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Vancouver Strip Club Takes a Shot at Trump
A longtime Vancouver nightclub known almost as much for the jokes on its outdoor sign as for what happens inside recently found itself at the center of another political controver…
A Little White Wedding Chapel drive-thru weddings
A Little White Wedding Chapel on Las Vegas Boulevard is a long-established wedding chapel known for quick ceremonies and a drive-thru wedding window that has been advertised since…
AutoZone Park promotions and minor-league humor
AutoZone Park is the downtown baseball stadium home to the Memphis Redbirds, the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The ballpark is known for creative fan promotions,…
Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace and the 'eat it all' gag
The Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace is a large, upscale buffet known for dozens of stations and an extensive variety of cuisines, frequently noted in dining coverage and review…
Bagdad Theater's repertory screenings on Hawthorne
The Bagdad Theater, located on SE Hawthorne Boulevard and now owned by McMenamins, originally opened in 1927 and is still an active movie theater and music venue. It is known for…
Beer Can House folk art and drinking jokes
The Beer Can House is a folk-art house covered with flattened beer cans, created by John Milkovisch beginning in 1968 and now preserved by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art…
Bellagio Fountains as the classic proposal punchline
The Fountains of Bellagio are a choreographed water, light and music show performed in the 8.5-acre man-made lake in front of the Bellagio hotel and casino. The free shows run mul…
Benjamin Franklin displays at The Franklin Institute and quips
The Franklin Institute houses extensive exhibits about Benjamin Franklin, including artifacts, interactive displays, and representations of Franklin’s experiments such as the kite…
Betsy Ross House flag claim and debate
The Betsy Ross House at 239 Arch Street is presented as the site where Elizabeth 'Betsy' Ross lived and is popularly credited with sewing the first American flag. Historians dispu…
Betty Willis and the Welcome sign design
Graphic designer Betty Willis created the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in 1959 for Western Neon. Her signature appears on the south side of the sign, and she declined to t…
Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas
Big Tex is a 55-foot-tall cowboy figure that has served as the longtime icon and greeting figure of the State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park; the figure was first introduced in 1…
Billy Bob's Texas - 'World's Largest Honky Tonk' claim
Billy Bob's Texas, located in the Fort Worth Stockyards, promotes itself as the "World's Largest Honky Tonk" and is a frequent subject of local jokes and tourist banter about Texa…