United States

The House of Blues in Las Vegas opened in 1999 inside the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort on Las Vegas Blvd. This venue features an open air balcony, and is home to over 300 pieces of original folk art and 50,000 bottle caps incorporated into Mr. ImaginationÕs mural decorating the entrance. A beautiful chandelier from the ballroom of the old MGM hangs above the crowd during every show. In keeping with tradition, the House of Blues Las Vegas displays the "Crazy Quilt" and keeps a metal box of mud from the Delta Mississippi underneath its stage.

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is a luxury resort casino and hotel that broke ground in October 2005 just south of the Bellagio on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip and consists of two highrise towers. The resort opened on December 15, 2010. The $3.9 billion project features 2,995 rooms; a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m2) casino; 300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2) of retail and restaurant space; a 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) spa and fitness facility; a 1,800 seat theater; and 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of meeting/convention space.