3 Best Shopping in Las Vegas, Nevada

Housing an exquisite collection of first-edition titles in pristine condition, this antiquarian bookstore carries an ever-changing selection that might include such classics as Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat, Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, and A Farewell to Arms, inscribed by Hemingway himself. A small folio 1575 edition of The Bishop's Bible has woodcut illustrations, and a copy of the second American edition of On the Origin of Species is accompanied by a letter signed by Charles Darwin himself. Historical documents showcase the original signatures of Jung, Edison, and presidents Lincoln and FDR, among other notables. Special binding services are also offered. You may have seen this bookshop on the History Channel's Pawn Stars.

This shop near Fremont Street is much more than a typical bookstore. It sells everything gambling, from cards and casino tables to felts, cases, trays, and, of course, chips. But it also is home to Gamblers Book Club, an independent bookstore specializing in books about blackjack, craps, poker, roulette, and all the other games of chance. With more than 3,000 titles in stock, the place dubs itself the "World's Largest Gambling Bookstore." You'll also find novels about casinos, biographies of crime figures, and other topics that relate to Las Vegas history and gambling. Time your visit right, and you might even score autographed copies of some of your favorite tomes.

Even when Las Vegas was a smaller town in the 1980s, this was the place to go for hypnotherapy, psychic readings, and past-life regressions. Behind the innocuous strip-mall facade are all sorts of esoteric books, lucky talismans, tarot cards, and candles. This store for the metaphysically minded has since expanded to another location in Henderson ( 5835 S. Eastern Ave.).