musicElvis Presley
Record: drop the needle on fourteen real places, side A and side B.
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Explore Las Vegas through the places behind its cultural stories. Start with Elvis Presley, Casino, Ocean’s Eleven, then follow the connections between the works, people and locations in this collection. Use the map to see how the documented locations fit together, and browse the place cards for the story behind each stop. A production location and the place it represents on screen can be different; each connection keeps those details separate. For something happening now, follow the official events programme and confirm dates and access with the organiser before travelling. Build your own route by choosing the stories that interest you most. Return to explore new stories as the collection grows.
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filmCasino
Explore Casino through the Las Vegas locations documented by the linked sources.
6 places in Las VegasChristian David · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Display-cropped · City context photograph
filmOcean’s Eleven
Replica: call ten security feeds real Vegas, built or elsewhere until a missing logo gives the vault away; cut the deck to the 1960 Rat Pack, deal the crew onto their real places, pull a slot lever through three flashback decades, turn five 1960 chips to find two still standing, and let the crew leave the Bellagio rail one by one.
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Places with a story.
43 places · 41 mapped locations
Westgate Las Vegas, once the International
Elvis opened a 57-show engagement at the new International Hotel on 31 July 1969.
A working resort and casino; theatre tours are sold around its Elvis weekends.
The Sands (site)
Sinatra played the Sands’ Copa Room at least three times a year, often for two weeks at a time, and became a corporate vice-president of the hotel.
The Venetian stands on most of the site; walk in from the Strip.
Caesars Palace
From 1968 Caesars Palace and its Circus Maximus showroom became his Las Vegas stage.
Open round the clock on the Strip. The Circus Maximus showroom has gone.
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
His first residency at the Colosseum played 243 shows to about a million people, up to April 2009.
Still Caesars Palace’s theatre, with residencies on the bill now: buy a ticket for a show.
Sphere
U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere ran for 40 sold-out nights from September 2023 to March 2024, to more than 700,000 people from over 100 countries.
Go in with a ticket for a show or a film; current shows include The Wizard of Oz at Sphere.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
One Night Only, the live album, is the brothers’ concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
A working hotel and casino on the Strip; its arena hosts concerts and fights.
The Bellagio
The crew filmed inside and outside the Bellagio for nearly five weeks, and the cast lived in the hotel’s private villas.
A working resort on the Strip. Walk in from the main entrance: the lobby, the conservatory and the casino floor are open to the public.
The Fountains of Bellagio
For the shoot the fountains were switched off. Afterwards the hotel set them to a piece of music for the film.
Free. Stand at the balustrade on the Strip pavement; shows run from the afternoon until midnight.
MGM Grand Garden Arena
The Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko fight was filmed at the MGM Grand over two intense days, with several thousand extras.
A working arena inside the MGM Grand. Go in with a ticket for a fight, a game or a concert.
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The Flamingo
The film’s 1970s flashback was shot at the Flamingo.
Open all hours on the Strip. The wildlife habitat in the pool gardens is free.
The Barbary Coast, now the Vanderpump
The film’s 1960s flashback was shot at the Barbary Coast.
A working hotel and casino on the Strip. Walk in from the pavement.
The Sahara
The Sahara was one of the five casinos robbed in Ocean’s 11, and one of the hotels the 1960 film was shot in.
A working hotel and casino on the Strip. Walk in.
The old depot, now the Plaza
One segment of Ocean’s 11 was filmed at the old Las Vegas Union Pacific station.
A working hotel and casino downtown. Walk in.
Former Riviera Hotel site
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Former Riviera Hotel site, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Main Street Station
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Main Street Station, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Jockey Club
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Jockey Club, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
CCSD Boardroom filming-era site
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CCSD Boardroom filming-era site, Las Vegas · Coordinates awaiting source review
Fashion Show Mall
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Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Harry Reid International Airport
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Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Club Paradise filming-era site
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Historic Club Paradise property reference at 4416 Paradise Road. A 2023 county planning application describes later use and proposed works; it does not establish current operation, permission to enter, approved construction or access to the historical interior.
Sources and geography
4416 Paradise Road, Las Vegas · Approximate historical Club Paradise property reference at 4416 Paradise Road, locally derived as the area centroid of official current parcel 16222202005. The 1998 original report names the venue at that address; the 2023 county planning application binds the same address to this parcel. Not a source-returned centroid, adjacent parcel 16222202006, historical stage/interior, surveyed entrance or current business/access certification. The planning proposal does not establish permit approval or completed works.
Former Mirage resort site
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Former Mirage resort site, Las Vegas · Former resort-property reference, not current operation, the new Hard Rock building, a surviving film-era interior or public access. Existing visitor restrictions apply. Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; community geographic record, article revision 1374394755.
Former Klondike Inn site
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Former Klondike Inn site, Las Vegas · Demolished former resort-property reference, not an operating hotel or the different Klondike Sunset property. Existing visitor restrictions apply. Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; community geographic record, article revision 1363102223.
Chapel of the Bells
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Chapel of the Bells, Las Vegas · Source-recorded venue level position; not an exact filming viewpoint or visitor route. OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Existing visitor restrictions still apply.
Casa de Shenandoah
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Casa de Shenandoah, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Circus Circus
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Circus Circus, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Excalibur
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Excalibur, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Ballys filming-era resort site
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Ballys filming-era resort site, Las Vegas · Historic resort-property reference, now associated with Horseshoe; film-era interiors are not certified to survive. Regional Las Vegas collection context does not assert municipal geography. Existing visitor restrictions apply. Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; community geographic record, article revision 1378385219.
Las Vegas Strip filming corridor
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Las Vegas Strip filming corridor, Las Vegas · Approximate Las Vegas Strip locality and commercial corridor. Reference role: whole locality corridor reference. Not an exact filmed building, camera position or visitor route. Existing visitor restrictions apply. GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Source record modified 2008-04-17.
Clark County Government Center
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Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
University Medical Center
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University Medical Center, Las Vegas · Source-recorded area position, pending geography review. Not a surveyed filming viewpoint or confirmation of current access.
Las Vegas Video and Sound filming-era studio
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Las Vegas Video and Sound filming-era studio, Las Vegas · Coordinates awaiting source review
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
MovieMaps lists Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in its filming-location catalogue for 21. The production-site association and current access await review.
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Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location 584 llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Red Rock Casino
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Red Rock Casino, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location jy llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
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Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location t2 llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Palms Casino Resort
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Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location e5 llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
A Little White Chapel
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A Little White Chapel, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location ckc llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Welcome to Las Vegas Sign
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Welcome to Las Vegas Sign, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location 7kv llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel
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Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location 6gp llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Fremont Street (between 9th & 10th)
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Fremont Street (between 9th & 10th), Las Vegas · MovieMaps location 59f llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Former Stardust Hotel & Casino
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Former Stardust Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location 6r3 llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Circus Circus Hotel & Resort
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Circus Circus Hotel & Resort, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location bbb llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
The Linq Hotel
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The Linq Hotel, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location bba llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
Mandalay Bay
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Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas · MovieMaps location 4m5 llat/llng; source-recorded site centre, geography review pending; not a surveyed viewpoint.
People behind the stories.
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Elvis Presley ↗
Record: drop the needle on fourteen real places, side A and side B.
Enter the existing World ↗Casino ↗
Explore Casino through the Las Vegas locations documented by the linked sources.
Ocean’s Eleven ↗
Replica: call ten security feeds real Vegas, built or elsewhere until a missing logo gives the vault away; cut the deck to the 1960 Rat Pack, deal the crew onto their real places, pull a slot lever through three flashback decades, turn five 1960 chips to find two still standing, and let the crew leave the Bellagio rail one by one.
The Barbary Coast, now the Vanderpump ↗The Fountains of Bellagio ↗The old depot, now the Plaza ↗The Flamingo ↗Caesars Palace ↗The Bellagio ↗The Sahara ↗MGM Grand Garden Arena ↗
Enter the existing World ↗Vegas Vacation ↗
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Leaving Las Vegas ↗
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21 ↗
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Anora ↗
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ↗
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Fools Rush In ↗
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Frank Sinatra ↗
Flag: haul his cocktail flag up between the palms at Twin Palms and the desert sky turns to dusk.
Enter the existing World ↗The Hangover ↗
Explore The Hangover through the Las Vegas locations documented by the linked sources.
The Real World ↗
Explore The Real World through the Las Vegas locations documented by the linked sources.
Bee Gees ↗
Falsetto: push Barry’s voice up a fader of ten real places until it breaks into falsetto at Criteria and the page goes high and thin; greet the fairies at the Manx bridge, sing live when the Gaumont record breaks, stamp four sets of initials into B.G., roll over the causeway joints until Drive Talking reads Jive Talkin’.
Enter the existing World ↗Elton John ↗
Specs: set 103 diamonds into his rainbow frames, a handful per big room he filled; strike Reginald off a deed poll, kick the Troubadour piano stool, lay Bernie’s night pages on the Hérouville piano and push Watford up the divisions.
Enter the existing World ↗Rocky Balboa ↗
Explore Rocky Balboa through the Las Vegas locations documented by the linked sources.
U2 ↗
Echo: answer Larry’s note on the Mount Temple noticeboard to fill the Artane kitchen, press record on Windmill Lane until the wall is thick with paint, stamp a delay pedal and send one note repeating out across eight real places from the docklands to Seventh and Main, turn the sleeve from Zabriskie Point to the fallen tree, then go back to the same yard fifty years to the day.
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