From the city that brought you the Rat Pack, Elvis' comeback concert, and Siegfried and
Roy.
Captain!
We've taken a hit on the gun deck!
All the action.
The adventure.
The romance of Las Vegas.
It's Las Vegas, the real thing.
Starring all of Las Vegas' premier hotels and attractions.
Critics agree, it's the special effects, action adventure, romantic comedy event of a lifetime.
Adrenaline pumping action as knights engage in epic battles.
And interstellar combatants wage war of galactic proportions.
Edge of your seat adventure from the sky high to the low down.
World class sporting events.
Experience old world charm.
Scale to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
See the natural splendor of the Grand Canyon.
Fly over magnificent Hoover Dam.
Relive the wild west.
And special effects that will blow you away.
Volcanoes erupt.
Statues spring to life all before your very eyes.
Las Vegas, the real thing.
Now showing.
It all begins at the southern end of the Strip.
Before Paris' Eiffel Tower.
Before New York, New York's Statue of Liberty.
Before Luxor's Egyptian Pyramid.
At Mandalay Bay, the jewel in the crown of Mandalay resorts.
With 3,600 guest rooms, it's one of the largest hotel properties in the world.
Featuring an 11 acre tropical lagoon complete with sand and surf.
And we're not using the word surf figuratively.
You could actually grab a board and hop these waves.
If the pull of the ocean isn't enough to get you here, how about the draw of the stage?
You can find the world famous House of Blues right here.
Some of the biggest names in music appear on this stage.
Ready for a dining experience you'll never forget?
Check out Charlie Palmer's Oriole Restaurant, where ordering a bottle of wine not only requires
a corkscrew, but ropes and a harness as well.
The wine goddesses climb up to four stories to retrieve the bottle of your choice.
The 87 Chateau Rothschild?
Let's see.
It's right there.
Or is it there?
Next, let's hop over to Luxor.
Although the theme here may be ancient Egypt, the Niles never seen anything quite like this.
The pyramid reaches 350 feet in the sky and is topped by the world's brightest light.
Bright enough to read a newspaper, 10 miles in space.
Imagine that.
Now, imagine this, Blue Man Group with its groundbreaking and visually stunning show
But when the show's over, the show's not over.
There's still much more to see and do at Luxor.
You can watch a movie in their incredible IMAX theater.
Or dance the night away at Ra, one of the hottest nightclubs on the Strip.
As you can see, at Luxor, you don't have to dig much to unearth a wealth of entertainment.
From the Luxor, it's only a short walk over to Excalibur, but it's a whole other world,
a medieval one.
Here, chivalry's not dead and neither are fire-breathing dragons.
One of the beasts, towering 51 feet overhead, lords over the moat at Excalibur.
It takes a wizard as mighty as Merlin himself to take on such a ferocious creature.
After the smoke clears, you can satisfy your hunger for both food and entertainment at
the Tournament of Kings dinner show.
Dine to your heart's content while nights joust, jesters joke, and wizards weave their
magical spells.
No matter which gallant warrior emerges victorious, with your hunger sated and your senses thrilled,
it's you who leaves the ultimate winner.
Next, let's catapult across the street to what's been called the greatest city in Las
Vegas, New York, New York.
Here 12 New York-style skyscrapers not only recreate the Manhattan skyline, they also
house the hotel's more than 2,000 rooms.
Without ever hopping a cab or stepping onto a subway, you can gaze upon the Statue of
Liberty or stroll across the Brooklyn Bridge.
A word of caution, however, just as in New York, the bridge here is not for sale.
If anyone offers, contact security immediately.
A prominent feature of New York-New York skyline that is notably absent in the East Coast Original
is the Manhattan Express, a roller coaster that wraps around the city and weaves through
its very streets.
Peeking at a height of 203 feet, it reaches speeds up to 67 miles per hour.
A coaster like this in the real Big Apple would surely make commuting a lot more fun.
Next up, it's big.
It's emerald green and it's just across the street.
It's the MGM Grand, the largest hotel casino in the world.
With more than 5,000 rooms, it would take you 13 years, 8 months and 20 days to spend
the night in every single room.
Talk about living out of your suitcase.
One of MGM Grand's most popular attractions is its Grand Adventures theme park, home of
the world's largest sky coaster, the Sky Screamer.
On this wild ride, fearless fun seekers are lifted 220 feet in the air and let go, free
falling at 70 miles per hour.
For those of you who don't share the same need for speed, there are plenty of other
rides and attractions that don't require you to pick bugs out of your teeth afterward.
Just ask these guys.
Just a short bike ride away is the Harley-Davidson Cafe.
The Las Vegas Harley-Davidson Cafe is home to memorabilia of Harley-Davidson's past,
present and future, including one-of-a-kind bikes and famous bikes such as Captain America
from the movie Easy Rider.
Sitting atop the cafe is a 28-foot high, 15,000 pound Harley-Davidson soft tail classic bike
built at a cost of $500,000.
Hi, my name is Bruce.
This is my wife Sandy.
We're from Battenbauer, California and this is our first trip here to Las Vegas on our
motorcycle together and we just bought this as the brand new 2000.
What better place to break it in but here in Las Vegas at the Harley-Davidson Cafe.
We're just inside.
If you like Harleys and you like Vegas, this is the place to be.
Inside the 20,000 square foot two-story cafe is a complete celebration of Harley-Davidson
motorcycles and the free-spirit lifestyle that Harley-Davidson represents.
Hi, my name is Philip.
I'm from Scotland.
This is my new wife Susanna.
My good friend Stuart.
We came to Las Vegas because I got married with Elvis and we're in the Harley-Davidson
Cafe because it rocks.
Hi, I'm Stephanie and this is Kenny and we're from Napa, California and we came down to
the Harley-Davidson Cafe because we love Harleys and we're on our way to Surgis, South Dakota
for the rally.
The floor is adorned with their famous slogan, live to ride, ride to live and the ceiling
is painted with a historical view of the most famous road in all Americana, Route 66.
This giant American eagle is made entirely of Harley-Davidson motorcycle parts.
Bikes are hanging from the ceiling.
They're on the floor and everywhere in between.
Where there aren't bikes, there's plenty of other Harley memorabilia.
There's videos of bikes, pictures of bikes and autographs on Harley-Davidson gas tanks.
You can even see Cher's outfit from her Heart of Stone tour.
Billy Joel spent 15 years customizing this 1980 bike to make it look like a late 1940s
era bike.
This is the bike Ann-Margret used on stage in her Las Vegas shows.
It's a 1953 special flat track racer with a K-Model Sportster engine.
There's even a replica of a 1913 board track racing bike sitting by the front door.
A highlight of the Cafe is a 40 foot by 40 foot chain link electric flag that runs from
floor to ceiling, weighing more than 10 tons.
Winding throughout the Cafe is a conveyor belt displaying the newest Harley-Davidson
motorcycles.
The conveyor belt came from the original Harley-Davidson factory in Milwaukee.
And while you can't ride away on any of the motorcycles, you can hop aboard one of the
most famous Harley-Davidson motorcycles of all time, the Captain America bike seen in
the film Easy Rider for a one of a kind photo opportunity.
Inside you can see a replica of a bike that belonged to the king, Elvis Presley.
Even the shrubbery resembles motorcycles, a true Las Vegas touch.
Located within the Las Vegas Harley-Davidson Cafe are two specialty stores offering visitors
the opportunity to take the spirit of Harley-Davidson home.
Featuring one of a kind specialty items and memorabilia, all bearing the Harley-Davidson
insignia.
These shops offer something for everyone.
The Harley-Davidson Cafe is a unique and fun stop on any tour of the strip.
So close, you can smell the croissants baking.
Paris Las Vegas is just up the street.
This $760 million resort immerses its visitors in a total Parisian experience, complete with
replicas of the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower spanning 50 stories above the strip.
If you want to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, get your ticket to the Eiffel Tower
experience.
It's your passage to an elevator ride and observation deck at the very top.
From here, you'll find some of the most spectacular views of the Las Vegas Valley.
Heading up the sidewalk, we find ourselves at Bally's with its futuristic exterior.
Bally's is home to one of Las Vegas' longest running stage spectaculars, Jubilee.
With a cast of 100 dancers, singers and specialty acts appearing on one of the world's largest
and most unique stages, it leaves audiences awestruck.
Among the incredible sequences you'll see, the sinking of an exact replica of the Titanic
right on stage.
With effects like these, it's no wonder they go through more than 4,000 pounds of dry ice
every week for fog effects and $50,000 a year in light bulbs alone, all $100,000 of them.
Right across the street from Bally's is the Barbary Coast.
The Barbary Coast is famous for two world-class restaurants, Michael's, long a popular dining
destination on the Las Vegas Strip, was rated extraordinary by the 1998 Zagat Survey.
The intimate gourmet rooms, elaborate menu, excellent service and elegant ambience combined
to make Michael's the dining experience of a lifetime.
A second gourmet dining experience is Dre's.
Beverly Hills' hottest restaurant has come to the Barbary Coast.
Four separate dining rooms and a comfortable spacious living room style lounge allows patrons
to receive exclusive red carpet treatment and dine elegantly on selections from the
room's menu of southern French cuisine.
The selection of fine wines and champagne compliments your dinner at Dre's.
From Las Vegas Boulevard from the Barbary Coast, we cross directly into old world Italy,
the Bellagio.
At a cost of over $1.5 billion, it's the most expensive hotel casino ever built in the world.
During the day, the expansive lake fronting the Bellagio provides the perfect air of Tuscan
tranquility.
At night, its dancing waters bring to life thousands of fountains, stirring music, dazzling
lights, all combining in an intricate water ballet that will send your spirit soaring.
If your senses of sight and sound were delighted by the fountain show, the Bellagio's Botanical
Conservatory is sure to delight your sense of smell.
You'll find thousands of exotic plants and flowers here, and because the display changes
every month to suit the season, every blossom is at the height of its fragrance and color.
Just off the strip to the west of Bellagio, the festive Rio Hotel Casino, where they take
the party to new heights in their fabulous show in the sky.
These state-of-the-art floats seem to do just that, parading high above the casino floor.
But you don't have to just watch from below.
You can actually be a part of the show by donning a costume of your own and hitching
a ride on one of the floats.
By hitching a ride on one of the glass elevators, you can ascend to even greater heights.
The Voodoo Lounge on the 51st floor offers a most spectacular view and some of the best
nightlife you'll find anywhere.
From the thrilling heights of the Voodoo Lounge to the well-stocked depths of the wine cellar,
the Rio's Wine Cellar Tasting Room boasts more than 45,000 bottles, a collection valued
at over $6 million.
The Rio's Wine Collection includes the world's most valuable bottle, a 1924 Mouton Rothschild
worth $200,000.
After sampling some of the best the wine has to offer, what better way to show your appreciation
than by paying homage to the god of wine himself, Dionysus?
He's back on the strip at Caesar's Palace.
In the forum shops, statues of the Roman gods, including Dionysus, come alive every hour
in a sound and light spectacle like you've never seen.
After the show, there's no way you can walk away without at least poking your head in
any of the forum's more than 100 shops.
If your hunger for excitement matches your hunger for fine food, then Caesar's Magical
Empire has the recipe you're looking for.
A sumptuous three-course feast, grand scale illusions, and surroundings so authentic, you'll
swear you're in ancient Rome.
Now let's jump across the street to the property where it all started for Las Vegas, the Flamingo
Hilton.
Opened originally in 1946 by reputed mobster Bugsy Siegel, the Flamingo Hilton has been
called the mother of Las Vegas casinos.
One of the property's major attractions is its wildlife habitat.
An eclectic array of exotic animals including African penguins, Mandarin ducks, and of course
the property's signature, Chilean flamingos.
But if leggy creatures of an entirely different variety interest you, you can catch the world-renowned
Radio City Rockettes as they kick up their heels nightly in the Flamingo Hilton showroom.
Heading north, we go from the Flamingo Hilton and its legendary Rockettes to the Imperial
Palace and its Legends in Concert show.
Legends in Concert offers live recreations of the superstars of yesterday and today,
backed by a live on-stage orchestra.
Since its debut, Legends in Concert has earned Show of the Year and Entertainers of the Year,
as well as Show of Shows awards, making it the first show ever to complete a grand slam
of these prestigious honors.
Many look-alike, sound-alike entertainment legends like Elvis, Liberace, Cher, the Blues
Brothers, Neil Diamond, and more.
Legends in Concert, a multi-million-dollar production spectacular, megastars at the Imperial
Palace.
When it comes to don't-miss experiences, put the world-famous Imperial Palace Antique and
Classic Automobile Collection on your list.
Some people think history can only be found in books, but here, history is on wheels.
Considered one of the finest collections in the world, the Imperial Palace is home to
antique, classic, historically significant, and special interest cars.
Included in this amazing collection are personal cars of United States presidents and cars
of the famous and infamous.
The Imperial Palace Auto Collection displays approximately 200 cars, motorcycles, and specialty
vehicles on any given day in luxurious climate-controlled gallery-type settings.
From the Imperial Palace, you won't need a car to get to our next stop.
Just cross the street and you'll find one of Las Vegas' most recognized properties and
attractions, the Mirage and its erupting volcano.
Looming and ominous 54 feet above the strip, it spews fire and smoke 100 feet in the air
every 15 minutes and has done so every night since 1989.
And they say Old Faithful is reliable.
If you'd like to trade the chaos and fury of the Mirage's volcano for some undersea
serenity, be sure to visit the property's dolphin habitat.
This two-and-a-half-million-gallon aquatic environment not only provides healthy surroundings
for the dolphins, it also provides an excellent opportunity to learn about their role in our
ecosystem.
Next we set sail due north to Treasure Island.
But keep your eyes open.
Buccaneer Bay is teeming with pirates, not to mention pyrotechnics.
So far, more than a half million explosive devices have been used on this seafaring spectacle,
and more than 16 million people have witnessed at least one of over 7,000 battles fought.
Across the street at the Venetian, you can count on the waters to be a bit calmer.
Calm enough, in fact, to transport you to another place and time, Renaissance Italy.
Climb into a gondola, and its operating pilot will serenade you for the entire half-mile
length of the shop and café-lined Grand Canal.
Considering the Venetian's beauty and charm, it's no surprise many celebrities want to
stay here.
What is surprising is just how long some of them are willing to stay.
Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey, Muhammad Ali, Madonna.
They all have a prominent home here at the Venetian.
At Madame Tussaud's celebrity encounter, that is, known worldwide for their incredibly
lifelike wax figures, Madame Tussaud's has more than 100 figures on display at the Venetian.
Just north of the Venetian, you'll find the Desert Inn and its beautiful championship
golf course, the only golf course on the Strip.
Sprawling over 130 acres, this 7,193-yard Par 72 is the only course in the U.S. to have
annually hosted three tour events.
Seventh hole of Par 3 is consistently rated one of the toughest holes on the PGA Tour.
Got time for a round?
So close you could almost hit it with a golf ball, the Riviera, but the entertainment is
always top-notch and above par.
There's no better place to experience Las Vegas-style entertainment than right here.
Dive in and immerse yourself in Splash, the mysterious high-tech odyssey that was voted
best show for eight consecutive years.
And for something completely different, don't miss LaCaja's award-winning female impersonators
as they pay tribute to famous fans from Joan Rivers to Bette Midler.
With all its bright lights and craziness, Las Vegas has been called one big circus.
In no other place does this hole more true than at Circus Circus, just to the north.
Here you'll find the world's largest permanent circus, featuring some of the most renowned
acts performing free daily.
If watching high-flying circus acts leaves you wanting to do some aerial acrobatics
of your own, head over to Circus Circus' enormous indoor theme park, the Adventure Dome.
In addition to the midway games and strolling entertainers, there are rides, lots of them.
Most notably the park's centerpiece, the Canyon Blaster, the largest indoor double-loop, double-quark
screw roller coaster in America.
With 45-degree angle drops from heights of 90 feet and speeds reaching 55 miles per hour,
the Canyon Blaster is, quite simply, a blast.
To boldly go where no one has gone before, all you need to do is go east of the Strip
to the Las Vegas Hilton.
This presumably ordinary 21st century hotel-casino may appear normal on the outside, but inside
it houses a complete 24th century casino and space station.
You can even board the Starship Enterprise and embark on an exciting adventure like nothing
you've ever experienced before.
That's because Star Trek The Experience is not merely a ride, you're literally surrounded
by it, totally immersed in a 70-million-dollar adventure.
Whether you're a die-hard Star Trek fan or don't know a Klingon from a clam bake, it's
a must-see attraction.
If you do make it back to Earth and the Las Vegas Hilton, get a glimpse of what gaming
may be like in the 24th century at the Space Quest Casino.
To play the slots here, all you have to do is pass your hand through a beam of light.
And what journey to the 24th century wouldn't be complete without at least sampling some
futuristic food?
At Quark's Bar and Restaurant, you can take your pick from an extensive list of Star Trek-themed
offerings.
At the very top of the Strip, you can go to the very top of the world, or close to it
at least.
The Stratosphere, the tallest freestanding tower in the United States, soars over 110
stories above the Strip at 1,149 feet.
It's taller than the Tokyo Tower, Seattle Space Needle, and Paris' Eiffel Tower.
Its double-decker elevators are the world's fastest, traveling at 180 feet per second.
They'll get you to the top in less than 30 seconds.
If you want to take the stairs instead, better grab your inhaler.
All told, there are 1,644 steps from bottom to top.
No matter how you get there, the view from the observation deck is awesome.
Nowhere else can you see such breathtaking views of the Las Vegas Valley, surrounding
mountains and the dazzling lights of the Strip.
But there's so much more than scenery going on up here.
Sharing the top of the tower are the world's two highest thrill rides.
The Big Shot shoots its riders up the tower's mast to a height of 1,081 feet, at a sudden
45 miles per hour.
And if roller coasters are your thing, the High Roller is truly the world's highest,
at a stomach-dropping 909 feet off the ground.
As we continue north on Las Vegas Boulevard, we encounter a number of Las Vegas' most
renowned wedding chapels, everything from the quiet and quaint to the glitzy and garish.
With more than 100,000 couples getting married here each year, Las Vegas is undoubtedly the
wedding capital of the world.
Nowhere else is it easier to tie the knot.
With no waiting period or blood test required, all you need is 35 bucks and a sense of adventure
to get a marriage license.
If you're in a real hurry to get married, there's even a drive-through wedding chapel
open 24 hours a day.
Let's take a break from the Strip and see what's around the rest of the town.
Just 20 minutes west of Las Vegas is Bonnie Springs Ranch.
Here you can go for a horseback ride or feed and pet the animals in the petting zoo.
But the best thing about Bonnie Springs Ranch is the old west town.
Every day you can watch recreations of gunfights and hangings.
I think you're pretty cute, don't you?
Yeah.
Having a problem with that rope there?
Don't watch.
Hwah!
Hwah!
Hwah!
Marshall!
What?
You can't hang me!
He says I can't hang him!
And why not?
Because your wife will get awful lonely.
Yeah, my wife's going to get... You know my wife!
Everybody knows your wife!
Our next stop is about an hour's drive north of Las Vegas.
But today we're not driving.
We're flying, so let's go.
Here we are at Mount Charleston.
This resort area is 8,000 feet high in the Spring Mountain Range.
When it's 100 degrees in Las Vegas, it's usually in the 80s up here.
There's horseback riding, golfing, hiking, and a couple of lodges for eating and sleeping.
Needless to say, this is a very popular resort for the locals, especially in the summer.
Just over the mountain is the Lee Canyon Ski and Snowboard Resort.
At an elevation of 9,000 feet, it gets plenty of snow in the winter and plenty of skiers.
An hour's drive east of Las Vegas is the magnificent Hoover Dam.
Completed in 1935, it took six and a half years for water to completely fill the dam.
This 700 foot tall structure holds enough concrete to pave a four foot wide sidewalk
around the world at the equator.
Hoover Dam is truly a testament to human ingenuity that transformed the American West.
The completion of Hoover Dam created the world's largest man-made lake, Lake Mead, 110 miles
long.
The Lake Mead recreation area has become a popular spot for locals and tourists alike.
Slightly upstream from the dam, you can hop on the Desert Princess and cruise the lake
in style.
There's also boating and jet powered skiing.
Downstream from the dam, you can take an exciting river raft trip or go canoeing.
Whatever you choose to do, you're sure to have a great time.
The beautiful Grand Canyon is only a short flight or bus trip away.
Located in the northwest corner of Arizona, the Grand Canyon is considered to be one of
the most impressive natural splendors in the world.
It is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and at its deepest point is 6,000 vertical feet,
more than one mile from rim to river.
There's the popular South Rim, which is open year round, and the little known West Rim.
Wherever you decide to go, bring your camera and lots of film.
Just east of the strip is the Thomas and Mac Center, home of the National Finals Rodeo,
held every December.
The Rodeo's World Championships are the most coveted titles in the world of professional
rodeo.
To win one, a cowboy or cowgirl must be prepared to compete in 80 to 125 rodeos in a year.
Shell out thousands of dollars on travel and entry fees, and spend upwards of 200 days
per year on the road.
And even after a competitor has done all of this, he's still likely to go home without
the gold buckle.
Only the competitors with superlative talent and a generous amount of luck will ever enter
the ranks of the world champions.
Just northeast of Las Vegas is the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
This 1,600-acre motorsports complex features a 105,000-seat main track, and is home to
NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Bush Series, and Indy Racing League.
The Speedway contains 33 different tracks, from the big mile-and-a-half Tri-Oval to a
five-eighths mile dirt track, attending a race here is a thrilling experience.
Just 90 miles south of Las Vegas is Laughlin, Nevada.
The 80-square-mile township is 510 feet above sea level, and is the home to approximately
8,000 residents.
Although Laughlin is much smaller than Las Vegas, there are some things you can do here
that you can't do in Las Vegas.
Right out the back door of the casinos is the Colorado River.
For a couple of dollars, you can hop on a boat and take an hour-and-a-half tour up and
down the river.
From the boat, you can see the beautiful campgrounds along the river, and Davis Dam at the top end
of the tour.
Completed in 1953, Davis Dam is an earth and rock-filled embankment with a concrete spillway.
With near-perfect year-round weather, there's an abundance of water recreation on the river,
boating, jet skiing, swimming.
You can do it all right here.
Laughlin, named in 1968 after its founder and the owner of the Riverside Resort, Don
Laughlin, is known in the southwest as a preferred alternative to Las Vegas.
Laughlin delivers a picturesque river setting, an enjoyable pace, and a friendly atmosphere
for locals and visitors.
About 25 miles southeast of Laughlin is the authentic western ghost town of Oatman, Arizona.
More than 500,000 tourists a year visit Oatman, which is located on famed old U.S. Route 66.
Oatman began around 1900 as a mining tent camp and quickly became a flourishing gold
mining center.
In 1915, two miners struck a $10 million gold find, and within a year, the town's population
swelled to over 8,000 people.
The Los Angeles Stock Exchange even had an office in Oatman, and mining claims changed
hands hourly, with fortunes being taken from the earth in a matter of days.
Eventually, the gold mines closed, and now Oatman survives by catering to tourists.
Today, the population is around 100, well, maybe 115 if you count everyone.
The wild burrows were left over from the old prospecting miners, and now are a main attraction
to visitors.
The burrows are tame and can be fed by hand.
Don't worry about them getting hit by a car.
They eat so many carrots, they can practically see in the dark.
Even a small town like Oatman has traffic jams, but here, the traffic jam isn't all
caused by cars.
You also have to be careful where you park.
Burrows may have been there before you.
You can't ride the burrows, but there are ponies the kids can ride.
Giddy up, Spanky.
Giddy up, babe.
Giddy up, babe.
Giddy up, babe.
All right.
Here we are in Oatman.
What's your name?
Jody.
Jody?
That's Jody.
And that's Scott.
And that's Scott, Jody and Scott, the real cowboys.
There's plenty of gift shops selling everything from t-shirts to donkey food.
Much of the merchandise is handmade right in Oatman.
I'm Jennifer Jennings, and I work for Yellow Hammer at Yellow Hammer's Place.
And right now, I'm making a porcupine quill choker.
We use different kinds of stones in these chokers.
This is a finished one.
This is one of our most popular colors, the turquoise.
These beads aren't actually turquoise beads, but the turquoise color is real popular.
If you want to take a break from gift shopping, there's entertainment everywhere.
Sit back and listen to some country music.
The Oatman Hotel, built in 1902, is the only officially sanctioned historical building in
the community.
It has housed many miners, movie stars, politicians, and other scoundrels.
The town was used as the location for several movies, such as How the West Was Won, Fox
Fire, and Edge of Eternity.
After being married in Kingman, Arizona on March 18, 1939, Clark Gable and Clara Lombard
spent their wedding night at the Oatman Hotel.
Gable is said to have dearly loved Oatman for its serenity, nobody-care attitude, and
poker-playing miners.
To this day, their honeymoon suite is preserved as it was in 1939, and you can even request
staying there if you decide to spend the night in Oatman.
But the hotel is most famous for its stories of Odie the Ghost.
Odie is the ghost of the Oatman Hotel, and Odie is full of mischief.
We had a young couple check in to stay at the hotel one night, and they were here less
than an hour.
They came running down the stairs, through the lobby, and out the front door, and we
have never seen nor heard from them since.
We all have to assume Odie was playing his games again.
What do tourists think about Oatman?
Oatman is the greatest place on earth.
We have been everywhere.
We've been up to the canyon.
We've been up to...
Where else have we been to?
Come on, you do it at the time.
Flagstaff.
Yeah, all over the place.
This is the best place.
And we came in here and we just could not believe it, and we would highly recommend
all Americans to come right here to this town, and especially stay in this hotel, which is
haunted.
There is a ghost called Odie, and he is living right next door to us tonight.
We're in room number 25.
I think Odie's room number 26.
Every Wild West town should have a good gunfight, and Oatman is no exception.
The Oatman ghost rider gunfighters are roaming the streets, so look out.
I've got a poster on YouTube.
Wait a minute, who are you?
Well, I'm the sheriff.
No, I'm the sheriff.
You're the sheriff?
Yeah.
Judge Judy made me the sheriff.
Judge Judy!
Judge Judy!
Judge Judy!
Judge Judy!
I'm the sheriff.
See that?
Where's your badge?
I don't need no stinky gauze.
You're the stinky sheriff.
You too!
You ain't the sheriff.
You ain't the sheriff.
He ain't no sheriff.
I'm the sheriff.
Definitely.
You two, he's a sheriff.
He's not a sheriff.
You really got stuff on you.
We're not the sheriff here, I'm the sheriff.
He ain't no sheriff, I'm the sheriff.
Deputy, take care of that guy.
Don't go down there and check to see if he's dead.
You stay right here until we find out what's going on.
One, two, three.
One, two, three.
Five dollars twice.
Hey, he ain't the sheriff.
What?
How much do you pay me?
What do you mean, how much do I pay you?
How much do you pay me a month?
Give me five dollars a month.
Fair enough, I want to be a sheriff.
Hey, what are you talking about?
You're the deputy, I'm the sheriff.
I want more money, I want to be a sheriff.
Oh, no you're not.
Yes I am.
Better draw then.
Keep your eyes peeled for farmers on your way home.
If you've got an extra hour to spare,
the newest way to see Las Vegas
is from the air.
Not from a helicopter or an airplane,
but from a blimp.
Las Vegas is the only city in the world
where you can buy a ticket for a blimp flight.
And of course their route
is just what you want to see.
The fabulous Las Vegas Strip at night.
The light ship group
based in Orlando, Florida
runs the flight starting at dusk.
We had Senior Chief Pilot
Steve Tomlin tell us a little bit
about the blimp.
When the airship takes off from here,
it heads down towards the Stratosphere Tower
and it climbs to an altitude of 3,500 feet.
Now that's above sea level.
Where I'm standing right now is already
2,000 and some feet above the ground.
So actually the ship is about 1,300 feet
above the strip
once we're flying over town.
Of course we get great views of the Stratosphere Tower,
the fountains, the volcano,
and everything is laid out before you.
It's a really great view, large windows,
slow speed, so it gives everybody
plenty of time to see everything.
Flying in a blimp is a truly
amazing adventure.
It's the closest thing to floating in the air
that you can experience.
The view is so spectacular, even the pilot
takes a moment to see the sights.
The A-150 blimp holds 9 passengers
and every seat in the house
is front row.
The blimp has two
180 horsepower engines.
It's 165 feet long,
just 40 feet shorter than the Goodyear blimp
and is 55 feet tall.
The blimp can reach an altitude
of 5,000 feet,
and it can fly
at an altitude of
1,000 feet.
The blimp can fly
at an altitude of 5,000 feet
and has a top speed of 63 miles
an hour.
Okay, we got lucky.
They gave us the Bravo route,
so we're going up to
3,500 feet.
Bravo route? Yep.
And that allows us
to get us a little bit higher.
And in about
two or three minutes,
the show
at the Bellagio with the water
and the lights should start up,
so I'll let you know
as soon as it starts.
Okay, there it goes.
From the Las Vegas strip to downtown,
your blimp air drawer
will truly amaze you.
On this flight,
the only carry-on baggage
you'll need is your camera.
What better way
to cap off our tour
than by taking in downtown Las Vegas'
one-dollar sound and light extravaganza,
the Fremont Street Experience.
I've never seen anything else like this.
Uplifting. It's an experience.
Wow, I like Fremont Street.
All you need is drama
and a nervous deal.
Viva Las Vegas!
Viva Las Vegas!
Viva Las Vegas!
Viva Las Vegas!
Viva Las Vegas,
with your neon flashing
and your one-on-man discretion.
All those hoes
on the train.
It was great.
We were dancing to the music.
The biggest show I've ever seen.
Daytime, if you see it once,
you'll never come home again.
Blocks and blocks of lights.
The Fremont Street Experience
is magnificent.
Everyone who comes in town
to visit us, we bring them down
and I always remember that I had a swing time.
I'm going to give it everything I've got.
Lady love, please let the dice stay high.
Let me shoot a seven with an ever shot.
Viva Las Vegas!
Viva Las Vegas!
It's all very bright lights and glitzy, isn't it?
That's Las Vegas.
Something that Vegas can only do.
Beautiful.
It was the best light show I've ever seen in my life.
I didn't figure out how they did it,
but I'm glad they did.
The lights just brought a smile to your face.
Only in Las Vegas can you experience
the entire world and beyond
in a single six mile stretch.
From Bay Bay to the Fremont Street Experience,
you can transcend both space and time,
crossing the ocean of water between New York and Paris
and the Gulf of Time between ancient Egypt
and the 24th century,
all in a matter of minutes.
In Hollywood, the biggest blockbusters
can cost up to $200 million,
but with a combined production cost
in the billions of dollars,
Las Vegas has Hollywood beat, hands down.
Whether you're in the mood for a swashbuckling adventure,
a science fiction epic,
or world class entertainment,
Las Vegas is truly the real thing.
Thank you. Thank you very much.