375 feet long and 90 feet wide. It is the largest screen in the world that displays a never-ending stream of light show. The street also features several classic casino games and street shows done by local artists.
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Hoover Dam
Situated on the border between Arizona and Nevada, Hoover Dam is an engineering marvel constructed during the great depression. It is one of the largest reservoirs, a flood controller, and a major supplier of electricity and water to southwestern United States residents. Tourists can book a guided tour of the dam and explore the power plant that generates electricity from the waters of the Colorado River.
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Madame Tussauds
Make your dream come true of posing with Hollywood stars and other famous people in the US version of Madame Tussauds. Featuring over a hundred wax celebs in interesting settings and several other attractions, the place is a must-go. Be ready to meet Miley Cyrus sitting on a wrecking ball, pose with Nicki Minaj, take a selfie with Marilyn Monroe, or shake a leg with Elvis Presley. Enter the Marvel Universe with 4D film experience or take on the epic 7D Carnival Carnage ride and make your Las Vegas vacation worth it.
Your Bucket-list of Things to Do in Las Vegas
- NASCAR Racing Experience: Take your adrenaline to the next level by driving a NASCAR race car on the 1.5-mile-long Las Vegas Motor Speedway. First, take a few instructions and then get ready for a thrill ride with no cars to chase. You can take direct guidance from the trainer through an in-car radio while driving.
- Watch Human Anatomy: Observe over 200 real human bodies and 260 organs in the BODIES located on Las Vegas Boulevard. The bodies have been warily dissected and exhibited civilly to show visitors the inner beauty of the human anatomy. Educational and humbling, the tour of this place is a must, to relish luxury Las Vegas holidays.
- Take the Best Selfies: Gen-Z is all about social media and taking the best selfies to gain likes and comments. The Museum of Selfies, situated at the center of the Strip, is the best place for taking selfies in an Emoji Pool, a Private Jet, or in a bathtub full of money and gold coins.
Savor the Best Food in The Celebrity Chef Land
Las Vegas is the only place in the world with a maximum of celebrity chefs residing in one place. Over 40 chefs and hundreds of others create the best cuisines that bring water to the mouth just by watching. You can try these bistros for the best cuisines:
- Top Bistros: Try Japanese food in ‘Raku’, to enjoy delicious food while basking in the old city vibes, hit up ‘Herbs and Rye’. If you have deep pockets then consider’ MGM Grand’ while for a more Italian taste, head to ‘La Strega’.
- Bars: Want to sip the best cocktails in town? ‘Downtown Cocktail Room’ is your place. Enjoy the best champagne and cocktails in ‘Rosina’ or try ‘Atomic Liquors’ and ‘Silver Stamp’ for the finest beer.
- Pizza: Las Vegas is one of the top places to try pizza with ‘Pizza Rocks’ ruling the food scene. ‘The Pizzeria’ is another go-to place to enjoy pizza and other munchies while ‘Metro Pizza’ and ‘Good Pie and Evel Pie’ are other top places to savor the most tasty slices.
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