The Shrine of the Four-Faced Brahma

My friend brought me to this shrine not only because I am Buddhist, but because she enjoys it so much. The last thing I expected to see behind Serendipity was a Buddhist shrine and if you didn’t know it was here, you would definitely miss it as you cannot see it from the strip.
The Shrine has four sides and is beautifully crafted with the most precious metals. There is an incense box and matches on the right and a donation box on the left. There isn’t any signage on the donation box, so don’t try to put your matches in there.
The Shrine is a stark contrast from the busy life of the Strip and it seems that when you’re there, the Strip doesn’t exist. This may be why you cannot see it from the Strip and have to go «find» it.

Every time I am in Vegas I make a point to stop by the Shrine located behind Serendipity and in front of Caesars Palace. I am not Buddhist but it has a very calming effect on me and it feels so peaceful in the middle of all the Vegas chaos. There are plenty of incense sticks and matches to light them. There is also a «donation» or «offering» box just to the left of the «front» of the shrine. This is not for used matches as I initially thought (no I did not put any in.) Different times of the year it has different or more decorations than others but always has a plethora of elephant statues, I think this is one of the reasons why I love it here so much.