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Highly congested and arguably overdeveloped, South Lake Tahoe is a chockablock com-
mercial strip bordering the lake and framed by picture-perfect alpine mountains. At the
foot of the world-class Heavenly mountain resort, and buzzing from the gambling tables in
the casinos just across the border in Stateline, NV, Lake Tahoe's south shore draws visitors
with a cornucopia of activities, lodging and restaurant options, especially for summer
beach access and tons of powdery winter snow.
Sights
Heavenly Gondola
CABLE CAR
$45/27/37; 10am-5pm Jun-Aug, reduced off-season hours; )
Soar to the top of the world as you ride this gondola, which sweeps you from Heavenly
Village some 2.4 miles up the mountain in just 12 minutes. From the observation deck at
9123ft, get gobstopping panoramic views of the entire Tahoe Basin, the Desolation Wil-
derness and Carson Valley.
From here jump on the Tamarack Express chairlift to get all the way to the mountain
summit and the Tamarack Lodge restaurant and bar.
Tallac Historic Site
HISTORIC SITE
10am-4pm daily mid-Jun-Sep, Fri & Sat late May-mid-Jun; )
Sheltered by a pine grove and bordering a wide, sandy beach, this national historic site sits
on the archaeologically excavated grounds of the former Tallac Resort, a swish vacation
retreat for San Francisco's high society around the turn of the 20th century. Feel free to
