The city's tolerance for various forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs. There are numerous outdoor lighting displays on Fremont Street, as well as elsewhere in the city.
The major attractions in Las Vegas are the casinos and the hotels. The most famous hotel casinos are located on Las Vegas Boulevard nest to the road known as the Las Vegas Strip. These larger casinos are located outside of the city. Many of these hotels are massive, providing thousands of rooms, with their large adjoining casino areas. There are many hotel casinos in the city's downtown area as well, which was the focus of the city's gaming industry in its early days. Several large hotels and casinos are also located somewhat off the Strip, as well as in the country around the city.
Some of the most notable casinos involved in downtown gaming are on the Freemont Street Experience which was granted variances to allow bars to be closer together, similar to the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego.
Las Vegas has dozens of parks, including Las Vegas Springs Preserve recreational and educational facility and Floyd Lamb State Park. Las Vegas is a popular destination for Hawaiians. In 2002, almost 80,000 former residents of Hawaii lived in Las Vegas, and nearly 3,000 Hawaiians visited Las Vegas every week. Las Vegas is sometimes referred to as Hawaii's Ninth Island. The city is the home to the first ABC Stores branch outside the state of Hawaii.
If you are planning to go to Las Vegas, McCarran International Airport handles international and domestic flights into the Las Vegas Valley. The airport also serves private aircraft and freight/cargo and charter and regular flights. Some of the general aviation traffic uses the smaller North Las Vegas Airport and Henderson Executive Airport.
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ALADIN HOTEL AND CASSINO. |
BELLAGIO HOTEL CASSINO AND RESORT |
CAESARS´ PALACE |
EXCALIBUR. |
FREEMONT STREET. |
FREEMONT STREET - 2 - |
LAS VEGAS STRIP STREET AT NIGHT. |
HOTEL MANDALAY BAY. |
McCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
MGM GRAND HOTEL CASSINO AND RESORT. |
PARIS LAS VEGAS HOTEL AND CASSINO. |
SMALL NEW YORK IN LAS VEGAS. |
VENETIAN. |
WELCOME TO REAL FABULOUS LAS VEGAS. Everyone kows that sign. |