Las Vegas, Nevada was established as a city in 1911 - less than a century ago. Today, the city is home to more than 550,000 people and has a reputation as the entertainment capital of the United States -- if not the world. Here, you can explore seemingly endless casinos, attractions, and cultural life. The Las Vegas Strip is perhaps the most well-known and debaucherous piece of real estate in all North America. Sin City's casinos include Bellagio, the Golden Nugget, the MGM Grand, the Luxor and the newly christened Wynn. For all the amazing shopping, entertainment, and revues, however, Vegas offers an abiding and increasingly diverse artistic life. You can attend classical music concerts here, hear stirring intellectual lectures at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and explore the quintessential peace and silence of the great American West. Of course, Vegas is in a fundamental sense a party town. It would be a shame to visit and not  experience great performances by the likes of the Penn and Teller, Cirque du Soleil, and the Blue Man Group.

Whether you are hankering to leave L.A. for a "seven-day weekend" in Vegas or you are a city resident searching for key links and info on Las Vegas services, lawyers, new restaurants, and event schedules, don’t gamble on bad info. This guide has assembled (and always keeps refreshed) key links to the best of what Las Vegas has on display. Use it to make sure that your visit (or Vegas lifestyle) is stress-free and always fun.