DK Travel : Las Vegas

The Entertainment Capital of the World offers just about everything: the world’s largest hotels; the brightest stars in show business; shops and restaurants that rival any on earth. It’s true, too, that the lights are brighter in Las Vegas. Yet you don’t have to go far from the glamour and glitter to find the natural beauty of lakes and the desert as well.

Games of the Gods

Also known as Segaworld, this is a favorite with local teenagers, for its virtual racing cars, flight simulators, and other tests of coordination; there are games for younger children, too.
Gameworks

Perhaps the noisiest place in town, Gameworks occupies a vast space on the lower level of the Showcase Mall, and offers more than 250 games as well as a restaurant and climbing wall.
Gilley’s Dance Hall, Saloon, & Bar-B-Q

Gilley’s offers a down-home atmosphere with Country and Western music. Free line-dance lessons precede the dancing proper on some evenings, “west-coast swing” lessons on others; some nights there’s a live band.
Glitter Gulch

The heart of Las Vegas in its early days, downtown’s centerpiece, Glitter Gulch, experienced a rebirth in the late 1990s.
Glitter Gulch

The area called Glitter Gulch encompasses about eight blocks that front on Fremont Street between Main and Fourth Streets. Along this stretch is the most concentrated dazzle of neon on the planet. Not only are all the Fremont Street casino fronts decorated with neon, but the street signs and light shows (see Low-Cost Food & Entertainment) above contribute to the dazzle. Nighttime, of course, is when the lighting is at its most intense. The crowds on the malled walkway are heavy until after midnight, and the entertainment adds to a feeling of carnival.
Glitter Gulch Entertainment

Pair your subject with a celebrity impersonator, who will be pleased to pose for a tip.
Golden Canyon to Zabriskie Point, Death Valley

A low-elevation, 6-mile (9.5-km) round-trip hike featuring the finest badlands scenery in the monument, and traversing an area of fully exposed rock strata that represents millions of years.
Golden Gate Hotdogs

All-beef frankfurters piled high with sauerkraut are served from a vendor cart in the casino’s sports book (the lounge where people bet on sporting events). The hotdogs cost 75 cents.
Golden Gate Shrimp Cocktails

For years, fresh shrimp cocktails have been the loss leader at the Golden Gate – they have sold 35 million so far. The cost: $1.
Golden Nugget

This casino sets itself apart from its downtown neighbors, for both clientele and ambience. The restaurants are very good, and the casino is a pleasant place to gamble while waiting to see the Fremont Street Experience, which takes place just outside its doors.