The North Strip of Las Vegas
The north end of the strip
is famous for its reasonably priced hotels. There are several
to pick from and some are older hotels that have been around
since the 1950's.
The Riviera was the first high
rise hotel opening in 1955. Liberace and Joan Crawford hosted
the ceremonies. This is an adult oriented hotel and they advise
against bringing your kids. They have many wonderful shows
such as Crazy Girls, and An Evening at La Cage. Splash has
ended its run at the hotel. It is located right across the
street from the Circus Circus.
The Circus Circus is definitely
a hotel for families and welcomes kids. They have circus acts
that perform over the casino floors, which the little ones
can also watch from the second floor. There is the Adventure
Dome complete with roller coaster and other exciting rides
on the second floor too.
They also have a midway arcade
that is quite popular. A little further down the strip and
you will find the Sahara. This hotel has a huge roller coaster
wrapped around the front of it as well. Inside they have quite
the Nascar collection above the eatery. They have cars, shirts,
posters, autographed pictures, and keyrings. This hotel is
done in Moroccan décor and Arabian Night themes.
The Stratosphere is a unique
hotel due to its grand size. It is 1,149 feet high. The building
has 109 floors. On the top floor, there are three rides for
the adrenalin junkie. They have the High Roller, which is
a roller coaster that goes around the outer rim of the top
of the hotel.
The Big Shot, which is a free
fall ride, that sends passengers back and forth at 45 mph,
also at the top of the hotel. And the last is called the X-Scream.
This provides you the feeling of falling off the side of the
building from 109 stories up.
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