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Cycling
Cycling in Las Vegas proper is not a good idea. Cops do it to beat the traffic
on the Strip, but for visitors there's too much danger for too little reward.
Red Rock Canyon is very popular with recreational cyclists, however. If you want
to join them, either on an organized tour or simply by renting a bike, go to
Escape The City Streets , 8221 W Charleston Blvd (phone 596-2953).
Casino Shuttle Services
Several casino operators run free shuttle services either to connect different
properties in the same chain, or between outlying casinos and the Strip. These
include services between the various members of the Stations chain; between the
Barbary Coast on the Strip and Orleans and the Gold Coast (next to the Rio ) to
the west; and between Sam's Town and both the Stardust on the Strip and the
California and Fremont hotels downtown.
In addition, a $10 round-trip bus service connects the MGM Grand and New
York-New York with the town of Primm , forty miles southwest on the California
border, which is home to a couple of large casinos and the Fashion Outlet Las
Vegas mall; call 874-1400 for details.
Monorails
Several Strip properties are connected by means of free monorail services. Such
systems link Excalibur with Mandalay Bay via Luxor ; the MGM Grand with Bally's;
Bellagio with the Monte Carlo ; and the Mirage with Treasure Island .
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Designed to serve the needs of the casinos rather than the visitors, most can
only be reached by walking through the whole of the relevant casinos
Trolleys
The oak-veneered streetcars of the Las Vegas Strip Trolley (phone 382-1404) ply
the Strip daily between 9.30am and 2am, with a flat fare of $1.50 and departures
every fifteen minutes. Their route extends from Mandalay Bay as far north as the
Stratosphere, with stops at the front doors of the major casinos, plus the
Fashion Show Mall and a brief detour to the Las Vegas Hilton .
The similar Downtown Trolley (phone 229-6024) circles between downtown and the
Stratosphere at thirty-minute intervals between 7am and 11pm daily, for a flat
fare of 50¢. back
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