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Aerial view of a sprawling suburban neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada, showing rows of houses with similar rooftops, curved streets, and landscaped yards.

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The Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, is illuminated at dusk with its large reflective fountain in the foreground.

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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