Vegas just isn't the same during the day, which is probably why the casinos create the illusion of permanent dusk.  I could've looked around for the truly ugly bits that show up best in daylight and there were those.  That's to be expected in any city, let alone one founded on a multitude of vices.  What really struck me, however, was how the day renders all the previous night's illusions transparent.

There are the figures that just don't belong in the same skyline, for example.  The Eiffel tower and Aladdin's castle, for example.

A medieval castle...

across the street from New York City.

Or, for that matter, a roller coaster looping in front of the Empire State building...

ancient Egypt across the street from that...

Palm trees in front of a pyramid...

an immaculate sphinx in front of a black, glass pyramid...

gorgeous blue skies and stately mountains overshadowing a luxury resort/casio, like the Rio...

it is the desert, after all, so perhaps it's all just a mirage.