Las Vegas

Your critical guide to hotels, restaurants and going out in Las Vegas

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Cirque du Soleil's No.1 show

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Casino entertainment

Possibly the best show on the Strip. Cirque du Soleil's 'O' at Bellagio is a spectacle of Fellini-esque tableaux coupled with acrobatic feats.

Lounge in vintage Vegas at its best

Peppermill’s Fireside Lounge
Bars & pubs

Experience the firepit-fountain and sample a Scorpion, which will arrive in a glass that's bigger than your head.

Designer shopping under a cloud!

Fashion Show Mall
Shops

Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's Home, Paul Frank, Apple, Abercrombie & Fitch: the line-up of shops is impressive.

Major attractions

Caesars Palace

This icon of classic Sin City decadence continues to be a compelling sight more than four decades after its 1966 opening.

Bellagio Fountains

The Bellagio's lake throws up entrancing fountain displays choreographed to music from Pavarotti to Sinatra.

The Manhattan Express

A real rollercoaster, the 'Manhattan Express', twists, turns and rolls around the New York New York hotel.

What's on in Las Vegas

Professional Bull Riders Tour Professional Bull Riders Tour - © istock/Trista Weibell

It's only natural the World Series of Poker should take place in this, the spiritual home of gambling, but Las Vegas has plenty more excuses to ye haw up its sequined sleeve.

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