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Top Five Reasons to Visit Las Vegas

A trip to outer space costs a lot. Vegas is just as kooky but far more affordable. Plus it has swimming pools, spas, and Elvis.

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5. It’s otherworldly.
Someday we will book dream vacations across the galaxy. Till then we have this vast, exotic, beeping, flashing mash of authentic and faux pleasures, from Picassos, piranhas, and spring-fresh tulips to Sinatras, blue men, and the new $8.5 billion
CityCenter replete with gleaming towers and angled metal mountains. Every year, 40 million visitors glide through Las Vegas County, with just over two million citizens, to gorge on gourmet food and gamble an average of $466 per visit. At least one company is working on “space tourism” trips to the moon. Vegas is ready to compete.
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority: (702) 892-0711,
visitlasvegas.com.