Almost 40 million people visit Las Vegas annually. It is a city where the unusual is commonplace – where the the dresses are a bit shorter, the heels a bit higher, and the one piece jumpsuits a bit more bedazzled. It is a city where the social norms don't apply and your transgressions are forgiven as you return home.
Elvis impersonator Eddie Powers eats dinner at a fast food restaurant during a break between performing at weddings in Las Vegas.
Imperial Storm Troopers with the Neon City Garrison, 501st Legion, wait in line for food at the living memorial party at Dr. Lonnie Hammargren's home in Las Vegas.
Ashlie Sandoval, center, and others wait for friends at an entrance to the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Men and women were separated into separate lines. The men's line took longer leaving many women waiting for their male friends to get in.
A prostitute wipes whipped cream on the face of Wayne Bridge at the Chicken Ranch brothel in Pahrump, Nev.
Vacuum cleaners are on display at an auction of items at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Assorted bondage contraptions are on display at the BBW Fanfest convention at the Tuscany in Las Vegas.
Satan's Angel performs at burlesque reunion at the Plaza in Las Vegas.
Elvis impersonators listen to instructions backstage during the Las Vegas Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest on Fremont Street in Las Vegas.
Russ Letica holds a flag while marching in an immigration reform rally along Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas.
An inflatable woman advertises the Burger Grind Bar & Grill in Las Vegas.
Audience member Stephanie Myrie gives money to male stripper Rico Elbaz during the Men of Sapphire show at the Sapphire strip club in Las Vegas.
A competitor takes part in a blindfolded event at the Rubik's Cube World Championship in Las Vegas.
People take part in a pole dancing class at the Pole Expo at the Palms in Las Vegas Friday.
The instructor works on a mannequin head during the Cosmetology Educators of America convention held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
Eli Williams competes in the Las Vegas Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest on Fremont Street in Las Vegas.
People ready their outfits for the costume contest during the Novelty Salt & Pepper Shakers Club convention at Texas Station in Las Vegas.
A party goer gets sick in a trash can on Fremont Street in Las Vegas during the Santa Rampage pub crawl.