Flamingo

The Flamingo, in Las Vegas

The Flamingo, opened in 1946, is quite simply the oldest hotel-casino still in operation on the Strip of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this true piece of history, cradle of the modern Strip, recognisable by its pink colour and its bird garden.

The oldest hotel of the Strip

On the left is a true piece of history of the Strip: the Flamingo. Opened in 1946, it is quite simply the oldest hotel-casino still in operation on the Strip of Las Vegas. It occupies a legendary place in the history of the town, because it was one of the very first great resorts to come into being in the desert of Nevada, marking the birth of the modern Strip. Its history is inseparable from that of Benjamin Siegel, called Bugsy Siegel, famous figure of the American underworld, who carried the project of this luxurious establishment intended to attract an elegant clientele, laying the foundations of the Las Vegas of gambling and entertainment. The Flamingo owes its name to these elegant pink birds, and has kept this identity over the decades: the hotel moreover shelters a magnificent tropical garden where real flamingos live, as well as other exotic birds and animals, a haven of greenery and freshness in the heart of the Strip. Several times renovated and enlarged, it continues to welcome the visitors with its casino, its rooms, its shows and its retro and colourful atmosphere. A legendary hotel and a cradle of the Strip, the Flamingo is a fine stop of the discovery of Las Vegas.

What to see

Here you discover the oldest hotel-casino still in operation on the Strip, opened in 1946 and one of the very first great resorts of the desert of Nevada, that marked the birth of the modern Strip; linked to the figure of Bugsy Siegel, it owes its name to the flamingos and shelters a magnificent tropical garden where real flamingos live, a haven of greenery in the heart of the Strip. The Flamingo is a cradle of the Strip of Las Vegas. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Flamingo lies in the heart of the Strip of Las Vegas, reachable on foot. It is a hotel-casino open to the public, whose common spaces, the casino, the flamingo garden, the restaurants and shops can be freely explored, while the other services follow their own conditions. It is best to inquire before coming.

Why is the Flamingo historic in Las Vegas?

Because opened in 1946, it is the oldest hotel-casino still in operation on the Strip and one of the very first great resorts of the desert of Nevada, marking the birth of the modern Strip; its history is linked to the underworld figure Bugsy Siegel, and it owes its name to the flamingos that live in its magnificent tropical garden.

Where is the Flamingo in Las Vegas?

In the heart of the Strip of Las Vegas, in the United States.