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Valley of Fire adds color to Nevada landscape

With jagged limestone mounds of fiery scarlet, vermilion and mauve rising out of the Mojave Desert, Valley of Fire State Park could have inspired fantastical artwork of a Martian landscape. But the 56.000-acre attraction o ...

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Grand Canyon National Park: a natural wonder

Offering a magnificent awe-inspiring experience, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size at 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep.

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The Las Vegas Natural History Musuem allows visitors to drink in

“It Came From Beneath the Sea” could have been the title of a movie about Las Vegas. Millions of years ago, the city was located under an ancient sea and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum has the fish, shark exhibits, and ...

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Arizona Snowbowl: it's all about the snow up here!

Since 1938 Arizona Snowbowl has delighted guests with fresh snow and a variety of skiing terrain for beginners and advanced skiers alike.

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MonteLago Village: an Italianate playland

Just 17 miles and less than 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, there's a resort that seems straight out of Northern Italy. The $500-million, 50-acre MonteLago Village — located at the beautiful 2,600-acre Lake Las Vegas ...

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Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park brings history to life

It may be difficult to imagine Las Vegas without its sparkling neon lights but, as the Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park will attest to, the city’s history is colorful even without them. The discovery of Las Vegas, ...

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Lied Discovery Children's Museum is a find for boith kids and ad

The Lied Discovery Children’s Museum may be designed for kids but one step inside and it’s apparent that it’s much more than child’s play. Both children and adults can enjoy more than 100 different interactive science, art, ...

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Holly Madison changes the view in 'Peepshow'

"Peepshow" at Planet Hollywood has a brand new look now that Playboy model Holly Madison, star of the TV reality show "The Girls Next Door," has taken over the lead role in the adult revue.

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Fremont Street Experience lights up downtown

Looking for an illuminating experience in downtown on Las Vegas? The famed Fremont Street Experience should do the job, with 12.5 million synchronized LED bulbs, 180 computer-programmed high-intensity strobe lights and eight ...

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"Marriage Can Be Murder" is a union of mystery and merriment

There are many good shows in Las Vegas but downtown at Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel there is one that totally “kills ” -- up to four victims every evening, in case you’re counting.

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The Springs Preserve goes back to the future

In Spanish, Las Vegas means “the meadows.” While these days it may be a desert out here, the recently opened Springs Preserve is living proof that Las Vegas’ history is definitely not dry. A 180-acre cultural and histori ...

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BITE keeps vampire intrique alive at the Stratosphere

Friday the 13th August 2004 long ago proved to be an auspicious day for one Las Vegas production. That’s when the sexy vampire-themed show named BITE decided to “stake” its claim in the Las Vegas entertainment arena -- and, ...

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3 Lions Tattoo adds a colorful presence to the Sahara

The first tattoo establishment at the Sahara in its almost 57 years of business is proving that what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas – your permanent body art goes where you go.

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It's good to be a Sin City Bad Girl

For anyone wondering how Las Vegas came to be called “Sin City,” a visit to the Las Vegas Hilton’s 340-seat Shimmer Cabaret will instantly reveal all the bare facts. There, “Sin City Bad Girls,” a show about naughty-filled ...

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Adventuredome takes you for a wild ride

Proclaiming itself America's largest indoor theme park, the glass-enclosed Adventuredome at Circus Circus provides a whopping five acres of fun for the entire family!

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Jay White displays a polished Diamond at the Riviera

A Diamond has many facets but none have gotten more “points” for authenticity than Jay White, who portrays Neil Diamond nightly in the Rivera’s Le Bistro Theater. Celebrating his 27th year as a Neil Diamond tribute perform ...

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Charo, the "Cuchi-Cuch Girl" Is back in town

The fiery Latin entertainer with the big blonde hair, comedic fractured English, voluptuous body and the hip motion she calls “cuch-cuchi” has made her latest move in the Las Vegas market. She is now “shaking” things up at th ...

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Lake Mead: Mojave's boating, camping mecca

You won’t want to miss the boat on one of the Las Vegas area’s most popular day trips. With its shoreline stretching 550 miles into the desert, Lake Mead is a man-made lake created in 1936 when the natural flow of the Colorad ...

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Le Rêve conjures up the unexpected

In French, "Le Rêve" means “The Dream.” And what a dream! In Le Rêve, an aquatic spectacle in-the-round, more than 80 athletes and entertainers from 17 different countries conjure up an imaginary world where visions float and ...

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St. Julien Hotel indulges body and soul

Since opening in 2005, the classy St. Julien Hotel has become a prime destination in the Boulder—Denver area for dining, drinking, spa treatments, relaxing and listening to live music.

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'Sirens of T.I.' at Treasure Island is shipshape

Treasure Island’s on-the-Strip pirate battle, “The Sirens of T.I.,” continues to be the shot being heard around the world — the one that the property took 5 ½ years ago to herald its new grown-up image.

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Nevada Ballet Theatre, the first shining star in a cultural dese

When it comes to culture in Las Vegas, one professional ballet company has been keeping the city on its toes for the last 38 years.

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It's as though you have wings with Bootleg Canyon Flightlines

It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s YOU! Imagine yourself soaring over the mountains and desert, taking in the beautiful scenery from more than a thousand feet above the ground – without being in an airplane or helicopter. Your “w ...

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The Boulder Pearl Street Mall: almost magical

Some call Boulder’s downtown mall a three-ring circus that never stops. People come from across Colorado, the United States and the whole world to watch colorful buskers squeeze themselves inside little boxes or perform magic ...

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Terry Fator lends his voices to the Mirage

Sometimes having multiple personalities can be a good thing. Such is the case with the Las Vegas Strip's newest headliner, ventriloquist/impressionist Terry Fator. Fator brings all his various puppet personas to the Mirage, ...

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Blush Boutique Nightclub: first Blush of nightlife at Wynn Las V

Casino developer Steve Wynn and nightclub operator Sean Christie have brought a "boutique nightclub" to Las Vegas — a place intimate enough to be called Blush.

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Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub rocks the Strip

It’s a dive, it’s a party. It’s a super new concept on the Las Vegas Strip. Combining the local dive bar with the glamor of Sin City’s party scene, the Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub, which opened in March 2009, is the first an ...

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Lichtenstein, Warhol exhibits among notables at Gallery of Fine

Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol are among the notable 20th century painters gracing the newest exhibit at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.

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Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: Flowers bloom in the

For those who think that nothing blooms in the desert, a trip to the summer exhibit at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is definitely a growth experience. The exhibit runs through Sept. 7.

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The Italian Festival is "ova here" at the M Resort

Many of you will be happy to hear that it’s time to hit the sauce – that would be on the pizza and other great Italian dishes that will be part of a very special weekend coming up at the M Resort Spa Casino. The Marnell fam ...

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Fremont Street Experience Gives Folks the Chance to Travel Back

There is a summer-long fun happening in Las Vegas that is allowing folks to experience a true blast from the past. And it’s about time. Actually, it’s about traveling back to one year in particular – 1969. Fremont Street E ...

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OktoberFrightFest brings the "spirit" of the season to Fremont S

Beer & Brats, Bats and BOOze will be taking it to the street – Fremont Street – in the ultimate combination of Octoberfest and Halloween in a first-time-ever event called OktoberFrightFest. The three-week-long street party, ...

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The Sahara sets the wheels in motion for Bikefest 2009

Here’s your chance to let Las Vegas give you a real run for your money. It’s the 2009 Las Vegas Bikefest -- and there is lots more going on than just the biking events. As the Official Hotel and Party Headquarters for the hap ...

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Get involved in some "Monkey Bix" at Palace Station

Las Vegas is often affectionately referred to as the “Neon Jungle.” On September 25 and 26, Palace Station will host an event that will highlight that moniker by inviting the public to participate in some serious monkey busi ...

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Fright Dome is a real scream at Circus Circus

You came…You “SAW”… You conquered your desire to cut and run. That could be the exit mantra of this year’s Fright Dome at Circus Circus now that it is partnering with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures to introduce haunted ho ...

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'Sgt. Pepper Live' a legendary project at Vegas Hilton

Defying four decades of accepted rock wisdom, The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” is going live in September at the Las Vegas Hilton — with a symphony orchestra and legendary rock ‘n’ roll band Cheap Trick.

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76 Trombones + 4 to lead the big parade of talent at UNLV

Move over, River City! Las Vegas will be blowing its own horn as trombone players from the city and around the country converge on UNLV’s Artemus Ham Concert Hall to celebrate the 25th Anniversary 76 Trombones + 4 Concert a ...

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Floyd Lamb Park is ripe for family fun

It’s not easy being green in Las Vegas, at least where its desert landscape is concerned. But at the Floyd Lamb Park, the grass lawn, cottonwood trees, and ponds offer a colorful oasis along with lots of fun family things to ...

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Massage mentoring lets you have a hand in your at-home enjoyment

An interactive learning experience that teaches people to be hands-on at home where the spa massage experience, is concerned has been introduced by the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Spa. The exclusive mentoring initiative in in ...

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Tinoco's Kitchen: a hidden gem in downtown Las Vegas

Something’s cooking in Downtown Las Vegas that you’re not going to want to miss. That would be the cuisine of Chef Enrique Tinoco, who after 10 years of presenting unforgettable food at his old restaurant at the Arts Facto ...

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Stuffed at the Plaza is a veritable buffet of offerings

With the opening of its new buffet, Fremont Street’s Plaza Hotel & Casino is out to prove that you ARE what you eat – in this case, that would be “Stuffed,” thank you very much. “Stuffed: The Buffet at the Plaza” seeks to ...

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The Omelet House Diner offers a full plate of breakfast and lunc

Tourists will now be able to have a taste of what it’s like to be a true Las Vegas resident, thanks to the opening of the latest location of the city’s iconic Omelet House Diner. Downbtown at the Plaza Hotel & Casino, t ...

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Firefly alights in a new downtown location

A popular restaurant in Las Vegas has spread its wings and is now lighting up the Downtown Las Vegas scene at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Located under the “Dome” of the hotel, the second location of Firefly offers a room with ...

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A new concept for ENVY

Guests can now be “green” with ENVY as the popular Las Vegas steakhouse at the Renaissance Hotel breaks out a new menu with veggies and other sides on the plate instead of having to purchase them a la carte. The award-winn ...

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Botero raises the steaks on the Strip

Botero at the new Encore Wynn Las Vegas showcases the art of Colombian artist Fernando Botero — hence the name — as much as the succulent steaks.

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Jill's Restaurant: great food with casual elegance

Jill's, a beautiful bistro located in the beautiful St. Julien hotel, serves up a truly gracious dining experience.

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Pasta Jay's: tasty Italian dishes with garlic aplenty

Day after day, meal after meal for 21 years, Pasta Jay’s has drawn throngs of people hungry for some good Italian food to its attractive setting in Boulder’s West End, just off the Pearl Street Mall.

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The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant serves good food along with it

The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant just can't seem to shake its numerous and devoted clientele: for twenty years they've followed "The Rio" across Boulder, from its first incarnation as a hole-in-the wall on Pearl St. to a muc ...

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The award-winning Mediterranean Restaurant serves the best of It

The Mediterranean Restaurant, just a couple of blocks off the Pearl Street Mall, has been one of Boulder’s most popular eating, drinking and meeting establishments for more than fifteen years.

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Khotan offers fine dining with jade

To say that Treasure Island has added a new jewel to its multi-faceted restaurant lineup with the opening of Khotan is not an overstatement. Translated, Khotan means “City of Jade” and not only does the new establishment offe ...

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