Cosmopolitan

The Cosmopolitan set out to be different from anywhere else in Las Vegas, and it has achieved this goal with style, sophistication and wit. The choice of the international and hip, as well as chic locals, Cosmo attracts a younger, more urbane crowd. The vertical layout (three stories, centered around a chandelier that even Liberace himself couldn’t have envisioned) is studded with unusual shopping options, including Amsterdam’s outré, avant-garde Droog assemblage of conceptual furniture. You’ll also find an outpost of the UK’s AllSaints Spitalfields, the Beckley luxury boutique, the discerning Stitched menswear collections, and Skins 6/2 Cosmetics, which sells potions with "retail theater." Once you have your look together, grab a cocktail and head for the third floor, an endless people-watching parade, with an amusing collection of mid-century modern furniture for striking a pose upon.