Las Vegas Las Vegas is no longer just a destination - it’s an experience. With luxury resorts, world-class dining, critically acclaimed shows, original and expansive shopping venues, dozens of golf courses, spas and other one-of-a-kind recreational opportunities, Las Vegas is the one place in the world that offers you the freedom to do what they want when they want. Freedom to escape from their everyday lives. The choices available to Las Vegas visitors are endless. HOOVER DAM - An engineering wonder and one of the world’s largest man-made lakes, Hover Dam holds back the Colorado River to from Lake Mead. Over 100 miles long, Lake Mead boasts an incredible 550 miles of shoreline. DOWNTOWN'S FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE - The $70 million Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas has transformed five blocks of the famed thoroughfare into a pedestrian mall. Towering 90 feet above four of the blocks is a massive space-frame that comes to life nightly, featuring 2.1 million lights and 540,000 watts of sound and music. RED ROCK CANYON - Red Rock Canyon has evolved from a 400 million-year-old sea bed into a series of magnificent geological sandstone outcroppings. Take a scenic drive through the blazing red rock formations of Southern Nevada. Located 16 miles west of Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - The Las Vegas Motor Speedway has a NASCAR-sanctioned racetrack, NHRA drag-strip and road course. HOT AIR BALLOONING - Visitors can be introduced to the mesmerizing tranquility of hot air ballooning. Sunrise or sunset its time to go! The first thing to do is take a snapshot of the strip.