One of Las Vegas's many theme hotels, New York-New York is defined by a fantasy Big Apple skyline, with interconnected familiar landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Buildings. Inside, the casino is built around Manhattan street scenes.  

Cirque du Soleil currently offers seven different productions in Vegas, all of them running in theatres specially designed for these non-touring productions. The first of the shows to debut was Mystère at the Treasure Island casino-resort, and although less flashy than most that followed, it is still one of the best shows in Vegas.  

Still the King after all these years, Elvis-themed wedding packages remain a big hit at numerous Las Vegas wedding chapels.  

The upscale Venetian casino-resort and its sister hotel the Palazzo amplify the icons of Venice, Italy, to Vegas-size dimensions.  

Inside the Venetian, the Grand Canal Shoppes are linked by a quarter-mile canal replete with hand-powered gondolas and singing gondaliers.  

Rising near the south end of the Strip, the Luxor casino-resort is housed within a 30-story, glass-lined pyramid. With 4,450 rooms, Luxor is the second-largest hotel in Las Vegas.  

Music for a Las Vegas wedding can be as lush as a string quartet or as unfussy as a pianist who knows the Sinatra catalog backwards and forwards.  

Whether for an impromptu ceremony or a kitsch classic, snazzy wedding attire is easy to rent or buy in Las Vegas. Wedding consultants and coordinators are well prepared to handle ceremonies both intimate and lavish.  

Home to some of the most treasured signs in the world, the Boneyard is a collection of some of the classic neon signage that once decorated the façades of Las Vegas casinos.  

After a few days on the Strip, the casinos and lights can start to wear on the nerves. A great escape is to hire a limo to explore the nearby landscapes of Red Rock Canyon or the colossal Hoover Dam, both just 40 minutes from Las Vegas.  

Marking the south end of the Strip, the Las Vegas welcome sign was originally created in 1959, greeting visitors driving in from southern California. As Las Vegas has grown up and out, the sign has gradually emerged as the city's humblest, and yet perhaps most revered, iconography.