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Las Vegas Strip
The Strip
Las Vegas Boulevard South
Length4.2 mi (6.8 km)
Coordinates36°07′11″N 115°10′21″W / 36.119684°N 115.172599°W / 36.119684; -115.172599
South endRussell Road
North endSahara Avenue

The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, that is known for its concentration of resort hotels and casinos. The Strip, as it is known, is about 4.2 mi (6.8 km) long,[1] & is immediately south of the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise & Winchester, but is often referred to simply as "Las Vegas".

Many of the largest hotel casino & resort properties in the world are on the Strip. Its hotels, casinos, restaurants, residential high-rises, entertainment offerings, and skyline have established the Strip as 1 of the most popular and iconic tourist destinations in the world and is one of the driving forces for Las Vegas's economy.[2] Most of the Strip has been designated as an All-American Road,[3] and the North and South Las Vegas Strip routes are classified as Nevada Scenic Byways & National Scenic Byways.[4]

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Looking north, 2013
Looking south

Historically, casinos that were not in Downtown Las Vegas along Fremont Street sat outside the city limits on Las Vegas Boulevard.[5][6] In 1959, the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign was built[7] exactly 4.5 miles (7.2 km) outside the city limits. The sign is currently located in the median just south of Russell Road which is 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from The Sahara,[8][9] about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the southernmost entrance to Mandalay Bay, which is the Strip's southernmost casino.

In the strictest sense, the Strip refers only to the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard that is roughly between Sahara Avenue and the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign.[10][11] Clark County uses the phrase Resort Corridor to describe the area including Las Vegas Boulevard between 215 Beltway and Sahara Avenue and surrounding areas.[12]

The Sahara is considered the Strip's northern terminus by Clark County,[10] though travel guides typically extend it to the Strat 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to the north.[13][14][15] Mandalay Bay, just north of Russell Road is the southernmost resort considered to be on the Strip.[13] According to Clark County, the southern end of the Strip is the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign; the county acknowledges that some argue for Russell Road at the southernmost terminus.[10][16]

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