The Stratosphere is not the largest hotel, nor does it have the biggest casino. But it’s got something that is nowhere else in Las Vegas or anywhere else: The Stratosphere Tower.
The Tower, as it’s known locally, is 1,149 feet high. At the top is the famed revolving restaurant and entrances to the rides.
With both indoor [...]

Las Vegas is a city with a reputation for being unique and exciting. It is a popular vacation destination because it has something to offer everyone, no matter what age or interest.
“Las Vegas is like no other city. No matter what the size of your bank account, the City has fun for everyone,” says [...]

MGM has a long and glorious tradition as an entertainment company. Some of the most treasured films of the 20th century were produced by this motion picture enterprise. But in the last decades of the previous century, the company branched out to other forms. The MGM Grand is one magnificent sample.
Originally housed in what is [...]

Owned by MGM Mirage, this Hawaiian-themed, 3,000 room hotel is as much an entertainment complex as a place to stay. Over 40 years ago it was known as Castaways. But it’s as up-to-the-minute fresh as any place in Vegas now.
Inside the front entrance is a lush tropical rainforest housed under a 100-foot high dome, with [...]

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino contains everything listed in its name, and a great deal more. Once upon a time on its site stood the legendary Sands Hotel. But Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack were long departed from the scene by the time the venerated structure was demolished to make way for The Venetian. [...]

Las Vegas used to be world famous for its shows. Everybody who was anybody in show business wanted to play Vegas and see her or his names in the glow of the neon lights. Everyone remember the name of the famous Rat Pack that played the joints of Sin City and defined much of what [...]

The Las Vegas Strip is the legendary portion that most travelers associate with Sin City. It is only four miles long, and is flanked on the north end by the Stratosphere and on the south end by the famous Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. By default, this makes these two landmarks absolute must sees on [...]

Las Vegas used to be pit stop for travelers traversing the treacherous countryside that was the Old Spanish Trail. This trade route took weary pack trains through the high mountains, the hot deserts, and the cold canyons. Las Vegas was considered the high point of the journey simply because of its artesian wells that would [...]

Las Vegas is a city where almost every hotel and resort has its own wedding chapel. The couples who get
married in Las Vegas come in all different shapes: there are those who have known each other for a long
time and plan a wedding as focal point of a romantic trip; others come as dating couples [...]

It is the nature of a vacation to be expensive. It is a brief time when you can let go of strict budgeting and just enjoy yourself. The problems only arise when you get home to reality and start getting and paying the bills. Is it worth the everyday sacrifice to spend a few days [...]