Wayne Newton to open estate as tourist attraction

Wayne Newton's Las Vegas estate, Casa de Shenandoah, is a lavish wonderland complete with South African penguins, sweeping crystal staircases and a memorabilia collection to make a celebrity junkie salivate: a Frank Sinatra champagne glass, Nat King Cole's watch, Steve McQueen's Rolls-Royce and a Johnny Cash guitar.

In a project some have dubbed "Graceland West," Newton plans to open his gated home to the public and turn it into a tourist attraction in late 2011.

In Newton's vision, visitors will tour select parts of his 10,000-square-foot home. A theater would show a documentary about Newton's public life, and, on some nights, Newton himself would take the stage to belt out the songs that made his high-pitched voice famous, including his signature hit, "Danke Schoen." - AP