The Las Vegas Strip

The Palazzo resort is located on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip between the Venetian and Wynn Las Vegas. 03/30/08

The Palazzo opened on December 30, 2007. 03/30/08

The Wynn Las Vegas resort is located at the intersection of Sands Avenue (Spring Mountain Road) and Las Vegas Boulevard, across from the Fashion Show Mall. 03/30/08

The Wynn Las Vegas opened on April 28, 2005, at the former location of the Desert Inn Hotel. The adjacent Encore, which was under construction between 2006 and 2008, added additional hotel rooms to the resort. 03/30/08

The Stratosphere tower rises 1,149 feet above Las Vegas and is the tallest free-standing structure in Nevada. Of such tall structures west of the Mississippi River, only the Kennecott Smokestack in Magna, Utah, is taller. The property is located at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Baltimore Avenue. 03/28/08

This view looks north from the Sahara resort toward Stratosphere. The resort boasts over 2,400 rooms, and it is regarded as the northernmost casino-hotel resort on the Las Vegas Strip. North of here, the next major destination casinos are located in Downtown Las Vegas, which is some distance beyond here. 03/28/08

The Stratosphere marquee at the base of the tower. 03/28/08