Vegas Inside and Out
Even an angel should visit Sin City once in a lifetime. Of course, you'll go for the chaotic casinos, luxurious hotels, five-star restaurants, over-the-top shopping, but do not make the mistake of overlooking the secret and serene hiking and horseback trails, peaceful river paddles, and scenic desert drives.
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Go for a refreshing dip in the steamy hot springs at Boyscout Canyon.
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A peaceful paddle down the Colorado River
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After a day of hiking, reward yourself with a glass of wine at the Hotel on Mt. Charleston.
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One hundred years ago, this place in the Mojave Desert was just a dusty stretch of sand. From out of nowhere, a switch flipped, and Vegas sprang to life as the ultimate icon of excess. That's why we love it. It's classy, tacky, even a bit offensive – and mesmerizing. The saying "Sleeping is for the dead" must have been uttered first in this made-up town smack in the middle of the Nevada desert.
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The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas is one of the top ten lakeside resorts in the country
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Diego serves dishes from Mexico in a space free of cultural clichés.
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Only 45 minutes from the Strip, escape the summer heat and take in serene views of limestone outcroppings and ponderosa pines at Mt. Charleston Lodge, perched at the top of the mountain.
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Dance floors, several bars, go-go dancers, and aerial artists keep things exciting at MGM Grand’s Studio 54.
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Hire a gondola to cruise past the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort.
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Visitors find the over-the-top entertainment, shopping, and dining hard to resist thanks mainly to casino owner and hotelier Steve Wynn, who opened Bellagio in 1998 and the new $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas in 2004. Take Bellagio. From the comforts of your seat at the slot machine, you can spy Prada, Gucci, and Chanel, all part of the Via Bellagio storefronts. Shopping in The Venetian, at the Grand Canal Shoppes, feels like strolling in a gold-encrusted Italian villa. In minutes, you could drop a year's salary – and many people do. From your room at Bellagio [left], you can catch a magnificent view of The Fountains of Bellagio and the Strip. More than 1,000 fountains dance a ballet above an 8.5-acre lake to the sounds of tunes from opera to Sinatra.
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