Mc Carran
International Airport
5757 Wayne Newton Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702)
261-5211
/
www.mccarran.com
Las Vegas,
Nevada allows visitors to travel the
globe
and see some of the world's great
landmarks on a single street known as
The Strip
pictured in the photograph above.
Tourists and gamers can also come from
around the world to see Las Vegas
But the point of
visiting Las Vegas is to be close to the
action so you don't have to drive. When
you reserve a room or suite at a hotel
close to the action on The Strip, you
can walk, walk, walk. In a few blocks
distance you'll see a half-scale replica
of the Eiffel Tower, which allows guests
for a fee of under $10 (subject to
change) to ride to the top and get a
bird's eye view of the city. Across the
street are the palace surroundings of
The Roman Empire at Caesars, and further
along The Strip within view is New York, New York
with an indoor shopping mall and
exterior roller coaster ride that
travels near the tops of the skyscraper
buildings. Luxor includes a pyramid and
sphinx. And at the
Five Diamond
Bellagio, an evening water show
spectacular happens every 15 minutes to
half hour. The water dances in motion to
music played over an excellent speaker
system with songs from Sting, Celine
Dion and many popular recording artists.
This show is free to the public but
guests can also dine at the Eiffel Tower
Restaurant or at Bellagio with seating
available to watch the show.
If you don't mind your
kids seeing several huge billboards
sporting image of women's
scantily-clad bodies, then take the
children to Las Vegas and give them an education they
will not forget in what's billed as
Sin City.
Las Vegas offers rides
and attractions for children as well as
adults and especially nice are
restaurants such as Denny's and
McDonald's interspersed between hotels, resorts and casinos. Several convenience
stores sell bottled water, shoes, shirts
and supplies at affordable rates. You
can stop at these places if you become
parched in the dry desert atmosphere or
your heels hurt and you need some flip
flops or shoe cushions to ease those
tired feet.
TRAVEL TIP: Bring
comfortable walking shoes to Las Vegas
and wear them. Also carry bottles of
water or soft drinks to avoid fatigue
and dehydration. There are ample public
restrooms located along The Strip.
Everything looks
fairly close but when you walk along The
Strip,
you do not realize how far away the
buildings are as you lose steam in this desert city.
Competition to obtain a taxi
or ride buses that travel along Las
Vegas Boulevard increases afternoons.
There is a tram that helps people get
around quickly, a real plus for the very
long Strip.
Now is the ideal time
to visit Las Vegas during the fall,
winter and spring seasons between
October and April. The air is dry with
temperatures generally in the mid 80s to
lower 90s during the day and beautiful,
breezy evenings. Las Vegas offers
thousands of casino games, slot machines
and all the gambling you could possibly
seek. Even if you don't gamble, you
should visit Las Vegas.
For those
who have no interest or have not visited recently,
the city has grown and
changed tremendously and is worth at least a day or
two of "education" and entertainment.
It's a cultural experience in which
kitsch meets class. Amazingly, the
replicas of world attractions seem to
fit along Las Vegas Boulevard in the icon locals call
"California's playground."
