The Strat

The Strat Hotel, Casino and SkyPod
The Strat Hotel, Casino and SkyPod
	The Strat tower and resort in 2017
General information
Status	Operating
Type	Observation tower
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Address	2000 South Las Vegas Boulevard
Coordinates	36°08′51″N 115°09′19″W / 36.147386°N 115.155389°WCoordinates: 36°08′51″N 115°09′19″W / 36.147386°N 115.155389°W
Groundbreaking	November 5, 1991
Construction started	February 1992
Topped-out	November 4, 1995
Cost	US$70 million
Height
Antenna spire	1,149 ft (350.2 m)
Design and construction
Architect	Ned Baldwin
Developer	Bob Stupak

The Strat (formerly Stratosphere and Vegas World) is a hotel, casino and tower located on Las Vegas Boulevard just north of the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

The tower's main attraction is the 1,149 ft (350.2 m) Stratosphere Tower, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States,^[1] and the second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere, surpassed only by the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario.

It is the tallest tower west of the Mississippi River^[2] and also the tallest structure in Las Vegas and in the state of Nevada.

The Strat Media

Stupak discussing the project, c. 1990
Stratosphere Las Vegas hotel towers in 2017, cropped photo
Eighth-floor pool area in 2007
The Strat's main entrance, April 2020
The Stratosphere in 2004, with the Strip visible in the upper right half
• CN Tower, Toronto• Willis Tower (formerly Sears), Chicago• Stratosphere, Las Vegas• Space Needle, Seattle
The tower pod and needle at night
Roxie's Diner at the Stratosphere casino in Las Vegas.
Shopping mall at the Stratosphere resort in Las Vegas.
Overhead view of the Celestia tent