Iconic Las Vegas hotel The Mirage closes its doors

By 11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Wednesday, the iconic Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip will be no more, as the mega-resort closes its doors to make way for a new one.

A closing ceremony is set to take place at 9 a.m. local time, FOX 5 Las Vegas reported. Its erupting volcano that put on nightly shows for free erupted for its last time Tuesday with much fanfare.

"We took a long walk from Circus Circus one time to just see the volcano.... Very loud, nice explosion, fire...