A different Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas —PHOTOS

A biker passes the fountains at Caesars Palace on the Strip during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People feed birds at Sunset Park, which was crowded on Memorial Day Weekend, on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People eat lunch at Mountain Crest Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, May 23, 2020. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

A girl casts her fishing pole into the pond during Memorial Day weekend at Sunset Park on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Angelina Alachkar celebrates her birthday and Memorial Day weekend by grilling out with her family at Sunset Park on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Reggie Maynigo of Las Vegas, from left, takes a picture of his son Drake Chinn-Maynigo, 9, family friend Sean Little, 9, his nephew Logan Maynigo, 9, and daughter Rhys Chinn-Maynigo, 6, at the Strip near the Venetian hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, May 23, 2020. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

Jordan Stout of Las Vegas plays disc golf course at Mountain Crest Park in Las Vegas, Saturday, May 23, 2020. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

Some walkers wear masks during Memorial Day weekend at Sunset Park on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Palm Eastern Cemetery on Memorial Day weekend at Sunset Park on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Dorsa Mehrvarz, left, her father Michael Mehrvarz, center, and her husband, Bobby Kosaryan, pay their respects to their daughter and granddaughters' grave, who died at 2 years old in 2018, during Memorial Day weekend at Sunset Park on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas.(Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Traffic on I-15 near Russell Road in Las Vegas, Saturday, May 23, 2020. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

People ride their bikes at the Strip near The Mirage hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, May 23, 2020. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Erik_Verduzco

Alina Syunkova, a synchronized swimmer with Ovia Entertainment, works out at the Fountains of Bellagio on the Strip during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Bikers pedal down Las Vegas Boulevard on the Strip during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Bikers pass people walking on the sidewalk down Las Vegas Boulevard during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Bikers pedal down Las Vegas Boulevard on the Strip during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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