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Las Vegas may look
enormous on the map, but as far as tourists are concerned the only
significant neighborhoods are the Strip and downtown. Nowhere else even
deserves to be called a "neighborhood," in the sense of having a
distinctive identity, a variety of attractions, and being deplorable on
foot. If you think the individual blocks along the Strip are large, wait
until you drive into the rest of the city. Soon the streets start to be
spaced half a mile or more apart, and often there really is nothing
between one and the next. As it has grown, the city has repeatedly
vaulted across swaths of empty space, and sizeable portions of the grid
remain completely undeveloped.
Certain districts of Las Vegas are known for their shopping - Maryland
Parkway close to the University, for example - and there's the odd
concentration of restaurants, such as on Paradise Road south of Twain.
However, no area of the city ranks as a destination in its own right,
nor is likely to tempt you out of your car should you happen to pass
through. Instead, your only ports of call away from downtown and the
Strip are likely to be specific individual attractions, either the
scattered casinos that cater primarily to local residents or the handful
of museums . And if you're not driving, none of the latter, with the
possible exception of the Liberace Museum, merits an excursion on
public transport.
Note that Las Vegas has fewer public parks than any major city in the
US. If you want to get out into the open air, your best bet is to head
for nearby
Red Rock Canyon.
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