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Downtown in one page: the Fremont Street Experience and SlotZilla, Circa and the Golden Nugget, Fremont East’s bars, the Mob Museum and the Neon Museum.

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The back story

  1. The back story

    Fremont Street and downtown Las Vegas: the back story

    Downtown·In depth

    Where Las Vegas began: Fremont Street’s canopy and neon, Fremont East’s bars, the Mob Museum and the Neon Museum.

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  2. The back story

    Vintage Vegas: neon, El Cortez and the Golden Steer, the back story

    Downtown·In depth

    Where to find the Las Vegas of the 1940s to 1960s: the neon signs, the old resorts and the steakhouses.

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  3. The back story

    Downtown and Fremont East: the back story

    Downtown Las Vegas·In depth

    Fremont Street, Fremont East, the museums and the vintage resorts.

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What to see and do

  1. The city’s performing arts centre

    The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

    Symphony Park, Downtown·Performing arts centre

    The performing arts centre at Symphony Park, downtown, for touring productions and concerts.

    361 Symphony Park Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89106Explore View on map

  2. Shops in shipping containers

    Downtown Container Park

    Fremont East, Downtown·Shops & play area

    An open-air park of shops, bars and a children’s play area built from shipping containers.

    707 E Fremont, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  3. The canopy of lights

    Fremont Street Experience

    Downtown·Pedestrian mall & light show

    Downtown’s pedestrian street under the Viva Vision canopy, with nightly light shows and concerts on three stages.

    425 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  4. Fly over Fremont Street

    SlotZilla zip line

    Fremont Street, Downtown·Zip line

    A zip line from a slot-machine-shaped tower: seated from 77 feet for three blocks, or Superman-style from 11 storeys for five blocks.

    425 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  5. Where old signs go to glow

    The Neon Museum

    North of Downtown·Museum of neon signs

    A 2.27-acre campus of vintage Las Vegas signs: the Neon Boneyard, the North Gallery and a visitor centre in the old La Concha Motel lobby.

    770 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  6. The National Museum of Organized Crime

    The Mob Museum

    Downtown·Museum

    The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, in a restored 1930s former federal courthouse.

    300 Stewart Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  7. Hands-on for kids

    DISCOVERY Children’s Museum

    Symphony Park, Downtown·Children’s museum

    A hands-on children’s museum next to the Smith Center.

    360 Promenade Pl, Las Vegas, NV 89106Explore View on map

  8. Dinosaurs and desert life

    Las Vegas Natural History Museum

    North of Downtown·Museum

    A natural history museum north of downtown.

    900 Las Vegas Blvd N, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  9. The oldest building in town

    Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park

    Downtown·Historic site

    The remains of the 1855 Mormon fort, Las Vegas’ first non-native settlement.

    500 E Washington Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  10. Civil ceremonies (licence first)

    Clark County Office of Civil Marriages

    Downtown·Civil ceremonies

    Clark County’s office for civil wedding ceremonies. Licences are not issued here: get yours from the county Marriage License Bureau first.

    330 S 3rd St 6th Floor, Ste 660, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  11. The first Elvis chapel

    Graceland Wedding Chapel

    Downtown·Wedding chapel

    A downtown chapel that calls itself the world’s first Elvis wedding chapel.

    619 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  12. A downtown chapel

    A Special Memory Wedding Chapel

    Downtown·Wedding chapel

    A downtown wedding chapel on Fourth Street.

    800 S Fourth St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

Where to eat

  1. A steakhouse under Circa

    Barry’s Downtown Prime

    Circa, Downtown·Steakhouse

    Circa’s steakhouse, with a vintage feel.

    8 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  2. A downtown classic

    Hugo’s Cellar

    Four Queens, Downtown·Continental

    A long-running continental restaurant downstairs at the Four Queens on Fremont Street.

    202 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  3. Coffee at Fremont & 11th

    Mothership Coffee Roasters

    Fremont East, Downtown·Coffee roaster & café

    The downtown café of a Las Vegas roaster, at Fremont Street and 11th.

    1028 E Fremont St Ste B122, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

Bars and nightlife

  1. Downtown from the top of Circa

    Legacy Club

    Circa, Downtown·Rooftop cocktail bar

    Circa’s rooftop cocktail lounge, high above Fremont Street and downtown.

    8 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  2. Under the famous neon cowgirl

    Vegas Vickie’s

    Circa, Downtown·Cocktail lounge

    A lounge at Circa in the neon glow of Vegas Vickie, the famous cowgirl sign.

    8 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  3. A tiny hidden bar

    The Laundry Room

    Fremont East, Downtown·Speakeasy

    A small speakeasy-style cocktail bar in Fremont East.

    525 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  4. Tiki on 4th Street

    Glitter Gulch Tiki

    Downtown·Tiki bar

    A tiki bar a block from Fremont Street.

    113 N 4th St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  5. A downtown bar with a long history

    Atomic Liquors

    Fremont East, Downtown·Historic bar

    A long-standing bar on East Fremont Street with a classic neon sign.

    917 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  6. A Fremont East cocktail bar

    Commonwealth

    Fremont East, Downtown·Cocktail bar

    A cocktail bar on East Fremont Street.

    525 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  7. Sport on the big screen

    Stadium Swim

    Circa, Downtown·Pool amphitheatre

    A pool amphitheatre at Circa: six pools on three levels facing a 40-foot screen showing live sport.

    8 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

Where to stay

  1. Downtown’s newest tower

    Circa Resort & Casino

    Downtown·Resort

    A newer downtown resort at the end of Fremont Street, home to Stadium Swim, Legacy Club and Barry’s Downtown Prime.

    8 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  2. A pool with sharks

    Golden Nugget

    Downtown·Resort

    A classic Fremont Street resort with The Tank, a pool built around a shark aquarium.

    129 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  3. Open since 1941

    El Cortez Hotel & Casino

    Fremont East, Downtown·Historic hotel

    The longest continuously running casino resort in Las Vegas, opened in 1941.

    600 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  4. Views down the canopy

    the D Las Vegas

    Downtown·Hotel

    A hotel in the heart of Fremont Street.

    301 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  5. A rooftop pool downtown

    Downtown Grand

    Downtown·Hotel

    An urban hotel a block from Fremont Street, with the rooftop Citrus pool deck.

    206 N 3rd St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

  6. At the head of Fremont Street

    Plaza Hotel & Casino

    Downtown·Hotel

    The hotel at the western end of Fremont Street, opposite Circa.

    1 Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101Explore View on map

Questions and answers

How do you get downtown from the Strip?

By taxi or rideshare, or on the Deuce bus along Las Vegas Boulevard.

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