Exactly what occurs in Vegas ... well, you understand the rest. Here are 24 realities about Sin City you likely have not heard.
1. Most of Vegas' iconic hotels aren't technically situated in the city of Las Vegas. An excellent portion of the Las Vegas Strip-- and the well known "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" indication-- are in fact located in an unincorporated town called Paradise, Nevada.
2. One tourist attraction that is within Las Vegas city limitations: Vegas Vic, the extra-large neon cowboy that commands downtown's well known Fremont Street. It's the biggest mechanical neon check in the world.
3. More than 41 million visitors cycle through Sin City each year ...
4. ... So it's an excellent thing the town boasts 14 of the world's 20 biggest hotels.
5. There's so much realty for travelers to make the most of, it would take a person 288 years to spend a night in every hotel space in the city.
6. There's a secret city below the city. Miles of tunnels-- initially built to protect the desert town from flash floods-- house numerous homeless homeowners.
7. The strip's Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino got its name from founder-- and legendary mobster-- Bugsy Siegel's girlfriend. Starlet Virginia Hill passed the label "The Flamingo" because of her red hair and long, thin legs.
In the mid-20th century, Las Vegas had its own set of prejudiced Jim Crow laws, which-- with the exception of low-wage service tasks-- kept African Americans out of the growing city's hotels and gambling establishments. In 1952, acting legend Sammy Davis Jr. took a dip in the whites-only swimming pool at the New Frontier Hotel & Casino.
9. In May 1955, the Moulin Rouge made history when it became the city's first interracial gambling establishment. Famous fighter Joe Louis, a part owner, stated, "This isn't really the opening of a Las Vegas hotel. It's history."
In the 1950s and early 1960s, Las Vegas was known for putting on a different type of program. Las Vegas' Chamber of Commerce saw a moneymaking opportunity, and chose to disperse calendars promoting detonation times and option watching areas.
11. Famous recluse Howard Hughes explored the strip's Desert Inn on Thanksgiving Day 1966, renting the entire top two floorings. When he overstayed his 10-day appointment, he was asked to leave. Rather, he began negotiations to buy the 715-room spot. His purchase was total 3 months later on.
FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith saved the delivery company with a journey to Vegas. In 1974-- 3 years after he developed the business-- the Yale grad took the venture's last $5,000 and turned it into $32,000 with a weekend of blackjack.
13. Do not interrupt: Vegas has more unlisted phone numbers than any other city in the United States.
Nevada law mentions that video slot devices must pay back a minimum of 75 percent of the money transferred on average. (Though it's worth keeping in mind that in New Jersey, home to gambling mecca Atlantic City, it's 83 percent.).
15. It takes approximately 10 minutes to capture a marital relationship license at the bureau in downtown Las Vegas, which is open every day from 8 a.m. up until midnight. No wonder some 10,000 couples wed in the city each month.
16. Let them eat ... shrimp cocktails? More than 60,000 pounds of the shellfish are consumed in the city every day. That's greater than the remainder of the nation-- combined.
17. The half-scale model of the Eiffel Tower, located outside Paris Las Vegas, was originally prepared to be full-size, however due to the close proximity of the airport-- just 3 miles-- it had actually to be shrunk down. In contrast, the Luxor Las Vegas' Sphinx is in fact bigger than the initial Fantastic Sphinx of Giza.
18. At 50 tons, the bronze lion outside the MGM Grand Hotel is thought to be the biggest bronze sculpture in the western hemisphere.
19. The unique gold color of the windows at the Mirage Hotel comes from real gold dust.
20. There are 3933 guest rooms at Bellagio Las Vegas-- more than the number of homeowners in the city of Bellagio, Italy.
21. Not into gambling establishments? The city also features a heavy devices play ground where construction lovers can drive around bulldozers for enjoyable.
22. Prior to his death in 2009, Michael Jackson was checking out doing a Vegas residency. He planned to advertise it with a 50-foot robot-likeness of himself that would stroll the Nevada desert.
At Vegas diner Heart Attack Grill, waitresses gown in nurses attire and patrons can order an 8000-calorie quadruple bypass hamburger with a side of flatliner fries. In 2013, one of the spot's routine customers passed away ... from an apparent heart attack.
24. From external area, the Las Vegas Strip appears as the brightest nevada area on Earth. Who cares if it's not really in Las Vegas?
Most of Vegas' renowned hotels aren't technically located in the city of Las Vegas. An excellent part of the Las Vegas Strip-- and the well known "Invite to Fabulous Las Vegas" indication-- are actually situated in an unincorporated town called Paradise, Nevada.
One attraction that is within Las Vegas city limitations: Vegas Vic, the large neon cowboy that administers over downtown's famous Fremont Street. The strip's Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino got its name from creator-- and famous mobster-- Bugsy Siegel's girlfriend. In the mid-20th century, Las Vegas had its own set of prejudiced Jim Crow laws, which-- with the exception of low-wage service jobs-- kept African Americans out of the growing city's casinos and hotels.