Stratosphere Tower Las Vegas

... that NEVER sleeps! The slot machines run 24 hours, the buses run 24 hours, the gamblers run 24 hours! It looks great in the day time, it looks FABULOUS at night! So many lights... the view from the Stratosphere Tower is amazing... lots of... well, lights!

... people (complete with a new wheel on poor old Nissan Altima), we were heading out to the man-made monstrosity that is Las Vegas! Unfortunately, the heavens had already poured cold water (or precipitation if you will) on our theory of no rain in the ...

... some sort of casino but we weren't interested in these little attractions we were heading for the bright lights of Vegas. Las Vegas conjures up images of bright neon lights, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, feather clad show girls and slot ...

... with gondolas! Whats even more strange is that the canal is on the top floor of the hotel. We stayed at the Stratosphere hotel and got free entry to the tower. There are 3 rides on top of the tower, the first 2 start at just under 1000 feet up in the ...

... wanting to wait about for the same thing to happen we decided to head to the end of the strip to go up in the Stratosphere tower, which is a weird U.F.O style looking tower 350m high giving you 360 degree view of Vegas. We decided to hop on the bus that ...

... $5 for a one day pass and very hot so we decided we weren't going to walk much!  We got off at the Stratosphere which is the tallest building in Vegas.  We rode to the top and went on the 3 rides which were fun but pricey!  They do hang ...

... at some of the other famous hotels on the strip from afar, as well as some other stuff like the convention centre, the stratosphere tower, and some mega car parks such as one multi story behemoth that was dedicated solely for the STAFF of the Wynn hotel, ...

... hotels, check out many casinos and even have a ride on the worlds highest roller coaster which was situated on top of the Stratosphere tower - a great way to view the strip!!! In the evening Colin built up the courage to play the big boys at the Mirage ...

... ,the show went to the Golden Nugget to see the biggest gold nugget in the world. Took again the bus to the Stratosphere.It is a tapered tower bldg with casino as it base and a panoramic viewing deck on top.There are also thrill rides on the top. Went to ...

... lined with palm trees a few hours later in brilliant sunshine and 75 degrees. We checked into the Stratosphere Casino hotel, the most noticeable landmark in Las Vegas.  It's got a 1000 foot high tower with an observation deck and if the fancy takes ...

... are not the best for the richer folk of US nor are his policies seen well for some of the larger businesses. So our first afternoon in Las Vegas was spent walking the strip (as you do).  And the number 1 item, we wished to see, was the Star Trek ...

... he can't accept them for free lessons, oh well.. I tried. We spent the rest of the day by the stratosphere pool. In vegas you're surrounded by everything its famous for. Massive impressive air conditioned casinos (its true that some people gamble for ...

... realized this must be as good as it gets for the Japanese (with their penchant for taking pictures) – a wedding and Las Vegas.  Walking to Caesar’s Palace I had the surreal experience of (a slightly inebriated) Captain Jack Sparrow tell ...

... Disney Style Castle of Knights, and right at the end of the strip towering over everything was the Stratosphere where we would be staying. The bright lights of Vegas are infectious and every bit like you have seen on tv,   with people streaming in ...

... look we went to see if we could get tickets for a show cheaper than our guide was offering we stayed at stratosphere hotel which is the tallest building in Vegas it's got a huge tower it's on the edge of the strip nearly down town it's not bad big room ...