Las Vegas is home to 9 of the 10 largest hotels in the United States. The MGM Grand is the largest hotel in the U.S., with 5,005 rooms. There are more rooms in this one hotel than in the entire city of Sarasota, Florida.

Although the Las Vegas "Strip" is a well-known insignia, it is not the official name of the 4-lane street which fronts the multitude of world-renowned Las Vegas casinos. Today the street is officially designated as "Las Vegas Boulevard South," but was formerly known as Fifth Street.

At 46 years old, the famous Las Vegas icon known as Vegas Vic is three years younger than the average Las Vegas visitor. The original version of this well-known landmark was unveiled in 1947, but was replaced by a newer version in 1951. Vegas Vic's neon sidekick, Vegas Vicki (a.k.a. Sassy Sally), was built across the street from Vic in 1980.

The Fremont Street Experience (FSE) is a 5 block long canopy of lights that is suspended 90 feet above Downtown Las Vegas. It is held in place by 16 columns, each one bearing 400,000 lbs of weight. The FSE utilizes 2.1 million light bulbs to dazzle visitors with light shows on the hour using 65,536 color combinations at an output of 7.8 million watts.

Hoover Dam's structural volume surpasses the largest pyramid in Egypt, and it is estimated that the Egyptian pyramid required 100,000 men 20 years to complete. Hoover Dam was completed in just four years (1931-1935), 2 years ahead of schedule, and utilized a workforce of only 5,000 workers.

Paul,
Thanks for posting these fun facts. I read somewhere that when the Venetian is completed it will be even larger than the MGM, and will claim the title of largest hotel. When this happens, I wonder if another hotel will be built or have an addition built on, just so they can claim the title of "largest hotel". I don't think that larger is always a better idea. I guess eventually the whole strip will be one big hotel. <vbg>
Lee Ann

LV also has the world's most powerful beam of light (315,000 watts). It shines from the apex of Luxor.