{"id":22239,"date":"2015-05-11T23:24:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T06:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/?p=22239"},"modified":"2020-10-26T11:15:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T18:15:08","slug":"las-vegas-trivia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/las-vegas\/las-vegas-trivia\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Trivia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dice Girls mural, Las Vegas<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Las Vegas Trivia<\/h2>\n
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With 2 million residents prior to the Great Recession, Las Vegas was the fastest growing big city in America. Growth has return since 2012.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas is located in a desert valley between the Sierra Mountains and a smaller mountain range. That topography contributes to incredible red rock formations in the region.<\/p>\n

One of America\u2019s most popular destinations, Las Vegas receives 30 million annual visitors.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas McCarran International Airport usually ranks as the 6th busiest airport in North America.<\/p>\n

The light beam atop Luxor Casino Resort is so bright, it can be seen from space.<\/p>\n

In what may be world record for construction in one year, the Las Vegas Strip had over $15 billion of resort construction projects (Mandalay Bay, Paris, Planet Hollywood Resort, The Wynn, Palazzo) underway within 2 linear miles in 2007.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas might be the last major city in America still building its freeway network.<\/p>\n

African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans account for 25% of gaming & travel revenue in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

In the late 1940s before atomic radiation risks were fully understood, the Department of Defense used to explode atomic bombs only a few miles north of Las Vegas. People used to view atomic mushroom explosions like they were attending laser light show today.<\/p>\n

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