Las Vegas Photos -- National Geographic's Ultimate City Guides

New York New York
Photograph by Bob Krist/Corbis
Las Vegas’s New York New York Hotel and Casino brings a bit of the Big Apple, complete with Statue of Liberty, to Nevada.
People Movers
Photograph by David Butow/Corbis
Escalators, like these at Bally’s, along with other types of people movers, help patrons traverse the vast square footage common at Las Vegas hotels and casinos.
View From a Convertible
Photograph by Jeff Jacobson/Redux
Cruising the Strip with the top down affords maximum visibility. The Strip is one of the few public places in America where open containers of liquor are legal, though not in a motor vehicle.
The Bellagio
Photograph by David Butow/Corbis
The Fountain Show at the Bellagio coordinates music with jets of water and 4,500 colored lights.
Caesars Palace
Photograph by Jeff Jacobson/Redux
Garish neon signs, like this one at Caesars Palace, are the rule on the Las Vegas Strip. Downtown has the Las Vegas Neon Museum.
The Neon Boneyard
Photograph by Jeff Jacobson/Redux
The Neon Boneyard is a repository of non-restored neon signs maintained on a three-acre site by the Neon Museum. Tours are by reservation only.
Card Table
Photograph by David Butow/Corbis
Gambling and entertainment are Las Vegas’s bread and butter. Experts say the downtown casinos offer better payback rates than the casinos along the Strip.
The Venetian
Photograph by David Butow/Corbis
The Venetian Hotel Casino, complete with gondoliers, is another simulation of a famous world destination on the Las Vegas Strip.
Downtown Slots
Photograph by David Butow/Corbis
The downtown hotels and casinos, like this one on Fremont Street, are far less glamorous than the Strip casinos, and the rooms are cheaper.
The Strip
Photograph by Bob Krist/Corbis
The Las Vegas Strip, a 4.5-mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard, is home to some of the world’s largest hotels.