Las Vegas

We've replaced the clunky map section from the last edition with a simple map of the Strip, a map of Downtown and a map of the monorail system. Sites are now mapped on the sheet map with one large key. We recommend places off the main Strip (Las Vegas Blvd), in the University of Nevada student area and side trips to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam and Red Rock Canyon. In this title, expanded Casinos & Gambling chapter features 40+ reviews of casino resorts. It's hard to dig beneath the surface of this enigmatic city, but our author has spent years digging up the best retro, Rat Pack haunts, local record stores, 3am steak specials and other parts of the city that weekend visitors would never find on their own.