Joani researched quite an extensive list of free Las Vegas, NV, sights worth seeing. The Miracle Mile Shops attached to Planet Hollywood had a unique atmosphere. The painted ceiling and faux buildings above all of the shops gave it an old-world market feel.
There was a fountain show at one end and a rainstorm on the other, just to have something different.
Walking around the shops we found another gallery selling high-end photography in exquisite framing at top dollar prices. It's good that we don't have any empty wall space in our home! The salesman showed us how the pictures changed with the level of lighting in the room. He said the pictures were printed on special paper that had microscopic crystals embedded in the surface. They had the effect of making the pictures appear luminous. I will have to see if I can find out more about that paper.
The Miracle Mile was adjacent to the Paris Casino. It reminded me of something you might see at Disney World - I feel like I've been to France.
Crossing Las Vegas Boulevard by skywalk, we arrived at the Aria shops. I think this mall was practically a work of art in itself. There were inlaid stone floors and lighted stairs.
The whirling tubes of water have to be one of the most unique displays I have ever seen in a public area. The water would rise and fall in the tubes, speed up and slow down and change color. It was enough to make you forget you were in a shopping mall - I was mesmerized for at least 15 minutes until Joani finally dragged me along.
The picture below is just the supporting base of a second-floor bar. It has to be the most extravagant construction I've ever seen and there was more of the same above the seating area.
We wore ourselves out for the day, but we will continue our exploration of this town's extravagant and excessive sites in a few days.
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