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Arts Factory
Las Vegas' fractured art scene received an enormous boost in the late '90s. Although photographer Wes Isbutt hadn't set out to establish an art colony in Vegas, that's pretty much what he did. Inside his complex, you'll find hit-and-miss, but always intriguing, contemporary art galleries.
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Atomic Testing Museum
During the atomic heyday of the 1950s, gamblers and tourists downtown watched mushroom clouds rising behind downtown's Fremont St, and the city even crowned a Miss Atomic Bomb. Buy your tickets at the replica of a Nevada Test Site guard station outside this awesome 8000-sq-ft (743-sq-m) Smithsonian affiliate. Don't skip seeing the Ground Zero Theater, which mimics a concrete test bunker.
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Bellagio
The Bellagio's lobby features an 18ft ceiling adorned with 2000 hand-blown glass flowers in vibrant colors. The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art showcases temporary exhibits by fantastic artists, and the massive artificial lake in front of this glam palace comes alive nightly with more than 1000 choreographed water jets.
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Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
Opulent, yet elegant, the Bellagio was built to dazzle. Its Tuscan architecture and 8-acre artificial lake, complete with choreographed dancing fountains are riveting. The hotel's lobby features an 18ft ceiling adorned with a backlit glass sculpture composed of 2000 hand-blown flowers in brilliant colors. The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art showcases temporary exhibits by top-notch artists.
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is home to one of the world's most impressive collections of rock-and-roll memorabilia. The pool complex is a sexy, see-and-be-seen scene that's perfect for entourage wannabes.
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King Tut Museum
Exquisite jeweled reproductions of the artifacts discovered in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter on his descent into the fabled tomb of an obscure Egyptian dynasty are explained during a grandiosely scripted self-guided audio tour.
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Liberace Museum
For connoisseurs of kitschy celebrity shrines, this place is a must-do. The home of 'Mr Showmanship' houses the most flamboyant art cars, outrageous costumes and ornate pianos you'll ever see. There's a hand-painted Pleyel, on which Chopin played; a Rolls-Royce covered in mirrored tiles; and a wardrobe exhibit full of feathered capes and million-dollar furs, darling.
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Madame Tussauds egas
By the Venetian's moving Rialto Bridge walkway is this unique interactive wax museum, where you can strike a pose with Elvis, play golf with Tiger Woods or put on Playboy bunny ears and sit on Hugh Hefner's lap (make sure you touch him - Hef's made of silicone!).
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Main Street Station
Throughout the neo-Victorian casino are notable objets d ' histoire , most keeping to the turn-of-the-19th-century theme. Look for an art nouveau chandelier from Paris and stained-glass windows from movie star Lillian Gish's mansion. Strangely, a graffiti-covered chunk of the Berlin Wall now supports the urinals in the men's restroom. Self-guided tour brochures are available at the hotel's front desk.
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Museum Of The American Cocktail
Delve into the liquid origins of American mixology, from the pre-Prohibition era to the modern day. Witty historical exhibits fill an elegant side lounge at Commander's Palace restaurant, which offers 25¢ martini weekday lunches to put your newly acquired knowledge to immediate use. Check online for cocktail seminar schedules and to see if the museum has found a new permanent home.
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Neon Museum
Plaques tell the story of each sign at this alfresco assemblage of vintage neon. Sparkling genie lamps, glowing martini glasses and 1940s motel marquees brighten up this otherwise bleak slice of downtown, especially inside the Neonpolis and on alleys of Fremont St further west. Tours of the giant 'boneyard' of rescued signs are by appointment only.
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Neonopolis
The crown jewel of a downtown redevelopment effort, the Neonopolis shopping and entertainment complex is most notable for its collection of vintage neon signs. At the alfresco Neon Museum, (www.neonmuseum.org) plaques explain their history.
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Pinball Hall Of Fame
Next to a discount cinema far east of the Strip, this wacky museum lets you play its vintage pinball, video-arcade and carnival fortune-teller games, all dating from the 1950s to the '90s. Don't forget to read the handwritten cards curating the priceless collection. Profits from every quarter you drop into the slots go to charity.
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Vegas Art Museum
Fans of contemporary art revel in this imposing white edifice filled with light and cutting-edge exhibitions from across the country and abroad. A Smithsonian affiliate, it focuses on the art of the Southwest. Original works are sold at the gift shop.
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Wynn Collection
Casino mogul Steve Wynn's heavyweight fine-art collection - with a dozen original masterpieces by Cézanne, Van Gogh, Matisse, Gauguin, Picasso and Warhol - now graces the walls of his eponymous resort.
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