And no, that's not an optical illusion that the top of the hotel bends outward. In person, it almost looks like an animated backdrop set against the horizon. There are two massive sections of the casino itself. Casino of the Earth and Casino of the Sun. It boasts the world's largest planetarium, which arches over this brilliantly lit glass cliff. (It was too dark at the time we were there for my camera, unfortunately). In fact, the entire section of the Casino of the Earth was a bit dark for picture-taking. However, in person, it's stunning.
As we walked to the Casino of the sun, we went down this long hallway.
In the Casino of the Sun lobby, there were these massive "trees" made out of beads.
Another view:
Jim with Brett, Karen and Janet:
The beautiful reflecting pool beneath the big trees:
And this leads to the massive indoor 7-story waterfall and glass sculpture:
Amazing, huh?
4 comments:
I am not a casino person, but I went to an Indian casino in Wisconsin which was built very similar to this--not quite the grand scale, but the four season motif. The one outside of Sacramento is just a casino with no discernible "theme" to it.
Is that a Chihuly glass sculpture in the lobby? Absolutely stunning!
Great photos! I went to Mohegan for the first time this summer for a Donna Summer concert. Donna was amazing, of course, but so was the casino and the meal before the show. I loved that they had native American dishes mixed in with other foods on the buffet.
I was amazed at the beauty of the place.
I believe it is a Chihuly, Carl. I remember Brett naming the sculptor as being world famous.
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