Las Vegas has changed tremendously in recent years, but continues to capture the world’s imagination as the one destination where nearly anything is possible. Beyond the 24-hour-a-day casino excitement are some of the best restaurants, the most unique entertainment options and the greatest resorts in the world.

In this city gamblers defy reason (and the considerable odds against winning) in their attempts to seduce the goddess of chance, while onstage extravaganzas manipulate reality with mind-blowing special effects. Even a meal can be an adventure, whether at an over-the-top, all-you-can-eat buffet or in a house of haut cuisine that you wouldn’t expect to find in the Nevada desert.

Head out of town and you’ll come across otherworldly landscapes that nature has etched over the years. Yes, a trip to Las Vegas offers a chance to surrender to fantasy – and you’ll have the time of your life doing it.