12 Facts About Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos.

Many of the largest hotel, casino, and resort properties in the world are on the Vegas Strip, known for its contemporary architecture, lights, and wide variety of attractions.

The funding for many Las Vegas Strip projects was provided through the American National Insurance Company, which was based in the then-notorious gambling empire of Galveston, Texas.

The Vegas Strip was named by Los Angeles police officer and businessman Guy McAfee, after his hometown's Sunset Vegas Strip in Hollywood.

In 1950, Mayor Ernie Cragin of the City of Las Vegas sought to annex the Las Vegas Strip, which was unincorporated Clark County territory, in order to expand the city's tax base to fund his ambitious building agenda and pay down the city's rising debt.

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Also in 2006, the Las Vegas Strip lost its longtime status as the world's highest-grossing gambling center, falling to second place behind Macau.

Las Vegas Strip is well known for its lounges, showrooms, theaters and nightclubs; most of the attractions and shows on the Strip are located on the hotel casino properties.

Some more popular free attractions visible from the Vegas Strip include the water fountains at Bellagio, the volcano at The Mirage, and the Fall of Atlantis and Festival Fountain at Caesars Palace.

Many notable artists have performed in Las Vegas Strip, including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.

The only movie theatre directly on the Vegas Strip was the 10-screen Regal Showcase Theatre in the Showcase Mall.

Vegas Strip is home to the Adventuredome indoor amusement park at Circus Circus.

Energy-efficient buildings are being implemented and the Vegas Strip has one of the highest concentrations of LEED-certified buildings in the world.