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55° Wine + Design
A wine shop extraordinaire. Bottles at the front are stacked in white mod fiberglass pods above handmade glassware and accessories. Knowledgeable staff handle the winetasting bar by the refrigerated wine cellar that stocks 2000 truly international wines. Prices are high, but every bottle gets its own pillowed bag for safe take-out.
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Adult Superstore
This enormous, well-lit porn warehouse has more pussies than the SPCA: toys, books, magazines, videos, tasteful 'marital enhancement products' and titillating accessories. Solo guys gravitate toward the XXX arcade upstairs.
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Alternate Reality Comics
In the same UNLV strip mall as a tattoo parlor and an indie vinyl shop, this unbelievably cool comic shop artistically fills its shelves with graphic novels, Japanese manga and collectibles for geek connoisseurs.
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Attic
A small fee or 'lifetime pass' (applied towards your first purchase) is required to enter this vintage emporium, but it's worth it, even if you don't buy. The first floor is mostly furnishings and hippie-chic clubwear. Upstairs, the '60s and '70s are strengths. There's a smaller pre-60s selection, and a cool retro coffee bar with Greek grub to boot.
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Auto Collections
Car buffs could easily pass an afternoon drooling over one of the world's largest privately owned auto collections. Among the prized vehicles on hand (all for sale) are more Rolls-Royces than you can toss a chauffeur at.
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Bare Essentials/Fantasy Fashions
Pros swear by BE for business attire. It's heavy on theme wear - lots of cheerleader and schoolgirl outfits. Next-door Bad Attitude Boutique makes custom-made corsets, goth fetish wear and burlesque fashions, while neighboring Red Shoes stocks knee-high boots and glittery platforms.
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Bonanza Gifts
Though it's not the 'World's Largest Gift Shop' like it claims to be, the amazing kitsch selection of only-in-Vegas souvenirs includes entire aisles of dice clocks, snow globes, slogan T-shirts, shot glasses and XXX gags.
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Buffalo Exchange
Trade in your nearly new garb for cash or credit at this savvy second-hand chain. Don't worry: they've combed through the dingy thrift-store stuff and culled only the best 1940s to '70s vintage, clubwear, costuming goodies and designer duds.
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Casa Fuente
A million-dollar cigar shop with a bar that feels like a little slice of Havana; the walk-in humidor contains signature stogies from the Dominican Republic and around the world (except Cuba, of course - damn those US customs regulations!). Order a tropical cocktail from the petite bar.
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D'Loe House of Style
You'll know it's fabulous as soon as you catch sight of the hot-pink-and-blue exterior. It's owned by Cirque du Soleil costume designer Mario D'Loe, who hoards unique fashions from the pre-WWII era to the 1970s, including evening wear and bejeweled accessories. Brad Pitt and the Killers have been spotted modeling vintage shirts found here.
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Deep Space Nine Promenade
Trekkies will think they've died and gone to Sto-vo-kor. Authentic TV and movie props, stuffed tribbles, Klingon ale and autographed collectibles found nowhere else in the Alpha or even Delta quadrants cost from just a few Earth dollars up to several hundred bars of gold-pressed latinum.
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Exotic Cars
Almost more of an attraction than a shop, bilevel Exotic Cars allows you to peruse Porsche brand apparel, get your photo taken inside a Ferrari and salivate over a Rolls Royce lifestyle. Around 50 vehicles are on display, some easily worth up to a million dollars. If you hit a big jackpot, now you know exactly how to roll home in style.
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Fashion Show
Size does matter. Though unique shops are sparse at Nevada's biggest and flashiest mall, there are 250 chain storefronts, all anchored by giant department stores. Movie stars drop by Talulah G and Still boutiques, while models hit the runway Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. It's topped off by 'The Cloud,' a multimedia canopy resembling a flamenco hat.
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Forum Shops
Hundred-dollar bills fly out of Fendi bags faster here than in the high-roller casinos. Caesars' fanciful re-creation of an ancient Roman marketplace houses 160 designer emporia, including one-name catwalk wonders like Armani, Versace and DKNY, and specialty boutiques such as Exotic Cars and Playboy. Don't miss the spiral escalator, a grand entrance for divas just sauntering in off the Strip.
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Fred Leighton
Mr Leighton is the proud owner of the world's most prestigious collection of estate and antique jewellery. Many Academy Awards night adornments are on loan from Fred. And they'll let anyone try on finery, even pieces that once belonged to royalty. Prices run from about US$100.00 for a tiny but exquisite pin to well over the million dollar mark.
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Gambler's Book Shop
Longtime owner Edna Luckman (no joke) stocks thousands of gaming strategy books, including out-of-print titles. The staff, some of whom look as if they might have been around since the Rat Pack era, can dispense valuable edge-beating advice.
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Gamblers General Store
This authentic gambling supply store has it all, from custom-made chips to roulette wheels and poker tables identical to those found in many casinos. It's also perfect for cheapo souvenirs like decks of cards once used in actual casinos on the Strip.
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Grand Canal Shoppes
Wandering minstrels, jugglers and laughable living statues inhabit this Italianate indoor mall. Cobblestone walkways wind past BCBG Max Azaria, Godiva, Kenneth Cole, Jimmy Choo, Sephora and 90 other luxury shops. The doors are thrown open for early-bird window shopping at . Don't want to walk? Take a leisurely gondola ride.
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Gun Store
Attention, wannabe Schwarzeneggers: this high-powered shop offers live submachine-gun and pistol rentals to fire off in its indoor training range, not to mention a massive cache of weapons for sale.
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Hard Rock
For hard-to-find rock-star clothing brands and rare collectibles, swing by this off-Strip casino's logo shop. Then pop into Love Jones for imported lingerie; the cigar humidor at Cuba Libre, which has a bar serving vintage scotch and cognac; and Rocks, a 24-hour jewelry store, to pick up that diamond watch right after your big win at poker.
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Houdini's Magic Shop
The legacy of this legendary escape artist lives on at this shop packed with gags, pranks, magic tricks and 'zines. Magicians perform for wide-eyed crowds and each purchase includes a free private lesson. The branch of Houdini's at the Venetian displays authentic memorabilia, but the energetic staff here at New York-New York make the magic come alive.
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Mandalay Place
M-Bay's airy commercial promenade houses 40 unique, fashion-forward boutiques, including Samantha Chang, GF Ferré, Oilily, Sauvage, Urban Outfitters, Lunettes, Chocolate Swan, The Art of Shaving and the first-ever Nike Golf store. Revel in the de-stress atmosphere and vaulted ceilings.
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Metropolitan Museum Of Art Store
NYC's Met is known for both its reproductions and its singular gift items. Sales of books, prints and jewelry support the museum's high-culture mission.
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Miracle Mile Shops
Formerly the Aladdin's North African-themed marketplace, this sleekly redesigned mall is a staggering 1.5 miles (2.4km) long. With over 170 retailers and 15 restaurants, the focus remains on contemporary chains, notably urban apparel, jewelry and gifts. Cargo bikes can be hired to transport baggage-laden shoppers to the remote parking garage.
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Niketown
The sporty kicks might not help you jump higher, but they'll certainly send your credit-card bill soaring. A sociable running club convenes here every Wednesday at . For couch-potato sports fans, the memorabilia and video screens are worth a look.
