One of the most exciting and entertaining
city in the world. Nowhere else can you find a city that
has all the travel amenities that only a complete resort
destination can offer: luxurious casino hotels, fine dining,
wonderful live entertainment and state-of-the art convention
and trade show facilities. Las Vegas is a spectacular city,
incomparable to any other. Everything that you would expect
from a world-class metropolis, and more, is right here
for your pleasure.
Las Vegas is a city that has something for everyone. While
you are here, make sure to see all the great attractions
the city of Las Vegas has to offer. Recognized all over
the world, our famous Las Vegas Strip is where tourists
can enjoy a walk in the warm desert evening, or take a
stroll downtown and view a dazzling light show that spans
an entire street, the Fremont Street Experience. You can
also get a glimpse of amazing world famous re-creations
like erupting volcanoes, the Eiffel Tower and the Sphinx
of Egypt in front of the various hotels and casinos.
Las Vegas tourism offers top quality entertainment, including
headliner shows and concerts, attractions, shopping and
world-renowned resorts. Las Vegas nightlife will keep you
up until dawn and art displays, music and museums take
you on a journey from the classic to the contemporary.
Downtown Las Vegas offers an energetic display of color
with a bit of nostalgia and a glimpse of the future.
If you are looking to enjoy the Wild West and our great
outdoor recreation, beyond the glamour and glitter of our
neon lights, we have plenty to see. There are enchanting
panoramas in the Red Rock National Conservation area, Lake
Mead National Recreation area and at Mount Charleston.
All are only minutes from Las Vegas Strip hotels and casinos.
We have helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam,
and the Las Vegas Strip departing every few minutes.
Las Vegas continuously reinvents itself, so even if you
have been to our great city before you will never run out
of fun things to do. You can use the links above to find
more information about the unique opportunities and attractions
Las Vegas offers to its visitors every year.
The City
The Las
Vegas metropolitan area includes the Las Vegas
Valley, a 600-square-mile (1600 km²) basin, and
surrounding areas, that are part of Clark
County in southern Nevada.
The area contains the largest concentration
of people in the state. The history of the Las Vegas
metropolitan area largely coincides with the history
of the city of Las
Vegas. "Las Vegas" is often used generically to describe
the entire area covered in this article. It is currently
the fastest
growing metropolitan area in the nation, with a population
rise of nearly 25% from 2000 to 2006, and a current population
of approximately two million.The
metropolitan area consists of the cities of Las Vegas,
Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City, and other unincorporated
locales surrounding these cities. In 2005, the valley
hosted 34.7 million visitors. The area is part of the
Las Vegas-Paradise Metropolitan Statistical Area, which
is by defined by the United
States Census Bureau to include all of Clark County
Climate
The Las Vegas Valley lies in a relatively
high-altitude portion of the Mojave
Desert, and this can result in drastic changes of temperature
between seasons, and even between day and night. The Valley
generally averages less than five inches (130 mm) of rain
annually. Daily summer temperatures from June through August
typically exceed 100 °F (38 °C). While low ambient
humidity tempers the effect of these temperatures, dehydration,
heat exhaustion, and sun
stroke can occur after even a limited time outdoors
in the summer. The interiors of automobiles often prove
deadly to small children and pets during the summer and
surfaces exposed to the sun can cause first-
and second- degree burns to unprotected skin. The late
summer, especially in July and August, is marked by "monsoon
season" when moist winds from the Gulf
of California soak much of the Southwestern
United States. While raising humidity levels, these
winds develop into dramatic desert thunderstorms that cause
flash flooding.
Winter temperatures are very mild
with lows of around 30 °F (-1 °C). Snow accumulation
at the valley floor is rare but the surrounding mountains
receive as much as ten feet (3 m) in the winter.
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and Las Vegas Tourism Bureau
