This mountain playground does it all. In summer, you can strap on a backpack and lose yourself in the mountains or roll the dice a little in any of the multitude of casinos which dot the lake.
South Shore casino resorts include the MontBleu (www.montbleuresort.com), Harvey's (www.harveystahoe.com), Horizon(www.horizoncasino.com), and the Lakeside Inn (www.lakesideinn.com). North Lake Tahoe boasts resort casinos like the Hyatt Regency in Incline Village (laketahoe.hyatt.com), and the vaunted Cal-Neva (www.calnevaresort.com) and Biltmore (www.tahoebiltmore.com) in Crystal Bay. Harrah's has merged with Harvey's, with both casinos offering top flight meals, accommodations, and great views of the lake.