United States Nevada Las Vegas Paradise / The Strip. Then in September 2022 the casino did a 180 and brought King Tut's Tomb back, with the fake artifacts (more than 300 this time) enhanced with 'immersive experiences' and 'pods of virtual reality chairs' and 'a fully three-dimensional, astonishingly accurate recreation of the excavation site. Luxor Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas: See 57,626 traveller reviews, 17,586 user photos and best deals for Luxor Hotel & Casino, ranked 149 of 276 Las Vegas hotels, rated 3.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. We liked the talking camels and River Nile that cut through the casino in the 1990s, but those are long gone.įor years the only thing that Luxor bragged about was its claim to be the World's Largest Atrium: 29 million cubic feet. There were multimedia motion rides and other entertainments but it's hard to keep up with changes as the Luxor shapeshifts to keep pace with visitor interests and gambler preferences.

A museum in the basement contained a simulated King Tut's Tomb and treasure until 2008, when it was donated to a museum. Indoors, the motif continued, at least until a massive overhaul gutted most of the Egyptian elements. The Strip monorail cuts in front of it, so the view is more obstructed, but probably fun for monorail riders. At one time, supposedly, it projected the word 'Luxor' onto the obelisk in front of it from light beams in its eyes - although we've never actually seen that.

The Sphinx is 110 feet tall, a full two stories taller than the original.

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