This location was once home to the legendary Dunes hotel which were demolished in 1993. When Bellagio opened in 1998, it was the most expensive hotel ever built at a cost of 1.6 billion.
The idea for Mystère started around 1990. It was originally planned for Caesars Palace with a theme based on Greek and Roman mythology. It premiered here at Treasure Island in 1993.
Set in a one million-gallon water capacity theater, no seat is more than 40 feet from the stage. Each cast member must become scuba-certified before performing. "Le Rêve" means "The Dream" in French.
Opened in 1993, the original plans called for a tower addition to The Mirage, but it later evolved into this separate hotel casino.
The first hotel here was the Tally-Ho in 1963, changing to King's Crown in 1964. In 1966, it became The Aladdin where it was host to Elvis and Priscilla Presley's wedding in 1967.
The Mirage was built on the site formerly occupied by the Castaways & the Red Rooster Nite Club. The hotel's distinctive gold windows get their color from actual gold used in the tinting process.
The original plans envisioned this to be the world's tallest freestanding structure. But due to possible inference with the airport, the tower was reduced to the current height 1,149 ft.
At its opening, the $15 million facility only included a casino. Hotel room towers would not be added until 1973. The famous clown marquee at the entrance was added in 1976.
Construction began in 1962 and the hotel was inaugurated in 1966. Original owner Jay Sarno called it "Caesars" and not "Caesar's" because he thought of every guest as a Caesar.
When it opened on October 15, 1993, the pyramid was the tallest building on the strip and took 2 years to build at a cost of $375 million.
Originally, the plan was to build the Eiffel Tower to full scale but the airport was too close and the tower had to be shrunk. The scale is approximately 1:2.
Just six months after opening the Flamingo, mobster "Bugsy" Siegel was murdered in Los Angeles, a slaying reportedly ordered by Siegel's mafia bosses to effect a change in management at the Flamingo.
