Home of Elvis, historic site of numerous sports events, and still a present day must-see on a trip to Las Vegas, The Las Vegas Hilton is packed with history for its 43 years. Originally called The International when built in 1969, it was the largest hotel in the world. Located in Paradise, Nevada, it has nearly 3,000 rooms and also serves as a casino and convention center.

To kick things off right, Barbara Streisand performed at the grand opening. Also during the 1970's Liberace headlined at the Las Vegas Hilton. He would play two sold out shows per night earning a record of $300,000 per week.

Yet no one can top the King. Elvis Presley played 58 consecutive sold out shows. While here he broke all of Las Vegas’ performance records and then went on to beat his own personal show records. While performing at the Hilton, Elvis stayed in the Penthouse Suite. He played at the hotel until 1976. He was scheduled to return in 1978 to celebrate the opening of the North Tower, but died shortly before.

The Hilton is also famous for numerous sporting events. The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino was the site in 1978 where Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight Championship. It was also the site in which Mike Tyson defeated Tony Tucker to unify and become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in 1986.

In 1981, a bus boy set fire to a curtain that caused eight deaths and over two hundred injuries in the hotel. This happened just three months after an even larger devastating fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.

After suffering from the recession, the owners Goldman and Sachs filed for foreclosure in September 2011. The LVH was sold at a foreclosure auction in October 2012 to the only bidder, a partnership of Goldman Sachs and Gramercy Capital. Recently rebranded as Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, it has gone back to its roots with a little less grandeur, providing guests with a wide variety of entertainment, a bed to lay their head on, and a true Las Vegas experience.