Nellis Air Force Base ("Nellis" colloq.) is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada with military schools and more squadrons than any other USAF base. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace". associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR).
Population: 3,187
Latitude: 36° 14' 45.85" N
Longitude: -115° 03' 25.96" W
The Stardust International Raceway was an auto racing track in Spring Valley, in the Las Vegas Valley. It featured a flat, 3-mile (4.8 km), 13-turn road course, and a quarter-mile drag strip. It was built in 1965 by the Stardust Hotel and Casino to …
The Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony is a federally recognized tribe of Southern Paiute Indians in southern Nevada.
Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of 180 acres (73 ha) dedicated to nature walks and displays and is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Preserve is located approximately three miles west of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
…America's Party is the name of the free New Year's Eve event held on the Las Vegas Strip put together by Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The party is telecast with special events for the Eastern Time Zone as Ame…
The Tropicana – Las Vegas Boulevard intersection on the Las Vegas Strip (Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard), is noteworthy for several reasons. It was the first intersection in Las Vegas completely closed to street level pedestrian traffic an…
The Las Vegas Springs or Big Springs is the site of a natural oasis, known traditionally as a cienega. For more than 15,000 years, springs broke through the desert floor, creating grassy meadows (called las vegas by Mexican explorers). The bubbling …
The Eureka Locomotive is a privately owned steam locomotive in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is one of three preserved Baldwin Class 8/18 C 4-4-0 locomotives in the United States, of which it is the only operable example.
Tule Springs in Las Vegas, Nevada, is one of the larger urban retreats in the Las Vegas Valley. It is a significant desert ecosystem consisting of a series of small lakes that formed an oasis in this area of the Mojave Desert.
Lucky Club Casino and Hotel is a casino and 118 room hotel located on 6.1 acres (2.5 ha) in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Frenchman Mountain is located east of Las Vegas in the U.S. state of Nevada. Made up of rocks similar to those found on the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Frenchman Mountain formed when faulting elevated and tilted the rocks followed by erosion, giving…
The Eldorado Casino is a casino in Henderson, Nevada, owned and operated by Boyd Gaming.
The Arrowhead Trail or Arrowhead Highway was the first all-weather road connecting Los Angeles to Salt Lake City by way of Las Vegas. Built primarily during the auto trails period of the 1910s, prior to the establishment of the U.S. numbered highway…
The Boulevard Mall is located at 3528 S. Maryland Pkwy in Paradise, Nevada, United States (an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas Valley). The mall is owned by GE 2003-C2 Boulevard Mall, LLC a subsidiary of Midland Loan Services and formerly by Rou…
The Mandalay Bay Convention Center, located in Paradise, Nevada is one of the largest privately owned and operated convention centers in the world. The 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) facility is owned by MGM Mirage. It is attached to the Mandalay Bay R…
Flamingo / Caesars Palace is a station on the Las Vegas Monorail. The station is an island platform located at Caesars and the Flamingo hotels.
Allure Condos Las Vegas - Click to View Allure Las Vegas is a twin tower residential complex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The proposal includes the current 41-story, 466 ft (142 m) Allure Las Vegas - Tower I, and the proposed Allure Las Vegas - Tower II wi…
Alex was a French restaurant located in Las Vegas, Nevada that held two Michelin stars. It is the namesake restaurant of celebrity chef Alessandro Stratta, Iron Chef USA and winner of the James Beard Foundation Award for "Best Chef Southwest" in 199…
Town Square is an upscale, open air shopping, dining, business, fashion and entertainment center development on 117 acres (47 ha) in Enterprise, Nevada on Las Vegas Boulevard.