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Circus Circus
Approaching Virginia St from the north, the first big casino is Circus Circus, easily the most family friendly of the bunch. Free circus acts entertain kids beneath the giant, candy-striped big top, which also harbors a gazillion carnival games.
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Fitzgerald's
South of Eldorado, across the new train trench, you can rub a Blarney Stone for good luck before heading inside Fitzgerald's, an older yet buzzy 351-room property with a dopey 'lucky leprechaun' theme and the cheapest buffet in town.
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Fleischmann Planetarium
The Fleischmann Planetarium on the University of Nevada campus does the usual planetarium-y things: simulations of the night sky and assorted astronomical phenomena are projected onto a dome-like screen, plus there's gee-whizz movies shown on a wraparound screen. The building itself is most unusual, looking not unlike a giant potato chip.
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Harrah's
Harrah's, founded by Nevada gambling pioneer William Harrah in 1946, is still one of the biggest and most popular casinos in town. From about mid-May to September, live bands get the crowd hopping several nights weekly at Harrah's Plaza facing Virginia St.
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Liberty Belle Saloon
Liberty Belle Saloon is a bat cave of a restaurant-bar that doubles as a slot machine museum.
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National Automobile Museum
For anyone even slightly into cars (and what good traveller in America isn't?) or social history, this place is a must. There's a plethora of perfectly restored vehicles on show, informatively labelled and displayed in situ , surrounded by artefacts from their era.
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National Bowling Stadium
Do you feel lucky? Think you can bowl that perfect game? Do it in style at Reno's National Bowling Stadium. This complex has a mind-boggling 78 lanes and a 137m (450ft) scoreboard - a sight you can take in from the stadium's spectator stage.
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Nevada Historical Society Museum
Another of Reno's museums is the Nevada Historical Society Museum - the state's oldest. It's located on the University of Nevada campus and has a pretty good account of the region's indigenous cultures.
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Nevada Museum of Art
You'll find a mix of contemporary art and historical exhibitions at the Nevada Museum of Art, founded in 1931. The museum moved into a new building in 2003, an eye-catching black structure allegedly inspired by the Black Rock Desert that takes Reno architecture (and local art exhibitions) to new, intriguing levels.
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Peppermill
About 2 miles south of town is one of Reno's biggest hotels: the Peppermill dazzles with fancy neon, such over-the-top features as the palazzo-style Million Dollar Bathroom (near the Romanza restaurant), and the hip Fireside Lounge.
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Reno Arch
Near Fitzgerald's, check out the landmark Reno Arch, built in 1926 to commemorate the completion of the first transcontinental highway in North America. The original has since been replaced twice (the last time in 1987) but still proclaims Reno as being the 'Biggest Little City in the World.'
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Siena
Reno's ritziest hotel-casino, the Tuscan-themed Siena, has a full spa and Enoteca, a comfy jazz bar. Its Sunday brunch to ) is reportedly the best in town.
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Silver Legacy
Silver Legacy is easily recognized by its bulbous white dome sheltering a giant mock mining rig underneath a massive sky painting that periodically erupts into a fairly tame sound-and-light spectacle. It's close to the new Reno Events Center (400 N Center St).
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