About Las Vegas

Las Vegas continues to build upon its reputation as a vibrant showcase for the extraordinary. This is the city that attracts more than 38.9 million visitors a year by offering the grandest hotels, the biggest stars in entertainment, the highest caliber of award-winning chefs and master sommeliers, and, of course, the brightest lights.

Whether you are dancing under the lights of the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas or strolling the shops at Monte Lago Village at Lake Las Vegas, you are never far from a golf course. The sixty-plus golf courses in Las Vegas, designed by the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Tom Weiskopf and Robert Trent Jones Jr., have put Vegas on the map for golf connoisseurs. Each course is within a one-hour radius of the city, offering challenging play and beautiful desertscapes, flowing waterfalls, rolling greens and mountain views.

While planning an evening of entertainment, look to the growing roster of gourmet restaurants and unparalleled wine and food adventures in Las Vegas. A host of fine dining and lifestyle magazines - including Bon Appetit, Wine Spectator, Gourmet, Robb Report and Esquire - have honored the city for its fantastic fare and hailed individual restaurants for their exquisite cuisine, created by the likes of Bradley Ogden, Hubert Keller, Alain Ducasse, Emeril Lagasse, and Wolfgang Puck. To accompany its growing list of world-class chefs, Las Vegas has attracted more master sommeliers than any other U.S. city.

There are many reasons why Las Vegas commands the title as "The Entertainment Capital of the World." Some of the world's most famous entertainers perform here including Celine Dion, Bette Midler and Elton John (Caesars Palace), Barry Manilow (Las Vegas Hilton), and George Wallace (Flamingo). Also, hot selling tickets with Las Vegas' 38.9 million annual visitors include Broadway hits such as "MAMMA MIA!" (Mandalay Bay), "Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular" (Venetian), "Jersey Boys" (The Palazzo) and "Tony & Tina’s Wedding" (Rio Hotel). Other entertainment options include comedy and music headliners who regularly bring their world tours to Las Vegas' showrooms and arenas; as well as six resident Cirque du Soleil productions, comedy clubs, classic Las Vegas showgirl revues, and mor.