Photos of Las Vegas off the Strip

The south end of Las Vegas Blvd.

We drove about 40 miles south on Las Vegas Blvd. in March 2006 past Mandalay Bay, past the cities of Jean and Primm, and this is what it looked like at the time.

Harry Reid International Airport & The Luxor

This photo shows how close the airport (Harry Reid International; formerly known as McCarran) is to Las Vegas Blvd. (also known as The Strip.) The airport property actually goes right up to and borders Las Vegas Blvd. The Virgin Hotel (formerly the Hard Rock) is the closest hotel to the airport. Google Maps shows a distance of 1.1 miles from the north end of the airport. The nearest strip property is MGM Grand at 1.3 miles. However, the distance from the north end of the airport to the terminals is about a mile, so figure 2.3 miles for MGM Grand, which you can easily walk if you just have one small carryon bag. In any event, now that you've seen how close the strip is to the airport, you'll have something to point out to a taxi driver who puts 10 miles on the meter to take you to Mandalay Bay, Luxor, MGM Grand, Excalibur, or other nearby hotel.