Considered the cultural center of Las Vegas, Downtown Las Vegas is where it all started. Made up of seven neighborhoods, downtown Las Vegas features a variety of cultural and historic attractions including galleries, museums, public art sites, shops, restaurants, promenades and many other points of interest, and not to mention the famous Fremont Street Experience.
Some times referred to as Old Las Vegas, downtown Las Vegas is home to some of Las Vegas finest and oldest hotels and casinos. On your next trip to Las Vegas, be sure to add downtown Las Vegas on you list of places to see.
For bargain hunters, downtown Las Vegas is a great place to stay because of it's discount hotel rates, great inexpensive food and better gaming odds.
California Hotel & Casino
Located at the heart of Downtown Las Vegas, The California Hotel and Casino with its Hawaiian flair features a 36,000 square foot casino, six restaurants including Redwood Grill, California Noodle House and authentic Hawaiian favorites.
Number of rooms: 781 rooms
Fremont Hotel & Casino
Fremont Hotel & Casino is one of downtown Vegas' most beloved hotels. With 447 spacious guest rooms and suites, Fremont Hotel also offers wonderful dining, comfortable rooms and exciting gaming action.
Number of rooms: 447 rooms
Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel
200 North Main Street,
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702-387-1896
Located in the heart of historic downtown Las Vegas, the Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel is possibly the best-kept secret in all of Las Vegas. Downtown's original microbrewey, this resort is set in the splendor of the Victorian era, amidst a turn-of-the-century atmosphere.
Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel
128 Fremont St.
Las Vegas NV 89101
Phone: 702-382-1600
Toll Free: (800) 237-6537
Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
1 Fremont St.
Las Vegas NV. 89101
Phone: 702-385-1906
Toll Free: (800) 426-1906
Circa Resort & Casino
18 East Fremont Street
Las Vegas NV 89101
(702)247-2258
Located on the iconic Fremont Street Experience, Circa Resort & Casino is the first ground-up gaming resort to be built in historic Downtown Las Vegas since 1980. The spectacular 1.25 million-square-foot, 777-room property stands as the tallest structure north of the Las Vegas Strip.
Opened December 28, 2020
Depart LV N. Premium Outlets (near food court)
Main & Ogden (Fremont St.)
Bonneville Transit Center (BTC; Bay 19)
Arrive LV N. Premium Outlets (near food court)
Fremont Street Experience
425 Fremont St.
702-678-5600
Fremont Street Experience is a one-of-a kind venue that includes free concerts and entertainment on three stages. Located in downtown Las Vegas, the Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment complex that features Viva Vision, the world's largest video screen, which is 1,500 feet long, 90 feet wide and suspended 90 feet above an urban pedestrian mall.
Every night, Viva Vision offers hourly light and sound shows with 12.5 million LED lights and a 550,000-watt sound system.
Fremont Street Experience also offers direct pedestrian access to 10 casinos, more than 60 restaurants and specialty retail kiosks,
Hours of Operation: Viva Vision shows run at the top of each hour from dusk through midnight. Fremont Street Experience is open 24/7.
Location | Miles | KM |
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Las Vegas City Hall | 0.2 Mi | 0.4 Km |
Las Vegas Library | 0.7 Mi | 1.2 Km |
Discovery Children's Museum | 0.8 Mi | 1.2 Km |
Las Vegas Natural History Museum | 0.8 Mi | 1.3 Km |
Cashman Field Convention Center | 0.9 Mi | 1.4 Km |
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park | 0.9 Mi | 1.5 Km |
Desert Pines Golf Club | 2.5 Mi | 4 Km |
Las Vegas Country Club | 2.5 Mi | 4 Km |
Nevada State Museum And Historical Society | 2.6 Mi | 4.1 Km |
Las Vegas Convention Center | 2.7 Mi | 4.4 Km |
Las Vegas Springs Preserve | 2.7 Mi | 4.4 Km |
Southern Nevada Zoo | 3 Mi | 4.8 Km |
Thomas And Mack Center | 4.6 Mi | 7.4 Km |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 10.3 Mi | 16.5 Km |
Red Rock Canyon | 18.5 Mi | 29.8 Km |
** Distance measured from Fremont Street downtown Las Vegas
El Portal Theater
310 Fremont St.
Built in 1928 as the city's first modern movie theater, The El Portal Theater was elegant and luxurious for its day.
Lied Discovery Children's Museum
833 Las Vegas Blvd. N.
An Antoine Predock structure. It's classic forms (pyramid, tower, cone, vault) and materials create a monument to public architecture.
1995 - The Fremont Street Experience opened. The $70-million canopy above Fremont Street provides visitors with a spectacular light and sound show. The Fremont Street Experience light show opened on December 14th, 1995.
Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse
333 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
This urban landmark of the 21st century and a new civic front porch of downtown was designed by Mehrdad Yazdani.
2007 - The three-block area known as the Fremont East Entertainment District opened. As part of its downtown revitalization efforts
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
900 Las Vegas Blvd. North
(702) 384-3466
Website
Neon Museum & Boneyard
770 Las Vegas Blvd. North
(702) 387-6366 (NEON)
Website
Mob Museum
(National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement)
300 Stewart Ave.
(702) 229-2734
Website
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park
500 E. Washington Ave.
(702) 486-3511
DISCOVERY Children's Museum
360 Promenade Place
(702) 382-5437
Website
Fremont Street Experience
425 Fremont Street
(702) 678-5600
Website
The Smith Center For The Performing Arts
361 Symphony Park Ave.
(702) 749-2000
Website
Container Park
707 Fremont St.
(702) 637-4244
Website
Las Vegas North Premium Outlets
875 S. Grand Central Parkway
(702) 474-7500
Website
Pawn Stars TV Show
Gold and Silver Pawn Shop
713 Las Vegas Blvd. South
(702) 530-4959
Las Vegas tend to reinvent itself from time to time just to remain the top travel destination in the world. For a city with over 150,000 hotel rooms, Las Vegas has also had more mega resort implosions than any other major city in the US.
The opening of The Mirage in November 1989 by Steve Wynn, set the standard for mega resorts and started a resort-building boom that line the Strip today and forever changed Las Vegas
Here is a timeline and a little history of Las Vegas hotels, past and present.