While
it is true that the old Las Vegas had
a certain style to it, the truth is that
Las Vegas is what it is today. What is
the Las Vegas of today? To answer this
question we have to go to The Mirage.
The Mirage is situated in the heart of
the Strip, right across from casinos like
The Venetian. While it’s perfectly
good to look at during the day time the
real Mirage experience is like the rest
of the city… it’s just plain
better at night.
Now we’ve all seen shows on The
Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel
about Las Vegas. Almost all of those shows
choose to focus on a select group of casinos,
and one of those casinos is almost always
The Mirage; it all comes down to one word…
Volcano!
The Mirage itself has lots to see and
do; it has “Siegfried & Roy's
Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat”
(Roy was the one who got attack recently
after a White Tiger decided his face would
make an excellent snack) which contains
a water park and a mock-up jungle. It
also has a 20,000-gallon saltwater aquarium
that is is home to angelfish, puffer fish,
tangs, sharks and other exotic sea creatures.
To add to the “lush and opulent
setting” the hotel features a recreation
of a rain forest. Oh yes, and they have
a volcano.
Now
if there’s one thing one can say
about a titanic fire-spewing pylon is
that it casts a weird and freeky light
over The Strip for about a half mile in
every direction. During the day it sleeps,
but at night when the neon is at a fever
pitch it does its job with a vengeance.
There are people who come to Las Vegas
from all over North America just to see
the volcano, or so says the casino’s
web sight: “The volcano at The Mirage
has been a Las Vegas signature attraction
since the resort opened in 1989, mesmerizing
spectators with it thunderous, fiery display.
The volcano, situated on three water-covered
acres, is 54 feet high and circulates
119,000 gallons of water per minute.”
That about says it. So, if you want to
hang out in a place that routinely explodes
every night after 7:00pm then The Mirage
is for you!
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