Welcome to a place with enough around-the-clock awesomeness to keep you playing all day and partying all night, all on the shore of the largest alpine lake in North America, its clear water surrounded by the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains. Jaw-dropping vistas, stately groves of pines, and ludicrously gorgeous sunsets await.  When it comes to wild life, we've got both kinds. In spades. South Lake Tahoe is a combination of many things:  the great outdoors, as well as tasty restaurants, hopping dance clubs and kaching-ing casinos (a little Lake history- Lady Luck arrived at the Lake and unpacked her bags in 1944, when Harvey's Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall opened as one of the area's first gaming establishments. But competition soon sprang up and so did the need for more permanent accommodations. By the 1950s, roads began to be plowed year-round, enabling access to permanent residences. When the 1960 Winter Olympics came to Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe was put firmly on the map as the skiing center of the western United States).