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    Insight Guides Pocket Las Vegas (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Las Vegas (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Las Vegas (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
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    Insight Guides Pocket Las Vegas (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

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    Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventure

    Spectacular, escapist and surreal, there is no other city on earth like Las Vegas. Be inspired to visit by the brand new Insight Pocket Guide Las Vegas, a concise, full-colour guide to this desert metropolis that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that Las Vegas has to offer.


    Inside Insight Pocket Guide Las Vegas:

    Where To Go details all the key sights in and around the city, from mega resorts on The Strip to the Grand Canyon, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, and are cross-referenced to the text.

    Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including The Fremont Street Experience, the Luxor, the Big Shot and the Hoover Dam.

    A Perfect Day in Las Vegas provides an itinerary for one day in the city.

    What To Do gives you the lowdown on the most popular games, the best entertainment shows, and the city's nightlife, sports and other activities.

    Essential information the origins of the city and the infamous figures associated with it.

    Eating Out covers the city's best cuisine.

    Curated listings of the best hotels and restaurants.

    A-Z of all the practical information you'll need.


    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travelers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.


    'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateMar 1, 2016
    ISBN9781780059495
    Insight Guides Pocket Las Vegas (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
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    Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.

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      Insight Guides Pocket Las Vegas (Travel Guide with Free eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Las Vegas, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Las Vegas, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Las Vegas are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Las Vegas. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2016 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      How To Use This E-Book

      Las Vegas’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day In Las Vegas

      Introduction

      Landmarks of the Modern World

      Fast Lane

      Sunny Days

      Rush to the New

      Reinvention

      Local Las Vegas

      Spectacular Sports

      Powerful Productions

      Glittering Moments

      A Brief History

      First Inhabitants

      From Mailmen to Mormons

      Las Vegas Ranch

      Of Tracks and Tracts

      Dam Good Luck

      Public Relations

      Gambling and the Rat Pack

      New Legitimacy

      Las Vegas with a Vision

      The Modern Era

      City of the Future

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      The South End of the Strip

      Excalibur

      Tropicana

      MGM Grand

      New York-New York

      Monte Carlo

      The Center Strip

      CityCenter

      The Cosmopolitan

      Planet Hollywood

      Paris and Bally’s

      Bellagio

      The North End of the Strip

      Caesars Palace

      LINQ and Harrah’s

      Venetian and Palazzo

      The Mirage

      Treasure Island (TI)

      Wynn and Encore

      Circus Circus and SLS Las Vegas

      The Stratosphere

      Downtown

      Fremont Street Experience

      Main Street Station and the Plaza

      Fremont Street Casinos

      El Cortez

      West of the Strip

      West Flamingo Road

      Orleans

      East of the Strip

      The Hard Rock

      Cultural Attractions

      Art Museums

      The University of Nevada, Las Vegas

      Excursions

      Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

      Boulder City

      Ghost Towns

      Valley of Fire State Park

      Red Rock Canyon

      Mount Charleston

      Grand Canyon

      Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks

      Death Valley

      What To Do

      Gambling

      Card Schools

      Baccarat

      Bingo

      Blackjack (or 21)

      Blackjack Switch

      Craps

      Pai Gow

      Poker

      Roulette

      Slot Machines

      Three-Card Poker

      Video Poker

      The Big Shows

      Keeping Up with the Shows

      Adult Entertainment

      Nightlife

      Nightclubs and Bars

      Gay Clubs

      Music Venues

      Shopping

      Shopping Malls

      Factory Outlet Malls

      Local Shopping

      Sports

      Spectator Sports

      Boxing

      Golf Tournaments

      Motor Sports

      Rodeo

      Other Sports

      Participatory Sports

      Cycling

      Golf

      Hiking

      Rock Climbing

      Snow Sports

      Tennis

      Las Vegas for Children

      Thrills and Spills for Older Kids

      Further Afield

      Calendar of Events

      Eating Out

      Restaurants

      Strip Restaurants

      Downtown Restaurants

      Off-Strip Restaurants

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodations (See also Camping, Youth Hostels, and the list of Recommended Hotels)

      Airport

      B

      Bicycle Rental

      Budgeting For Your Trip

      C

      Camping

      Car Rental

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and Safety

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Emergencies

      G

      Gay and Lesbian Travelers

      Getting There (see also Airport and Driving)

      Guides and Tours

      H

      Health and Medical Care

      Holidays

      M

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Hours

      P

      Police (see also Crime and Safety)

      Post Offices

      Public Transportation

      T

      Taxis

      Telephones

      Tickets

      Time Differences

      Tipping

      Tourist information

      V

      Visas and Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites and Internet Access

      Y

      Youth Hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Strip Casinos and Resorts

      Downtown Casinos and Resorts

      Off-Strip Casinos and Resorts

      Motels

      Las Vegas’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

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      The Big Shot at the Stratosphere

      A must for thrill seekers. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

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      Bellagio

      The spectacular fountains in front of this lavish casino-resort make it an unmissable attraction. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

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      High Roller

      The world’s biggest Ferris wheel offers spectacular views of The Strip. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

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      The Fremont Street Experience

      With over 2 million lights, it’s neon nirvana. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      iStock

      Hoover Dam

      A marvel of 1930s engineering. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      iStock

      The Luxor

      This resort is housed in a huge pyramid. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      iStock

      CityCenter

      Sleek and modern, this is a city within the city. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      The Chandelier

      A three-story bar, designed to make patrons feel like they’re inside a chandelier. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

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      Binion’s Gambling Hall

      Downtown casinos offer the best value, and this place is among the best. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

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      Grand Canyon National Park

      One of the wonders of the natural world, and just an excursion away from Vegas. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day In Las Vegas

      9.30am

      Breakfast

      Start the day with a great buffet breakfast, either at your hotel or from the lavish menu at the Wynn’s Tableau restaurant.

      10.30am

      Shop till you drop

      Break out the credit cards for a dose of retail therapy at the Miracle Mile Shops inside Planet Hollywood or at the LINQ Promenade.

      1.00pm

      Lunch and people-watch

      The open-air patio of Mon Ami Gabi, at Paris Las Vegas, is a great spot to linger over a lunch of croque-monsieur. It’s also a good spot from which to watch hundreds of people as they wander down the Strip, or ogle at the fountains at Bellagio across the street.

      2.45pm

      Spa luxury

      Spas in Las Vegas are always jockeying for the title of best in show. The undisputed champion: Qua Baths & Spa inside Caesars Palace. Master barber offers men old-school flat-razor shaves, while women love to luxuriate in the Roman Baths after indulgent signature treatments such as the exfoliation body scrub or a hot-stone massage.

      5.00pm

      Drinks with a view

      Clean up and continue the Zen vibe from the 23rd floor of the Mandarin Oriental at the Mandarin Bar. From up here, the view in both directions of the Strip is amazing, and the sparkling wine is almost exclusively from France. Be sure to try some hors d’oeuvres, too; most of them come on single serving-sized spoons.

      7.30pm

      Steakhouse feast

      Hail a taxi to Wynn Las Vegas, get out near the Wynn Tower Suites, and stroll through the Wynn’s gardens as you make your way through the covered passageway to Encore. Your destination: SW Steakhouse, where chef David Walzog cooks an outstanding American steakhouse fare.

      9.30pm

      Surrender to sweets

      Decline dessert at SW Steakhouse and instead take an evening walk north along the Strip to Luv-It Frozen Custard, a legendary spot near the Stratosphere, serving delicious sundaes.

      10.30pm

      Press the felt

      Professional poker players come from all over

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