The canopy is one of the world's largest video screens extending nearly the full length of the plaza. Pictured right is the famed neon cowboy fronting the Pioneer Casino. The cowboy appears in nearly every Hollywood movie about Las Vegas. Take a quick trip to Africa over at the Mirage Hotel. The famed entertainers, Siegfried and Roy, maintain a small but elaborate zoo here, featuring their exotic animals.
Photo above is a rare white lion.
The hotel also features an exotic aquarium as well as a large dolphin pool. Next door, you can experience the glories of ancient Rome at Caesar's Palace. The Mojave Desert covers most of southeastern California and Nevada. It is one of the world's most arid and warmest places, with Death Valley offering the extremes of both. The desert mountain ranges in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada provide stark and beautiful scenery.