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Desert Strip Adventure

Tour No. 6: Primm's Trio

Three hotel-casinos, Buffalo Bill's, Whiskey Pete's, and Primm Valley Resort, are clustered on Interstate 15 at the Nevada-California border 43 miles south of Las Vegas, offering a combination of thrills and amusements. Buffalo Bill's has the 209-foot-high Desperado roller coaster that travels 85 mph into a tunnel before shooting around a twisting track. A water log flume ride, motion simulator rides, and a huge 'hanging tree' with animated figures round out the attractions. Bonnie and Clyde's bullet-ridden car and the restored Dutch Schultz-Al Capone gangster car also are on exhibit. Each hotel has several restaurants for travelers. For shoppers, the Fashion Outlet of Las Vegas offers 100 stores.

Mileage: 94. Time: Four hours without shopping option or any elements from Tour No. 7.

Tour No. 7: Glitter and Ghost Towns

Located 34 miles south of Las Vegas on Interstate 15, Jean has two casinos: Nevada Landing and the Gold Strike. They are excellent breakfast stops before heading to the historic mining town of Goodsprings, specifically the town's rustic Pioneer Saloon. The bar is a mini-museum detailing Goodspring's boom and bust days. The pressed-tin walls have bullet holes, and the floors are rough wooden planks. The saloon is famous as the site where actor Clark Gable waited for word about his wife, Carole Lombard, whose plane crashed in the mountains nearby in 1942. For those interested in the rigors of life in the Nevada desert, the town's cemetery has its own story on the headstones.

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