If any part of the Wynn Las Vegas (702-770-7000) resort could be mistaken for Bellagio, it’s the Wynn Esplanade shopping arcade. There you’ll see Chanel and Dior, just like at that other little joint developer Steve Wynn built down the block. But you’ll remember where you are when you see Wynn’s name on not one, not two, but four different shops.

Still, there are some novelties, mainly Graff jewelers, Manolo Blahnik and Oscar de la Renta, not to mention the Penske-Wynn Ferrari-Maserati dealership, although that’s on the other side of the casino. Plus, there may be two other Louis Vuitton stores on the Strip, but neither has a marquee as big, bold and fittingly Vegas-sized as the one at Wynn. Open Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.–11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.–midnight.

While the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace was first to offer true high-end shops, it is managed separately from Caesars and looks little like the rest of the property. Via Bellagio (702-693-7111), then, was a revolution in integration, affording shoppers the same beautiful floral carpeting, color scheme and ornate lighting so as to not take you out of your Bellagio experience. The result is a Rodeo Drive-style experience that remains among the most important stops on the Vegas trail. Tiffany & Co., Hermes of Paris and Prada are all exclusively here. When you and your charge cards are worn out, refresh at Café Gelato. Open daily 10 a.m.–midnight.

The Miracle Mile at the Planet Hollywood Hotel-Casino ( 888-800-8284), formerly known as Desert Passage, has 170 stores including major outposts of fcuk, Sephora and Aldo. There are also 16 restaurants, the best of which is the Commander’s Palace, a very worthy Vegas version of the New Orleans classic. 

The trouble with the Miracle Mile is that it’s hard to get in and out -- it’s easiest to come in from the parking garage -- and it’s a circle so dizzying that they now have employees in scooters poised to direct shoppers who look lost and confused. Open Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.–midnight.

The keys to the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian (702-414-4500) are the Grand Canal and the rest of the Venetian atmospherics, from the painted frescos on the ceilings to the street performers that include wandering jugglers and opera trios. This is, by far, the most tranquil and transcendent setting in all of Vegas shopping, making for a calm stroll with the Italian arias of the gondoliers hanging in the air.

The shopping line-up, however, fails to rise to the exclusive levels of Via Bellagio or the Forum Shops: The solid but not stunning lineup includes Jimmy Choo, Aldo and Sephora. The mall is, however, a primo dining destination, featuring Tao, Tsunami Asian Grill and Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio. Open Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight.

Gambler’s General Store (800 S. Main St.; 702-382-9903) is an 8,000-square-foot one-stop shop for gambling and casino gear, as well as memorabilia -- old slot machines, old decks of playing cards, poker tables, chip sets…you name it. The store also offers reasonably priced packages, such as the $20 “Jackpot Bucket” that includes dice used at the Wynn, a dice tie, a dice paperweight, a Harrah’s bottle opener, a Harrah’s pencil and picture frame, slippers from the MGM Grand, a slot visor, a shoehorn from the El Rancho and an Aladdin ice bucket. Open daily 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

Far and away the marquee shopping experience in Las Vegas, the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace (702-893-4800) boasts 160 shops and 13 restaurants. An expansion in 2004 added a startling 175,000 square feet as well as an atrium under which shoppers ride spiral escalators to three levels.

Highlights among the 160 shops include the CH Carolina Herrera, Anthropologie, Louis Vuitton, Kiehl’s, Harry Winston, Fendi, Dior, Juicy, Niketown and the world’s largest Peter Max Gallery. Caesars also managed to keep one of only a few FAO Schwarz toy stores in America after the company folded, a bi-level store with a huge Trojan horse in front. Open Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.–11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.–midnight.

Photo of The Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace by Lennox McLendon, AP.

Mandalay Place, a shopping arcade that connects the Luxor and Mandalay Bay resorts, is a lackluster shopping experience of 41 stores rescued by the presence of a few funky vendors. Among those: Urban Outfitters, Chocolate Swan and the Strip’s only really cool bookstore, the Reading Room.

The most impressive place here, however, is a shop called 55 Degrees Wine + Design, which includes a chilled wine-rack room and innovative glassware for sale. Across the hall is Restaurant RM, among the best fish houses in town. That said, Mandalay Place isn’t a shopping destination so much as worthy of a quick browse if you’re in the vicinity. Open Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-midnight.

Bargain shopping has never felt quite this upscale. The Premium Outlets (875 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-474-7500) is a 120-store, 435,000-square-foot outdoor mall with names you almost never find at these sorts of places -- Banana Republic, Bose and Crabtree & Evelyn among them.

Other high-end names like Ann Taylor, Dolce & Gabbana and Kenneth Cole offer out-of-season or out-of-style wares for as much as half off. And unlike most other off-Strip attractions, plenty of cabs await to haul you and your haul back whence you came. Open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

About a mile east of the Fremont Street area lies the ramshackle Gambler's Book Shop (630 S. 11th St., 702-382-7555) founded by the late John and Edna Luckman. Yes, that really was their names. John realized in the 1960s that there were fewer than 20 books about gambling in print, so he set up a little store that went on to publish more than 100 titles.

The shop has $1 million in annual sales. Ask longtime employee-turned-owner Howard Schwartz about the gamblers who pop in, blaming or thanking the books for their luck. One caveat: It's in a rough area of town, so consider taking a cab -- and have it wait for you. Open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sunday.

Don’t be put off by the ridiculous spaceship-looking disc looming over the place; the Fashion Show Mall's (3200 Las Vegas Blvd S.; 702-369-0704) recent redesign has vastly improved its inside look and offerings. The department stores alone comprise an impressive collection that include Vegas’ only Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Apple store as well as William-Sonoma, Bang & Olufsen and Lucky Brand.

As for food, there’s an 11,288-square-foot food court with seating for -- gasp -- 1,500, as well as the delicious Capital Grille, Café Ba-Ba-Reeba and California Pizza Kitchen. This is probably the only mall you’ll ever go to that is not dominated by teenagers, so enjoy that. And in addition to the normal people-watching that such shopping centers are notorious for, the Fashion Show -- true to its moniker -- holds fashion shows every half-hour on an 80-foot retractable runway outside the Apple store starting at 1:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 12:30 p.m. on Sundays. Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Dubbing itself the World’s Largest Gift Shop, 40,000-square-foot Bonanza Gifts (2440 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 702-385-7359) offers all manner of kitchy souvenirs from Vegas bibs to Steve Wynn license plate frames to an impressive array of the classic Vegas must-have, the dice clock. Something is here for everyone at any price point. Open daily 8 a.m.–midnight.