Las Vegas

Sure, you can go to Las Vegas to get your clubbing and gamble on, but how about satisfying your other passions? MGM Resorts invited us on an extraordinary trip to show us what pro sports means to their town, and needless to say, we were amazed.

We’ve all seen magicians perform some variant of the cheesy old rope trick, but we’ve never seen anyone do it quite as well as Vegas prestidigitator Mac King, whose timing, precise slight of hand, and stage presence all come together to elevate this classic gag.

YouTube Educator CGP Grey explains to us that the part of Nevada that we think is Las Vegas isn’t really Las Vegas at all. Rather, the entire Strip we know and love is an unincorporated area known as Paradise.

Near the burgeoning Fremont East District in Las Vegas sits The Listening Tree from George Zisiadis. It invites the public to discover the joy of music through tree-suspended headphones, each playing a continuous unique song.

Shot in 4K resolution, this motion time-lapse video shot by Keith Kiska does the best job we’ve seen of capturing the hyperrealism of the Las Vegas strip at night. It’s just like being there – without the hangovers and frequent ATM visits.

Cirque du Soleil’s LIGHT will feature world-famous DJs including Skrillex and Sebastian Ingrosso, and live performances around the club and overhead. Opens 4/26/13 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

We’re intimately familiar with the glitter and excess of 21st century Las Vegas, but let’s harken back to a simpler time with this time capsule of footage from Sin City dating back almost 50 years.

Planned to launch in late 2011, the X-Train will ferry passengers from L.A. to Vegas and provide an entertainment package with sports bar and food and beverage service along its 300 mile track.

Ford’s Mustang Unleashed series ends with smoke and rubber in this Spellbinder video; set on the Las Vegas Strip, it stars magician Steve Wyrick and pro-drifter Vaughn Gittin, Jr.