Mirage Volcano

[DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS] The Mirage Volcano is free to onlookers nightly on the Las Vegas Strip. Beginning at 6pm and every half hour until 11pm, strip-goers are dazzled by the fiery explosions mimicking a volcano eruption. Recent improvements have added even more bangs, booms, and fire, as well as a new drum beat from The Grateful Dead’s …

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Bonanza–World’s Largest Gift Shop

A good side trip from the Stratosphere hotel is the World’s Largest Gift Shop.  This is the best place to find your Vegas souvenirs and gifts for your loved ones back home. Better prices and more selection makes this gift shop superior to the multiple of small gift shops you will find sandwiched between the …

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Las Vegas Outdoors – Red Rock Canyon

If you tire of the casinos one day on your visit to Las Vegas, you may be surprised by the excitement that can be had on a desert excursion. Red Rock canyon is a well-maintained and popular destination about 45 minutes from the strip.  There visitors can find activities ranging from a casual stroll beneath …

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Forum Shops Curved Escalators

After a walk through the Forum Shops at Caesar’s Palace, you may notice something strange – you are riding an escalator that is not going straight down, it is in fact, taking you on a spiral journey down the middle of the 2004 addition to the mall. Curved Escalators were a new technology with this …

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