Las Vegas History
The name “Las Vegas” translates to this surprisingly lush phrase in Spanish.
What are "The Meadows"?
This 1989 megaresort, developed by Steve Wynn, helped usher in a new era of Las Vegas luxury and spectacle.
What is The Mirage?
This Downtown museum preserves hundreds of signs and artifacts from demolished or transformed Las Vegas properties.
What is the Neon Museum?
This is the first professional sports team in Las Vegas to bring home a championship.
Who are the Las Vegas Aces?
This activity was legalized in Nevada in 1931, helping transform Las Vegas during the Great Depression.
What is gambling?
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were famous members of this legendary entertainment group.
What is the Rat Pack?
Galleries, murals, antique shops and creative businesses populate this Downtown cultural district, also called 18b.
What is the Arts District?
This area west of the Strip demonstrates that some of Las Vegas’ most culturally diverse and acclaimed dining exists outside resort corridors, with over TWO HUNDREDS dining destinations.
What is Chinatown?
In 1855, members of this religious group established a fort in the Las Vegas Valley.
What are Mormon missionaries?
This singer began a celebrated run at the International Hotel in 1969, helping define the modern Vegas residency.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Dating back to 1935, this annual celebration of Las Vegas’ Western heritage has featured rodeos, whisker-growing contests and a beloved community parade.
What is Helldorado Days?
Southern Nevada’s largest Independence Day parade takes place in this community
What is Summerlin?
Opened in 1955, this short-lived resort became the nation’s first racially integrated hotel-casino.
What is the Moulin Rouge?
Hollywood often incorrectly credits this notorious mobster with founding Las Vegas.
Who is Benjamin "Bugsy" Seigel?
When Michelin last published a Las Vegas guide, this MGM Grand restaurant earned its highest possible rating—three stars.
What is Joel Robuchon?
Hundreds of volunteers built this Downtown sanctuary in only four days following the October 1 tragedy, creating a lasting symbol of Las Vegas’ compassion and resilience.
What is the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden?
During the 1950s, visitors attended rooftop parties to watch these government tests conducted northwest of Las Vegas.
What were atomic or nuclear tests?
This illegal practice allowed organized-crime families to remove casino cash before it was officially recorded or taxed.
What is skimming?
This resort has artwork by world-renowned artists like Maya Lin, Jenny Holzer and James Turrell
What is ARIA?
This is the special distinction that Red Rock Canyon holds
What is Nevada's first National Conservation Area?