The Flamingo Hotel and Casino. 1946- Present.
In late 1945, mobster Bugsy Siegel and his partners came to The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Vegas reportedly piqued Siegel and his mob's interest because of its legalized gambling and off-track betting.
This is cache number 15 in a series of 41 caches that have been placed along a 20 mile stretch of the Sal Sagev NCN7 Strip.
You are on NCN Cycle Route 7 which passes through two National Parks - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs and Cairngorms. The route leaves Glasgow and heads to Inverness via Aberfoyle, Callander, Killin, Pitlochry, Kingussie, Aviemore and Carrbridge.
You are also on The Rob Roy Way, a seven day walk across the Southern Highlands of Scotland taking in some of the most beautiful countryside in the UK. Starting from Drymen it goes north east to finish in Pitlochry.
There is a BBC Railway Walks DVD with Julia Bradbury. Episode 6 "Gateway to the Highlands" features the Callander to Killin Railway line.
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Placed with the kind permission of the forestry commission.