LV: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Explore Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Known for its gaming industry, Las Vegas is also known for its many conventions, shows, dining, and shopping; with its rapid growth in population and hotel rooms available, Las Vegas proudly claims title to the "Entertainment Capital of the World"

Welcome

This web helps you explore Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; here, you'll find organized and annotated links to Web sites about Las Vegas's current conditions, facts, activities, events, places, sports, civic life, media, education, commerce, and reference works. You can view and link to this information in a variety of ways, and your suggestions are welcome. Use the links at the top of this page to navigate and access this information

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Current

See live conditions and views of Las Vegas

• Weather: Current weather observations and forecasts
  • Graphic; shows current weather conditions for Las Vegas
    
    
  • Radar: National Weather Service radar
  • Forecast: Weather Underground forecast
  • Satellite: Goestationary infrared image; satellite image for Western United States sector, infrared image; provided by National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Dept of Commerce
  • Earthcams: Choose views; from the MGM casino, wedding chapel, Paris Hotel, or Hard Rock Hotel
• News: News and reports about what's going on in Las Vegas
  • AP News: News feed from the Associated Press
  • Bing News: News stories about Las Vegas
  • Yahoo News: Yahoo news search for Las Vegas; finds news and sports stories in a variety of news sources; includes photos
  • Media: Media - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; newspapers and magazines covering Las Vegas
  • Traffic: traffic report from Sigalert

Facts

Look up information about Las Vegas such as maps, facts, and census information

• Maps: Online mapping services; most of these allow you to zoom in and out and select specific features to view on the map
  • Open: OpenStreetMap of Las Vegas; zoom down to detailed street views
  • OntheWorld: printable/downloadable maps of Las Vegas; Strip Hotels and Casinos, restaurants, hotels and sightseeing, Downtown and Fremont street, monorail, strip, and Greater Las Vegas
  • Visitors: Las Vegas Strip Map
  • LVCVA: Maps from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority; show major sites for the city, strip, downtown, golf courses, and surrounding area; good for general overview
  • Strip: Las Vegas Strip Map; shows hotels and casinos, information about the casinos, and links to Web sites
  • -USA Maps-: More online mapping services; you can use this list of sites to get more maps of the area or specialized maps such as historical, topographic, or satellite imagery
• Info: Look up basic facts about Las Vegas from online reference works
  • Almanac: Information Please Almanac; entry for Las Vegas; gives a page of basic facts about the city, including a general description and current facts
  • Wikipedia: entry for Las Vegas; gives a detailed overview of the history, geography, demographics, economy, culture, features, and attractions of Las Vegas
  • Books: LV Books; a page presenting books about the city of Las Vegas
  • CBER UNLV: The Center for Business and Economic Research; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; analyzes and distributes information on the economy and businesses of Nevada; contains information on economic activity, population growth, tourism numbers, and gaming policy
  • Metro Population: Las Vegas - Henderson - Paradise; detailed population table of population data over time; maps
  • Census LV: Las Vegas (city), Nevada; QuickFacts provides statistics
  • Census Clark Co: Clark County, Nevada; QuickFacts provides statistics

Living

Find out about things to do and places to see in Las Vegas

Activities

Events, groups, and things to do; People in Las Vegas take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups

• Groups: People in Las Vegas take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups
  • AA: Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Amateur Radio: Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club
  • Animal NSPCA: Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; no-kill animal sanctuary, humane education, referrals for low-cost spay/neuter and vaccination services; cat condos
  • Asian Chamber: Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce
  • GA: Gamblers Anonymous
  • Gaming Research: Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; scholarly analysis of gambling and gaming issues; Gaming Collection at Lied Library; records of casinos
  • Habitat: Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas; works to build basic housing
  • Jewish: United Jewish Community; Jewish Federation of Las Vegas
  • Latin Chamber: Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce
  • LV Chamber: Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
  • NVRA: Nevada Restaurant Association; member restaurants
  • Preservation: Preservation Association of Clark County; all-volunteer organization working to preserve historic buildings and structures in Las Vegas and Clark County; speakers and walking tours
  • United Way: United Way of Southern Nevada
  • YMCA: Community activities; "building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities"
  • -USA Directories-: Search organization directories; there are hundreds of thousands of organizations, associations, societies, and nonprofits in the US covering many interests; many of these are in Las Vegas; these directories help you locate an organization
• Events: Event listings; connect to online calendars and databases; show what's going on and where
  • LVRJ: Las Vegas Review-Journal entertainment section; gives the run-down on shows, events, and nightlife
  • LV Events: Event producer and promoter; information about a variety of events; examples: air show, golf tournament, basketball games, races, America's Party New Year's Eve
  • Ballet: Nevada Ballet Theatre
  • Philharmonic: Las Vegas Philharmonic
  • Auto Show: Motortrend International Autoshow; Las Vegas
  • BikeFest: Motorcycles on Freemont Street; bike show, games, food, competitions
  • Bull Riders: Pro Bull Riders Final
  • CES: International Consumer Electronics Show; mammoth tradeshow for consumer technology; trade-only show and is not open to the general public; covers: computers, gaming, appliances, Internet, audio, personal electronics, telephony, wireless, GPS, e-commerce, digital technologies; produced by the Consumer Electronics Association
  • Freemont St: Events and entertainment; along historic Freemont Street; special festivals and events throughout the year including Mardis Gras, Party Gras, AFAN Walk, March of Dimes Walk, Folk Festival, BikeFest, car show, hoedown, and tree lighting
  • Halloween: October 31 observances
  • ICSC: International Council of Shopping Centers convention; global trade association of the shopping center industry
  • Jazz Fest: Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz and R&B Festival
  • LV Bowl: College Football
  • LVFF: Film festival; world premiere films and celebrity tributes
  • MAGIC: Men's Apparel Guild in California; trade show for men's and women's fashion apparel
  • Mariachi: Las Vegas International Mariachi Festival
  • NAB: National Association of Broadcasters; professional trade convention; audio and video content production, management and distribution across all forms of media
  • NASCAR: Motor racing events; NASCAR Weekend: World of Outlaws, Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Busch Series SAM's Town 300; Craftsman Truck Series
  • Native Amer Arts: Native American Arts Festival; arts, crafts, artist demonstrations, dance, music, lectures, films, fry bread, and other foods, Arts and Crafts Market
  • Poker WS: World Series of Poker; Set of poker tournaments
  • Rodeo NFR: National Finals Rodeo; professional contest of saddle bronc riding, bull riding, bareback riding, calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling, and barrel racing
  • St Gennaro: Society of the San Gennaro Feast; Italian cuisine
• Sports: Las Vegas is home to major-league basketball and baseball, pro hockey and soccer, and NCAA sports
  • Aviators: Las Vegas minor league baseball team; AAA affiliate
  • Raiders: Oakland Raiders National Football League team
  • LVMS: Las Vegas Motor Speedway; 600-hectare complex; includes a 2.4 km superspeedway, 4 km road course, 0.8 km dirt oval, drag strip, Go-Kart tracks, and racing schools; hosts NASCAR races
  • PGA: Las Vegas Invitational Professional Golf Association
  • Coyotes: College of Southern Nevada
  • Rebels: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Prep: Schools' sports network; State University and High School football and other sports activities
  • Hiking: Hiking Las Vegas
  • Mountaineering: Las Vegas Mountaineers Club

Places

Las Vegas has many neighborhoods, entertainment venues, museums, and other places with Web sites

• Sites: Places such as parks, buildings, public gardens and zoos, notable buildings, libraries, interesting places
  • Arts Factory: Arts complex; collection of artists, architects, photographers, graphic designers, and galleries
  • Buildings: Emporis coverage of Las Vegas buildings; Skycrapers, architecture, buildings, real estate, and construction news; from Emporis databases on buildings and the real-estate industry
  • CVB: Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
  • Ethel M: Chocolates; Chocolate Factory and 1 hectare Botanical Cactus Garden; Henderson
  • Fashion Show: Mall; over 250 shops including Saks Fifth Avenue, Dillard's, Neiman Marcus, Robinsons-May, Nordstrom, and Bloomingdale's Home
  • Freemont St: historic Freemont Street; covered pedestrian street area connecting downtown casinos
  • Hoover Dam: Dam on the Colorado River; 50 km southeast from downtown; US Department of the Interior
  • Hotel Res Ctr: Las Vegas Hotel Reservation Center; hotels, shows, tours, golf, wedding chapels and car rentals;
  • Hotels i4Vegas: Discount Las Vegas Hotels; hotel information and photographs, rates, availability, and reservations
  • Lake Mead: Lake Mead National Recreation Area; 48 km southeast of Las Vegas; Lake Mead, at 640 sq km, is the largest man-made lake and reservoir in the US and is formed by Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; ecosystem is blend of the Mojave, the Great Basin, and the Sonoran Desert; National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management
  • Library CC: Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
  • Mt Charleston: Spring Mountains National Recreation Area; about 30 minutes from downtown Las Vegas; Middle Kyle Canyon, Mount Charleston Peak (3,633 meters), Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort, campgrounds, picnic areas, and trails; formerly called Charleston Forest Reserve in 1906; part of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (2.5 megahectare forest throughout NV and CA)
  • Neighborhoods: Find Neighborhood Associations; interactive map
  • Neonopolis: Entertainment complex on Fremont St; restaurants, shops, movies
  • Old Mormon Ft: Old Vegas Mormon State Historic Park; Mormon settlers made a fort here in 1855; downtown Las Vegas at Las Vegas Boulevard and Washington Avenue
  • Parks Co: Clark County Parks and Recreation
  • Red Rock: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area; 20 km west of Las Vegas; 800 km² in the Mojave Desert; red sandstone peaks; Bureau of Land Management
  • Springs Preserve: 180 hectares west of downtown Las Vegas; formerly known as Big Springs; museums, gardens, trails, restored structures
  • Zoo: Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park; 1.2 hectares; over 150 species
• Venues: Places for performances, concerts, athletics, conventions, tradeshows, gatherings; also, many casinos offer conference and meeting facilities as well as performance spaces big and small
  • Convention Ctr: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; operates the Las Vegas Convention Center and Cashman Center; LV Convention Center is 30 hectares; also Sands Expo Convention Center, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Cox Pavilion, Henderson Convention Center, Thomas & Mack Center
  • Grand Grdn: 17,000-seat Grand Garden Arena; concerts, championship boxing and premier special events; MGM Grand
  • Orleans Arena: 9,000-seat arena
  • Sands Expo: Sands Expo and Convention Center; 16 hectares of meeting and event space; tradeshows; near Venetian resort-hotel-casino
  • Sam Boyd Stadium: Sports stadium; Owned and operated by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Smith Ctr: Performing Arts Center; a multi-facility performing arts center; site in Union Park
  • Thomas&Mack: Thomas & Mack Center; Cox Pavilion; on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Museums: Displays of objects; includes planned educational activities related to art, history, culture, or science
  • Art Bellagio: Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art; exhibitions of artworks and objects drawn from museums and private collections
  • Art Donna Beam: Fine Art Gallery; at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; exhibitions throughout the year
  • Art LvAM: Las Vegas Art Museum; continuous schedule of fine-arts exhibitions; since January 1997 located at Sahara West Library/Fine Arts Museum; affiliated with the Smithsonian Museum
  • Art MGLV: Metropolitan Gallery Las Vegas
  • Art Wynn: Wynn Collection of Fine Art; at Wynn Las Vegas; displays paintings from Steve Wynn's private collection, including masterpieces by Picasso, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Matisse
  • Atomic Testing: The story of atomic testing in the area
  • Barrick Museum: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History; collections covering cultures, reptiles, birds, and insects
  • Casino Legends: Casino Legends Hall of Fame Museum; Tropicana; showcases entertainers and gambling artifacts
  • Children's: Lied Discovery Children's Museum; hands-on exhibits in the arts, sciences and humanities, a Traveling Exhibition Gallery, an Early Childhood Pavilion, and an eight-story Science Tower
  • Clark Co: Clark County Museums; includes information on the Clark County Museum, the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum at McCarran International Airport, and the Searchlight Museum
  • Liberace: Entertainer's collection; jewelry, rare antiques, wardrobe, pianos, and custom car collection; celebrates the life of Walter Valentino Liberace, May 16, 1919 - February 4, 1987
  • Mob: National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement; presents displays about organized crime
  • Natural History: Las Vegas Natural History Museum; natural sciences, both past and present
  • Neon: Neon Museum; collects, preserves, studies and exhibits neon signs and associated artifacts
  • Nevada: Nevada State Museum & Historical Society; history, pre-history, and natural history of Nevada
  • Wax Tussauds: Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Wax Museum; entertainment and sports personalities as portrayed in wax
• Casinos: Gambling and entertainment complexes; many have amenities such as restaurants, hotels, theaters with shows, conference/convention/meeting centers, architectural attractions, recreation, and special displays like fountains or museums; most of the largest ones are on The Strip (Las Vegas Boulevard South, outside the city limits of Las Vegas in Winchester and Paradise); this list is of prominent casinos
  • Groups
    
  • -Boyd Gaming-: Boyd Gaming Corporation casino group; casino entertainment, hotels, and entertainment in Las Vegas and elsewhere
  • -Caesars-: Caesars Entertainment; casino-entertainment providers; in Las Vegas and elsewhere
  • -Golden-: Golden Entertainment; casinos, taverns, and gaming in Las Vegas
  • -MGM-: MGM Resorts International; hotels and casinos, meetings and conference spaces, live and theatrical entertainment, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings; in Las Vegas and elsewhere
  • -Sands-: Las Vegas Sands Corporation; resorts that feature luxury hotels; gaming; retail; dining and entertainment
  • -Station-: gaming and entertainment in Las Vegas; gaming, restaurants, entertainment venues, movie theaters, bowling and convention/banquet space
  • Notable
    
  • Aria: mixed-use urban project; originally developed as "CityCenter"
  • Bally's: Classic Las Vegas theme; opened 1973 (as MGM Grand Hotel); Harrah's Entertainment-owned
  • Bellagio: Italian resort theme; AAA Five Diamond Award; Bellagio Fountains; Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art; Via Bellagio shopping; 3 hectare outdoor lake; named after Bellagio resort in Italy; opened in 1998; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Binions: Vintage Las Vegas theme; former site of World Series of Poker; downtown; opened 1951 as Binion's Horseshoe; formerly El Dorado Club and Apache Hotel
  • Caesars Palace: Ancient Rome theme; Forum Shops; opened 1966; Harrah's Entertainment-owned
  • California: Hawaiian theme; downtown; opened 1975; Boyd Gaming-owned
  • Circus Circus: Free circus acts; Adventuredome theme park; RV Park; opened 1968; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Cosmopolitan: on the strip
  • Downtown Grand: industrial chic
  • El Cortez: Historic; downtown; much of the historic main building the same as it was in 1941 when it opened
  • Excalibur: Medieval theme; Merlin vs. Dragon battle; opened in 1990; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Flamingo: Caribbean theme; Wildlife habitat; opened 1946 (Bugsy Siegel); Harrah's Entertainment-owned
  • Fremont: Downtown; opened 1956 as tallest building in the state of Nevada; Boyd Gaming-owned
  • Four Queens: New Orleans motif; downtown; Queen's Machine big slot machine; opened 1955
  • Gold Coast: West of strip; 70-lane bowling alley; opened 1986; Boyd Gaming-owned
  • Golden Nugget: Downtown elegance theme; world's largest golden nugget; opened 1946
  • Harrah's: Carnival theme; formerly Holiday Casino; Harrah's Entertainment-owned
  • Hilton: hotel-casino; next to LV Convention Center; opened 1969 as International Hotel
  • Luxor: Ancient Egypt theme; shaped as 106-meter pyramid in black glass with a 41.5 Tcd beam of light; King Tut's tomb replica; IMAX, RA Nightclub; opened 1993; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Main St Station: Hotel, Casino, and Brewery; reopened 1996; Boyd Gaming-owned
  • Mandalay Bay: Island theme; Shark Reef Aquarium;sand beach; 12,000-seat events center; opened 1999; MGM Mirage-owned
  • MGM Grand: Hollywood theme; 1.5 hectare casino; 17,000-seat Grand Garden Arena; over 5,000 rooms; Lion Habitat; opened 1993; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Mirage: South Seas theme; erupting volcano, White Tiger Habitat, Dolphin Habitat, The Secret Garden; opened 1989; MGM Mirage-owned
  • NY-NY: New York City-theme; Manhattan Express rollercoaster; replicas of NYC landmarks including Empire State Building, State of Liberty, and Brooklyn Bridge; opened 1997; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Orleans: Mardi Gras theme; 9,000-seat arena; bowling; movies; opened 1998; Boyd Gaming-owned
  • Palms: West of strip; Rain nightclub; opened 2001
  • Palace Station: Locals casino; off-strip; opened 1984; Station Casinos
  • Paris: French theme; Eiffel Tower half-scale replica; opened 1999; Harrah's Entertainment-owned
  • Planet Hollywood: Hollywood theme; shops; 7,000-seat Alladin Theater; opened 1963 (as Tally-Ho), imploded, reopened 2000; formerly Aladdin
  • Plaza: Vintage Las Vegas; downtown; opened 1971 as "Union Plaza;" formerly Jackie Gaughan's Plaza, Union Plaza, Union Hotel; former site of Amtrak's Las Vegas station for the Desert Wind (Amtrak no longer serves Las Vegas); present site of Greyhound bus
  • Railroad Pass: Railroad motif; established 1931; Henderson; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Riviera: Nostalgic Las Vegas; Convention Center; opened 1955
  • Sahara: Moroccan theme; Speed rollercoaster; opened 1952; formerly Club Bingo
  • Sam's Town: Locals casino/Boulder Highway; RV park, bowling; opened 1979; Boyd Gaming-owned
  • Station: Casinos throughout metro area; Palace Station, Boulder Station, Texas Station, Sunset Station, Santa Fe Station, Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino, Fiesta Rancho, Wildfire Casino, Wild Wild West
  • Stratosphere: 350-meter tower; rollercoaster on top of it; reopened 1996; formerly Vegas World
  • Suncoast: West Las Vegas; 81 holes of golf; opened 2000; Boyd Gaming-owned
  • Treasure Island: Caribbean theme; AAA Four-Diamond Award; Bucaneers Bay Sirens show; opened 1993; MGM Mirage-owned
  • Tropicana: Tropical theme; 2 hectare waterpark; Comedy Stop at the Trop; opened 1957
  • Venetian: Venice theme; Guggenheim Hermitage Museum; Doge's Palace, Rialto Bridge, Campanile Tower replicas; Madame Tussaud's; opened 1999; formerly Sands Hotel
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  • Wynn: Euro-modern theme; luxury sports cars; art collection; 3.7 megaliter water-oriented theater; opened 2005; formerly Desert Inn

Civic

Las Vegas's civic life

Government

Las Vegas's government and representatives at all levels

• Local: City and county government; Las Vegas is the county seat of Clark County
  • City: City of Las Vegas; city government portal
  • Police: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; Office of the Sheriff
  • County: Clark County government portal
  • Co Fire: Clark County Fire Department
• State: State of Nevada access
  • Nevada: Nevada government portal; the capital of Nevada is Carson City, about 525 km northwest of Las Vegas; many state agencies have offices in Las Vegas at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 East Washington Avenue, Las Vegas
  • Legislature: Nevada Legislature; Senate and Assembly; regular sessions begin the first Monday in February of odd-numbered years
  • Courts: Nevada Judiciary
  • Gaming: Nevada Gaming Commission and State Gaming Control; works to protect the stability of the gaming industry; investigations, licensing, and enforcement of laws and regulations; the collection of gaming taxes and fees; maintains public confidence in gaming
• Federal: The United State's government has a presence in Las Vegas through elected representatives and some facilities
  • Senate: United States Senators
  • House: Nevada delegation; United States House of Representatives
  • US Dist Ct: United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • US Bank Ct: United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada
  • FBI: Las Vegas Division Federal Bureau of Investigation; serves Nevada
  • Nellis AFB: Nellis Air Force Base; Air Combat Command and the home of the Air Warfare Center
  • -USA Federal-: USA Federal Government links; links to major top-level Web sites related to the United States government; you can use these to locate federal services available in the area not listed here

Services

Support for human needs and infrastructure

• Human: Health and human services
  • HELP: Help of Southern Nevada; services, training, and referral to community resources
  • Gambling: Nevada Council on Problem Gambling
  • Seniors: Las Vegas Senior Guide; information about healthcare, rehabilitation, and where to locate medical supplies
  • SNHD: Southern Nevada Health District; works to protect and promote the health, environment, and the well-being of Southern Nevada residents and visitors; formerly known as the Clark County Health District
  • -USA Human-: National Health and Human services; you can use these directories to find doctors, hospitals, dentists, and other health and human services
• Transport: Las Vegas offers a variety of transit options
  • Airports: Clark County Airport System; includes McCarran International Airport (LAS) as well as North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), Henderson Executive Airport (HND), Jean Sport Aviation Center, Overton/Perkins Field (U08), and Searchlight (1L3)
  • RTC: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada; regional government agency; Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Las Vegas Urban Area; operates public mass transit system, Citizens Area Transit (CAT)
  • Monorail: Las Vegas Monorail; 6.4 km-long electric monorail; privately funded and operated, using no tax dollars for its construction or operations; links more than 25,000 hotel rooms and about 40 hectares of meeting and convention space; top speed 80 kph; stations at MGM Grand, Bally's, Flamingo/Caesars Palace, Harrah's/Imperial Palace, Convention Center, Hilton, and Sahara
  • Greyhound: National, commercial bus transit company; station is at Plaza Hotel, Main Street; offers connections throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico
  • GotoBus: Bus reservation system; buses connecting many cities including Las Vegas
  • Off2Vegas: Transport section; describes the variety of transit options in Las Vegas including limos, taxis, shuttles, buses, monorail, trolley, and free shuttles
  • NVDOT: Nevada Department of Transportation
  • Car Free: Possible in Las Vegas; with some walkability and some transit systems, you could easily live without a car in Las Vegas
  • Car Sharing: Avoid owning a car; be car-free as much as possible, but keep the idea that you can rent or borrow a car only when you need it--for a big project or trip to far-out areas, for example
• Facilities: Institutions, units, organizations, or systems that build, distribute, plan, or and keep area resources or infrastructure working
  • RTC: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada; regional government agency; Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Las Vegas Urban Area; operates public mass transit system, Citizens Area Transit (CAT)
  • Water: Las Vegas Valley Water District; provides water for Las Vegas and Blue Diamond, Searchlight, Kyle Canyon, Jean
  • Flood: Clark County Regional Flood Control District; addresses flooding problems, land use in flood hazard areas, funding and coordination of the construction of flood control facilities, funding of a maintenance program for Master Plan flood control facilities
  • SW Gas: Southwest Gas Corporation; natural gas

Media

Access information about and in many cases read (or listen to) Las Vegas's media outlets

• Periodicals: Las Vegas's many publications offer Web sites with online content
  • LVRJ: Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • Sun: Las Vegas Sun
  • LV Bus Pr: Las Vegas Business Press
  • El Tiempo: Spanish language; publication of the Las Vegas Review-Journal; weekly free
  • Weekly: Las Vegas Weekly
  • What's On: What's On, The Las Vegas Guide; magazine for visitors; complimentary copies distributed in hotels and other areas
  • El Mundo: Hispanic Community; Spanish language weekly
  • Advisor: Las Vegas Advisor; Visitor-oriented publication; coupons; Articles, reviews, and information about Las Vegas
  • NV Bus Jrnl: Nevada Business Journal; monthly
• Broadcast: Broadcast communications; Las Vegas' media broadcasters; directories give current listings of stations for radio and tv
  • Radio-locator: List of radio stations within listening range of Las Vegas; from radio-locator.com
  • TV Index: Television stations in the Las Vegas market
  • KCLV: City of Las Vegas television; streamed from City Hall in downtown Las Vegas
  • Radio Streema: Web-based radio stations in Las Vegas; from streema.com
  • HD Radio: search for HD Radio Stations in Las Vegas, NV (ZIP code 89101); this form requires a zip code for searching; click the city name in upper right-hand corner; then enter 89101 for Las Vegas (the zip code of Las Vegas City Hall)
  • TV Streema: Web-based tv stations in Las Vegas; from streema.com

Education

Las Vegas's educational opportunities

• Higher: The Las Vegas area's colleges and universities; these are located in Las Vegas unless otherwise noted
  • NSC: Nevada State College at Henderson; state-supported; offers undergraduate degrees; Henderson
  • Phoenix: University of Phoenix; proprietary; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees; Las Vegas unit
  • Regis: Regis University (based in Colorado, has Las Vegas unit); independent Roman Catholic (Jesuit); offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's
  • UNLV: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; state-supported university; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's
• Schools: Las Vegas's primary, secondary, career, and trade schools
  • K12: Clark County School District
  • Home: NV Home School Network
  • Gaming Crescent: Crescent Schools gaming and hospitality
  • Kaplan: Kaplan Professional Schools; scholling for real estate salesperson or broker, real estate appraiser, home inspector, insurance professional or securities professional
  • Real Estate: Real Estate School of Nevada

Reference

Works to help you find out more about Las Vegas

• Guides: Learn more about Las Vegas with online guides that describe area attractions
  • Vegas.com: Travel information; extensive site covers travel and entertainment; also includes community information, tips, podcasts
  • Tourism: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
  • RateVegas: User-contributed rankings and comments; from the RateVegas.com site
  • Leisure: Las Vegas Leisure Guide; dining, nightlife, shopping, conventions, hotels, shows, recreation, and attractions; includes Heard Around Town newsletter
  • Insider: Insider LV; listings of a variety of tourism and local places, events, and activities
  • Off2Vegas: Sights and attractions; cover hotel descriptions and reservations, attractions, shows, tours, golf, transit information
  • Cheapo: Budget-minded travel; includes reviews of places to stay, eat, and gamble
  • Vegas4Locals: Free and cheap stuff; coupons, auctions, tours, shows, and totally free things to do
  • Tripsavvy: covers travel and entertainment options; gives useful advice
  • LasVegas.com: Guide to Las Vegas, Nevada; covers air travel, hotels, shows, and tours
  • LV Revealed:
  • Books: Books about Las Vegas
• Indexes: Access online information about Las Vegas through general and specialized indexes
  • A2Z: Quick Travel Info; covers shows, rooms, restaurants, shopping, points of interest
  • AreaConnect: Las Vegas Yellow Pages and Search Guide
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