57 Las Vegas & Yosemite

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 2 July 2006

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We're looking at two of America's most popular getaways on this week's Travel with Rick Steves. We'll get the latest on one of the world's hottest destinations -- Las Vegas, Nevada, where high stakes entertainment has replaced the ultra-cheap deals for which the Las Vegas Strip was famous. Rick Garman has a new guidebook to the city, and tells us how to enjoy Vegas without "losing your shirt." Then, we'll cool off in the mountains with an overview of California's Yosemite (yo-SEM-it-tee) National Park with Ann Marie Brown, who knows it inside and out, and what it offers visitors year-round. Lady Luck and Mother Nature are calling us to Las Vegas and Yosemite...on the next Travel with Rick Steves. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	These two places couldn't be more different or more popular with visitors from around the world.
0:05.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves and today we'll visit two spots in the Western United States that just keep getting more popular.
0:11.0	One of the world's top tourist destinations is Las Vegas.
0:13.9	America's gambling mecca, the Nevada desert picks the pockets of millions of visitors each
0:18.0	year and they absolutely love it.
0:20.2	And they keep coming back for more.
0:21.9	Guidebook author Rick Garment tells us why.
0:24.0	Las Vegas, I think, is the ultimate example of you build it and they will come.
0:28.0	And for a vivid contrast later in the hour,
0:30.0	we head for California's dramatic Yosemite National Park.
0:33.0	Half down this looks like it's been split in half by some unseen hand,
0:37.0	and it's one of the most notable features of Yosemite Valley.
0:40.0	A lot of people hike to the top of it.
0:42.0	It's a really remarkable piece of granite.
0:44.0	And Marie Brown knows this breathtaking landscape like nobody else.
0:47.0	In fact, she wrote the guidebook.
0:49.0	We're hitting the strip in Vegas, immersed in the Travel with their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. Today on Travel with Rick
1:17.4	Steve's, we're staying a little closer to home. Our target,
1:20.4	two of the most popular destinations in the Western United States, Las Vegas, Nevada,
1:25.1	and Yosemite National Park in California.
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