WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.000 Alright, alright. 00:02.000 --> 00:04.000 Alright. 00:04.000 --> 00:06.000 Hi guys. 00:06.000 --> 00:32.000 Hi, welcome to Las Vegas. 00:32.000 --> 00:44.000 McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. 00:44.000 --> 00:48.000 Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas. 00:48.000 --> 00:52.000 Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world. 00:52.000 --> 00:56.000 There's magic, music, dancing, comedy, and gaming. 00:56.000 --> 01:02.000 On any given evening, there's some form of entertainment for everyone. 01:02.000 --> 01:08.000 Las Vegas is the brightest city in the world and features 14 of the world's largest hotels. 01:08.000 --> 01:12.000 And it's growing, bringing 30 million tourists annually. 01:12.000 --> 01:28.000 It's no wonder Las Vegas is the fastest growing city in America, with 5,000 people moving here every month. 01:28.000 --> 01:48.000 In the next minute and 20 seconds, see how many casinos you recognize. 02:58.000 --> 03:26.000 The Stratosphere opened April 20, 1996. 03:26.000 --> 03:54.000 At the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, the 135-story tower is the tallest building west of the Mississippi and the tallest observation tower in the U.S. 03:54.000 --> 04:22.000 The Stratosphere complex offers a large casino and shopping mall, along with one of the best views of Las Vegas. 04:22.000 --> 04:30.000 At the top of the tower sits a revolving restaurant, cocktail lounge, and three wedding chalices. 04:30.000 --> 04:36.000 Two exciting rides are featured, the high roller roller coaster and the Big Shot. 04:36.000 --> 04:50.000 Here you see television celebrity Jenny Garth of the hit show Beverly Hills 90210 blasting off. 04:50.000 --> 05:02.000 The Stratosphere is the largest city in the world and features 14 of the world's largest hotels. 05:02.000 --> 05:30.000 New York, New York, the Mega Resort, opened in 1936. 05:30.000 --> 05:58.000 New York, New York, the Mega Resort, opened January 3, 1997. 05:58.000 --> 06:18.000 New York, New York, the Mega Resort, opened January 3, 1997. 06:18.000 --> 06:38.000 New York, New York, the Mega Resort, opened January 3, 1997. 06:38.000 --> 06:48.000 New York, New York, the Mega Resort, opened January 3, 1997. 07:08.000 --> 07:34.000 Hundreds of celebrities gathered at New York, New York for the grand opening celebration. 07:34.000 --> 07:41.000 The hotel features an art deco themed interior modeled after the New York architecture of the 1920s and 30s. 07:41.000 --> 07:50.000 Floors throughout the hotel check-in area have a high polished finish and bellmen wear 1930s style outfits that include pillbox hats. 07:50.000 --> 07:56.000 New York, New York also has a central park and brownstone facades that come with graffiti. 07:56.000 --> 08:16.000 David Hasselhoff, seen here, discusses his first roller coaster ride around the hotel. 08:16.000 --> 08:26.000 New York, New York, the Mega Resort, opened January 3, 1997. 08:46.000 --> 09:14.000 Pink flamingos and fizzing champagne glasses. 09:14.000 --> 09:39.000 That was a trademark of Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo Hotel. 09:39.000 --> 09:51.000 Just when you think you've seen it all, you begin to realize that there's no place quite like Las Vegas. 09:51.000 --> 10:20.000 Caesar's Palace is certainly one of Las Vegas' most popular hotels. Caesar's opened in August of 1966 at a cost of $25 million. It started with 680 rooms and a crescent-shaped 14-story tower. 10:20.000 --> 10:44.000 Caesar's Palace is famous for its imported cypress trees and shooting water fountains. 10:44.000 --> 10:54.000 The Imperial Palace on the Strip has over 200 antique, classic, and special-interest vehicles on display in a plush gallery-like setting. 10:54.000 --> 11:05.000 Among them are President Eisenhower's parade car, the Tucker, and also the world's largest collection of Model J Doosan Birds, including ones owned by James Cagney and Max Bearer. 11:05.000 --> 11:34.000 The collection also features Al Capone's 1930 Cadillac and 1915 Model T Ford. 11:34.000 --> 12:03.000 The MGM Grand Hotel and Casino held its grand opening on December 18, 1993. 12:03.000 --> 12:24.000 The MGM with 5,005 rooms is located on the old site of the Marina Hotel on the Strip at Tropicana. The MGM's garage and theme park are situated on the old site of the Tropicana Golf Course. 12:24.000 --> 12:43.000 The Tropicana was the first hotel casino to be built at the famous Four Corners at Tropicana Avenue and the Strip. 12:43.000 --> 13:10.000 With 4,000 rooms, the Excalibur is one of the many Las Vegas mega resorts. Located at Tropicana Avenue and the Strip, the Excalibur portrays a medieval theme and presents King Arthur's Tournament with real jousting. 13:10.000 --> 13:22.000 The Desert Inn had its grand opening April 24, 1950. The grand event featured performers Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy, Vivian Blaine, and a Don Arden Dancer. 13:22.000 --> 13:46.000 On a return trip to Las Vegas on Thanksgiving Eve in 1966, Howard Hughes began a self-imposed isolation at his tent house at the Desert Inn. His isolation would span four years. 13:46.000 --> 14:05.000 The Monte Carlo sandwiched between the Little Boardwalk and New York, New York celebrated its one-year anniversary in June of 1997. 14:05.000 --> 14:26.000 The Hilton is located one block from the Strip on 80 lushly landscaped acres. The latest entertainment attraction is the Star Trek Experience. 14:26.000 --> 14:36.000 The flame-shooting volcano is the trademark of the mirage and sets the stage for a tropical theme. Let's take a look inside. 14:36.000 --> 14:47.000 The mirage features a gigantic fish aquarium. 14:47.000 --> 15:10.000 A walk through the lush atrium leads us to fun in the sun. 15:10.000 --> 15:19.000 Back inside, but in an open-air environment, you'll discover taggers. The taggers can also be seen when they perform with Siegfried and Roy. 15:19.000 --> 15:28.000 These royal white taggers originate from the Himalayas and are extinct in the wild. 15:28.000 --> 15:46.000 You can watch these magnificent animals swim and play. 15:46.000 --> 15:51.740 Worstpolls lead us up to a 15:51.740 --> 15:56.000 It's really cool! 15:56.000 --> 15:52.280 This used to be a 16:00.280 --> 15:58.140 Check out that 15:59.240 --> 15:46.060 Great 15:55.020 --> 16:02.260 forest, 16:08.260 --> 16:07.760 that 16:07.760 --> 16:23.160 A short walk to the back of the Mirage is where you'll find dolphins diving and flipping. 16:23.160 --> 16:29.760 These dolphins have taken up residence in a unique water environment, consisting of 16:29.760 --> 16:35.480 over one million gallons of man-made seawater, two artificial coral reefs, and state-of-the-art 16:35.480 --> 16:43.880 environmental controls. 16:43.880 --> 16:49.120 The dolphin habitat is an educational experience for the whole family, and it's open seven 16:49.120 --> 17:16.120 days a week. 17:19.120 --> 17:39.560 In 1895, Charlie Fay invented the slot machine. 17:39.560 --> 17:42.200 Little did he know that his invention would grow to such great proportions. 17:42.200 --> 17:49.160 When he first invented the machine, each reel had ten stops, ten times ten times ten, for 17:49.160 --> 17:51.480 a possible 1,000 combinations. 17:51.480 --> 17:55.400 After Charlie Fay came a guy named Herbert Mills. 17:55.400 --> 17:58.320 He upped the odds a little bit by putting 20 stops on each reel. 17:58.320 --> 18:22.360 Now 20 times 20 times 20 is 8,000 possible winning combinations. 18:22.360 --> 18:39.240 With one pull of the handle or one push of a button, you could become the next millionaire. 18:39.240 --> 18:44.160 When we play blackjack, we always assume that the dealer's bottom card is a ten. 18:44.160 --> 18:50.080 So when the dealer shows two, three, four, five, or six, we always want to add ten to 18:50.080 --> 18:51.080 whatever area is showing. 18:51.080 --> 18:54.680 So in this case, we say the dealer has 16. 18:54.680 --> 18:57.440 Now we know the dealer has to take another card. 18:57.440 --> 19:01.760 The dealer must hit until he has at least 17. 19:01.760 --> 19:07.240 So we also know that he runs a risk of going over 21 and breaking. 19:07.240 --> 19:14.240 So that would tell you that if you had the same type of hand, if you had 12 through 16, 19:14.240 --> 19:19.240 you know that if you take another card, you can go over 21. 19:19.240 --> 19:46.360 If gambling isn't exciting enough for you, try bungee jumping. 19:46.360 --> 20:05.040 Las Vegas is also a great place for hot air ballooning. 20:05.040 --> 20:23.080 Getting married, taking your vows in a hot air balloon is a fun way to do it. 20:23.080 --> 20:28.680 Behind Circus Circus on the Strip is an amusing place called Grand Slam Canyon that provides 20:28.680 --> 20:32.920 a variety of thrilling rides. 20:32.920 --> 20:38.920 On such ride is the Canyon Blaster, a double loop corkscrew roller coaster. 20:38.920 --> 21:07.480 Riding on real tight. 21:07.480 --> 21:25.960 When it opened in July 1958, the Stardust had 1,032 hotel rooms, largest in the world. 21:25.960 --> 21:30.960 Lido de Paris, the famous French news show, opened the same day as the hotel and holds 21:30.960 --> 21:50.080 a record for the longest playing floor show in Las Vegas. 21:50.080 --> 21:55.880 At Bally's, you'll find a never ending kaleidoscope of nonstop action, spectacular entertainment, 21:55.880 --> 22:06.160 fashionable shopping, and world class accommodations. 22:06.160 --> 22:33.680 At the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Bally's features the popular floor show Jubilee. 22:33.680 --> 22:39.120 Collagio, located on the site of the legendary Dunes Hotel, is set to open the summer of 22:39.120 --> 22:43.800 1998. 22:43.800 --> 22:47.680 Caesar's Palace has brought world class shopping to Las Vegas. 22:47.680 --> 22:52.800 You can buy the very best of everything at the Forum Shops, from ice cream to fine art 22:52.800 --> 23:17.440 to an Armani suit. 23:17.440 --> 23:23.160 Our destinations outside of Las Vegas begins with Hoover Dam. 23:23.160 --> 23:27.720 Constructed between 1931 and 1935, it is one of the wonders of the modern world. 23:27.720 --> 23:36.360 Located about an hour east of Las Vegas, Hoover Dam is something everyone should experience. 23:36.360 --> 23:38.720 Here's a little bit of Hoover Dam trivia for you. 23:38.720 --> 23:42.440 There was enough concrete for the Hoover Dam to stretch a highway from San Francisco to 23:42.440 --> 24:08.480 New York. 24:08.480 --> 24:14.640 Lake Mead, formed by the Hoover Dam, has more than 550 miles of shoreline and is 115 miles 24:14.640 --> 24:15.640 long. 24:15.640 --> 24:19.080 The lake is a major recreational attraction of the southwest. 24:19.080 --> 24:28.440 Boating, swimming, fishing, and water skiing are all possibilities on Lake Mead. 24:28.440 --> 24:43.520 Most of the annual 3 million visitors to the Grand Canyon arrive via Las Vegas. 24:43.520 --> 24:48.600 They come to see a canyon that is 65 million years old and one of the seven wonders of 24:48.600 --> 25:13.600 the world. 25:18.600 --> 25:26.280 At the top of Lee Canyon is the Lee Canyon Ski Area, or Ski-Lee as it is called. 25:26.280 --> 25:32.040 Operated since 1962 by the Hatfield family, the base altitude is 8,500 feet. 25:32.040 --> 25:38.000 The ski runs go by the names of Keno, Blackjack, and Slot Alley. 25:38.000 --> 26:01.720 Lee Canyon is about an hour drive west of Las Vegas in the Toybee National Forest. 26:01.720 --> 26:06.640 These peaceful majestic mountains are just 20 minutes west of the excitement of the strip. 26:06.640 --> 26:11.280 A romantic walk through Red Rock will put you back in touch with Mother Nature. 26:11.280 --> 26:33.440 You'll enjoy the bright colored sandstone and beautiful desert flowers. 26:33.440 --> 26:37.560 In less than an hour north of Las Vegas, you can find yourself surrounded by the beauty 26:37.560 --> 26:39.520 of the Valley of Fire. 26:39.520 --> 26:44.760 Sapphire blue skies greet you as you explore this ancient Indian territory. 26:44.760 --> 26:49.360 It's easy to feel a presence of the Native Americans who left their legacy on this desert 26:49.360 --> 26:50.360 land. 26:50.360 --> 27:16.480 The petroglyphs, or carvings in rock, were made at several locations in the valley by 27:16.480 --> 27:18.040 the Anasazi people. 27:18.040 --> 27:39.680 The meaning of these symbols remains a mystery. 27:39.680 --> 27:43.000 We have one more stop before we head back to Las Vegas. 27:43.000 --> 27:48.600 Bonnie Springs Old Nevada, 30 miles west of Las Vegas, is a good place to have some chow, 27:48.600 --> 28:16.360 whittle your whistle, and watch the gunfights of the Old West. 28:18.600 --> 28:36.680 This was the Hacienda, New Year's Eve, 1997. 13:06.460 --> 30:06.320 mere 40 seconds. 30:06.320 --> 30:12.800 The Sands Hotel was imploded November 26, 1996, to make way for the new Venetian Mega 30:12.800 --> 30:16.200 Resort. 30:16.200 --> 30:21.960 We stand through an hourglass 44 years have passed at the Sands Hotel Casino. 30:21.960 --> 30:26.360 And now on this night, it's time to say good night to the Sands. 30:26.360 --> 30:33.800 After 44 years of the famous Rat Pack, Joy Bishop, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry 30:33.800 --> 30:37.000 Lewis, yes, it's been wonderful. 30:37.000 --> 30:38.000 We thank you all. 30:38.000 --> 30:39.000 Viva Las Vegas. 30:39.000 --> 31:08.720 The 31:08.720 --> 31:14.880 Dunes was the third major hotel casino to open in the spring of 1955. 31:14.880 --> 31:20.360 In 1965, at the beginning of the Hughes Air Expansion boom, the Dunes added the 24-story 31:20.360 --> 31:24.960 Diamond of the Dunes, breaking the 1,000-room plateau. 31:24.960 --> 31:29.600 A new sign was also added and became the largest in the world at that time. 31:29.600 --> 31:36.640 The Dunes changed hands several times until it met its final fate October 27, 1993. 31:36.640 --> 31:43.640 Over 200,000 people crowded the strip for the big event. 32:06.640 --> 32:26.040 The landmark Hotel Casino was built between 1959 and 1963. 32:26.040 --> 32:30.880 It opened in July of 1969, right across from the Hilton Hotel. 32:30.880 --> 32:36.380 The landmark used to stand right behind me, but in November of 1995, it met the same fate 32:36.380 --> 32:39.240 as the Dunes Hotel and came tumbling down. 32:39.240 --> 32:43.400 What was once the tallest building in Las Vegas has been reduced to a giant parking 32:43.400 --> 32:44.400 lot. 32:44.400 --> 32:59.400 That Luxor beam of light, which you're seeing, but they're bright. 32:59.400 --> 33:07.400 Well, it should. 33:07.400 --> 33:08.400 It's the most powerful light beam in the world. 33:08.400 --> 33:13.160 The Luxor, one block south of Tafakana on the strip, features 2,500 rooms. 33:13.160 --> 33:17.120 This Egyptian pyramid was named after the religious center of an ancient Nile-based 33:17.120 --> 33:32.040 civilization and displays colorful holograms. 33:32.040 --> 33:36.440 Whether it's Formula One racing or landing a fighter on an aircraft carrier, the Luxor's 33:36.440 --> 33:55.240 Sega Virtual Land arcade brings you as close as possible to the new virtual reality. 33:55.240 --> 34:00.360 The Luxor showcases King Tut's tomb. 34:00.360 --> 34:07.360 The tomb, statues, and artwork have been recreated. 34:07.360 --> 34:30.360 Hi, Métis. 34:30.360 --> 34:40.360 I'm Métis. 34:40.360 --> 35:03.360 I'm the captain of the Luxor. 35:03.360 --> 35:22.360 I'm David Jones Locker, not before, as you wish, sir. 35:22.360 --> 35:23.360 Let's go. 35:23.360 --> 35:24.360 That'll teach the cheeky bugger. 35:24.360 --> 35:47.040 When I dyed it one vaias roma. 35:47.040 --> 35:50.400 Yeah. 35:50.400 --> 36:12.720 The pirates emerge victorious. 36:12.720 --> 36:20.080 After all, this is Las Vegas. 36:20.080 --> 36:35.760 If you haven't seen enough from the ground, take a dive with Skydive Las Vegas. 36:35.760 --> 36:41.920 See the Las Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, the Colorado River, and four states 36:41.920 --> 37:00.120 from two miles high skydiving Las Vegas. 37:00.120 --> 37:25.320 Get a look at the life of Mr. Showmanship, Liberace. 37:25.320 --> 37:31.800 See the entertainers' antique pianos, classic cars, jewelry, and more. 37:31.800 --> 37:36.520 You may remember the old television series from the 1960s called Vegas with Dan Tanna. 37:36.520 --> 37:41.520 Well, Dan Tanna's apartment complex in that series used to stand right behind me. 37:41.520 --> 37:48.080 Now it's a Guinness World of Records. 37:48.080 --> 38:01.440 Vegas is the Fremont Street area as it looked in the 1940s, with hotels like the Golden 38:01.440 --> 38:11.880 Gate, Pioneer Club, Golden Nugget, Four Queens, and Las Vegas Club. 38:11.880 --> 38:17.040 The next five decades brought many changes to downtown and a lot more glitter. 38:17.040 --> 38:32.680 It became known as glitter gold. 38:32.680 --> 38:50.560 However,次 chatting sales impaired. 38:50.560 --> 39:20.440 Four of the most photographed blocks in the world are on 39:20.440 --> 39:27.160 Fremont Street. However, the street was blocked off to vehicle traffic in December 1995 to make 39:27.160 --> 39:34.640 way for the Fremont Street Experience. Now get ready for the latest downtown attraction, 39:34.640 --> 39:42.840 the Fremont Street Experience. On December 14, 1995, the Fremont Street Experience debuted with 39:42.840 --> 39:49.720 a dome of nearly 2.1 million lights and 40 high-tech speakers per block. Watch, listen, 39:49.720 --> 39:51.040 experience. 40:19.720 --> 40:43.360 Visit Fabulous Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world. The next hotel casinos 40:43.360 --> 40:50.040 to open up will be Project Paradise, Bellagio, and Paris. Coming up is the grand finale for 41:43.360 --> 41:45.360 the Fremont Street Experience. 42:13.360 --> 42:27.520 And I'm gonna make a brand new start of it. Right there in old New York. You better believe it, bro. 42:27.520 --> 42:50.400 You always make it there. You make it anywhere. Come on, come through. New York, New York. 42:57.520 --> 43:14.840 Thank you for watching Visit Fabulous Las Vegas, a Tiffany Designs production. Las Vegas is 43:14.840 --> 43:29.640 constantly growing and changing, so this is not the end.