This is the complete guide to Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas.
Inside this guide you’ll learn:
- Things to do on Fremont Street
- Featured downtown casinos
- Directions, parking, and how to Fremont Street
In short: if you looking for info on the Fremont Street Experience Vegas, you’ll enjoy this guide.
Fremont Street Experience Basics
Fremont Street is located in historic downtown Las Vegas just fifteen minutes from the Strip and it’s the warm, brightly-lit center of Vegas’ old town experience.
Numbers don’t lie…
Fremont street is visited almost as much as the Strip itself.
Famously known as the Fremont Street Experience, the five-block downtown area is packed with free, live entertainment every night. The action-packed street is overcast by the world’s largest video screen, Viva Vision, towering 1,500 feet above the pedestrian mall.
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Fremont Street is open twenty-four hours a day with entertainment nearly around the clock; however, the light show doesn’t begin until dusk.
Next, we will discuss the best ways to get there.
How to Get to Fremont Street
Visit Fremont via Lyft, Uber, or Taxi
Uber, Lyft, and taxis can transport you from any Las Vegas hotel to Fremont Street.
There are also shuttles from the airport and several bus routes from the strip to Fremont Street including The Deuce on the Strip, Strip and Downtown Express (SDX), and the Downtown Loop-free shuttle service.
Visit Fremont via The Deuce
This 24-hour public bus is popular for locals and tourists because of its numerous stops on the Strip and Downtown.
It’s perfect for people looking to travel up and down the strip and Freemont Street.
The Strip and Downtown Express (SDX)
This bus operates from 9 am to midnight, seven days a week with stops in downtown Las Vegas, The Las Vegas Convention Center and limited stops on the Las Vegas Strip. Buses arrive every fifteen minutes.
The SDX also goes to the Premium Outlets and government center, Symphony Park, and all the way South to the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign and Town Square.
Where to Park and Parking Fees
If you plan on driving to Fremont Street there are many self parking garages near and around fremont street itself.
You can also valet at many of the casinos in the area as well.
Find Freemont Street Experiences parking garages and prices.
Freemont Street Experinces Parking Prices
Most parking is $4 per hour with maximums of $20 per day.
Hotels and Casinos on Fremont Street
There are eight hotels and Casinos in downtown Las Vegas that are part of the Fremont Street Experience.
Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
The Golden Gate is more than 100 years old, first opening its doors in 1906.
A timepiece of Vegas’ brand of fun and luxury, it features high-end suites and some of the hottest tables in town. This Fremont Street Hotel offers a remastered vintage style that harkens back to the age of prohibition and the roaring ’20s.
Penthouse suites feature outdoor patios, wet bars and fireplaces.
Bar Prohibition, featured cocktails – click for menu.
Golden Gate is also known for Bar Prohibition, which has been a popular downtown bar famous watering hole of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.
Binion’s Gambling Hall
Binion’s is the Casino that made the game of poker famous and is one of the best places to eat when you’re in the area.
Top of Binion’s Steakhouse is located on the 24th floor of the hotel and is highlighted by vintage décor with seating overlooking Fremont Street. Binion’s also offers a popular outdoor bar, Whiskey Licker, and the famous Benny’s Smokin’ BBQ & Brews which is perfect for watching sports.
Binion’s is only a Casino, although they recommend guests to stay at their sister property, Four Queens, across the street.
The California Hotel & Casino
The California is an island oasis on Fremont Street decorated with bright, colorful island flavor with King and Queen rooms and the West Tower Suites.
There are three remarkable restaurants that call The California home. The California Noodle House features regional dishes from the Pacific Islands.
Cal Sports Lounge at the California Hotel Casino. Photo credit: California Hotel Casino.
Redwood Steakhouse gives guests a fantastic choice of steak and fresh seafood. And Market Street Café which serves Island-inspired American food. T
The Casino has more than 1,000 slot machines, a sports book, and 28 regular tables. The craps table is also famous for a three hour and six-minute streak held by one lucky guest.
Golden Nugget Las Vegas
A large and luxurious downtown, The Golden Nugget Hotel has more than 2,400 guest rooms and one of the most popular casinos on Fremont Street. Want to see something you don’t see every day?
How about a three-story, 200,000-gallon shark tank with waterslides cascading through and around it?
Aside from their unique underwater construction, they have world-class dining including Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse, Chart House which boasts another 75,000-gallon aquarium (this one is home to tropical fish) to add a sense of symmetry with their selection of delectable seafood dishes.
You can also find local favorites Grotto Italian Ristorante and Claim Jumper at The Golden Nugget.
Main Street Station Casino, Brewery & Hotel
Main Street features a unique Victorian-era theme that highlights rare antiques and hosts top-of-class restaurants.
The front desk can provide a map of the antiquities to visitors who wish to tour their exhibits. Main Street Station also features hot craps tables with 20x odds and any player who hits four of a kind can win an additional five grand.
Triple 7 Brewery is the main reason to stop into Main Street where beer is brewed onsite in the award-winning brewery.
Four Queens Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
Four Queen Hotel & Casino
Classic Las Vegas is the theme for the Four Queens Hotel & Casino on Fremont Street.
The 694-room hotel is decorated in neon lights and offers standard guest rooms as well as suites.
A 32,000 square foot casino headlines the action of Fremont Street. There are free shows on the Third Stage and lots of live entertainment inside the hotel, too.
The Four Queens is also known for The Patio Bar which wraps around the outside corner of the hotel on Fremont Street, Hugo’s Cellar Restaurant, and the Cigar Lounge.
Fremont Hotel and Casino
The Fremont Hotel & Casino
The Fremont Hotel is located in the heart of Fremont Street and is famously known for their 99 cent shrimp cocktail and $3 blackjack and craps. Its offers include standard rooms and The High Roller Experience Deluxe Suites.
Tony Roma’s Steakhouse, Paradise Buffet and Café, Second Street Grill and a Dunkin Donuts round out the dining options.
The D Las Vegas
If you’re looking for something high energy and fully awesome, rock an evening at The D. This refreshing take on Vegas glamor is a modern hotel and casino with flair bartenders and dealers that dance. The 629 rooms are present-day chic, far away from other downtown hotels that bank on nostalgia and classic Vegas style.
The D’s red and black color scheme creates a star-status vibe and its suites are fit for rock royalty.
Like most hotels on Fremont Street, they feature award-winning restaurants including Joe Vicari’s Andiamo Italian Steakhouse and American Coney Island.
The D is the place gamblers want to be with a 42,000 square foot casino and great odds on table games.
Circa Resort & Casino
Circa Resort & Casino is set to open in 2020, making it the newest hotel in Downtown Las Vegas.
With a post-modern theme and cutting-edge technology, Circa will embody the future of Vegas while paying tribute to the past.
Noteworthy features include 777 rooms (inspired by the winning slot machine numbers), the longest outdoor bar on Fremont Street, and a casino spanning two levels.
The hallmark of their planned amenities are the stadium-style sportsbook, complete with the largest screens in the history of sportsbook gambling, and a multi-tiered amphitheater with swimming pools and giant sports screens.
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Things to do on Fremont Street
Fremont Street is the entertainment district of downtown Las Vegas because of the many activities for people of all ages to enjoy from live music to thrill rides, shows, and more.
Slotzilla Zipline is seven stories high!
Slotzilla Zipline
The Slotzilla Zip Line is one of the most well-known attractions on Fremont Street.
The zip line offers two different experiences—a seated flight seven stories up and two blocks long or a superhero style flight eleven stories up and five blocks long.
The world’s largest video screen as seen at the Viva Vision Light Show
Viva Vision
The Viva Vision Light Show on Fremont Street is a free light show that features the world’s longest video screen.
Bands such as The Who, Linkin Park, Tiesto, Imagine Dragons, Heart, and Green Day are played on the screen that immerses Fremont Street in music from 6 pm till 1 am daily.
A brand new canopy was just unveiled over New Years Eve 2019 as well.
Free Slot Pulls
Binion’s and Four Queens each have a large free pull slot machine situated at the entrance to their casino’s. Guests get one pull each and have a chance at winning thousands of dollars.
You aren’t obligated to go into the casino after your pull either, although the slot attendant is the perfect person to ask about coupons and promotions for player’s card signups.
Neon Museum
The Neon Museum offers guided tours of the Neon Boneyard where retired Neon signs are collected.
Visitor’s to The Neon Museum can learn the history of Las Vegas through iconic neon signs and visit special exhibits such as the Tim Burton exhibition coming Fall 2019.
Binion’s Million Dollar Photo Op
Binion’s Casino is the place to go if you want to see one million dollars up close in person.
Visitor’s can take pictures with the million dollar stack from 10 am to 11 pm daily for free.
GetLucky with Happy Buddha
A little bit of luck never hurt anyone, especially in Las Vegas.
Make sure to stop by the Happy Buddha at The California Hotel and Casino and rub his belly for luck. The statue is in the hotel lobby, and all the coins thrown into the wishing well are donated to charity.
Largest Keno Board in the World
Visit The D to play on the largest keno board in the world. When strolling through Fremont Street gets tiring, take a break at the D and enjoy world-class restaurants and a game of keno like you’ve never played before.
Berlin Wall
Main Street Station is home to a little piece of the Berlin Wall, but you have to be a man with a full bladder to see it since it’s displayed in the men’s bathroom.
Women can be escorted in if they inquire with the front desk. This iconic piece of history is just one of the dozens of antiquities on display in Main Street Station.
Sharpshooter Club
Stop by The Fremont Hotel & Casino to visit the Sharpshooter Club Hall of Fame where players who have had rot rolls are immortalized on the walls of the club. Each craps table at The Fremont has a roll counter to make sure all players that get on hot streaks are recognized.
Shark Tank
The Shark Tank at the Golden Nugget is a must-see for downtown Las Vegas visitors. The 200,000-gallon tank that visitors can slide through and a $30 million pool.
Banger Brewing Tour
A microbrewery on Fremont Street, Banger Brewery, offers tours for craft beer lovers that star near the base of the Slotzilla Zip Line. Must be 21 or older.
Fremont Street East Entertainment District
Also called FEED, The Fremont Street East Entertainment District was created in 2002 and comprised six blocks from Las Vegas Boulevard to 8th Street as well as Carson to Ogden Street South. The area is made for walking and highlights street life, outdoor cafes, bars and lounges, live entertainment, local retail businesses, and boutiques.
Live Music on Fremont Street
Fremont Street is best known for it’s amazing, free, live entertainment. There are three main stages on Fremont Street that offer non-stop music performance from all genres of music. There is a scheduled line up for the Downtown Rocks concert series.
Are you properly convinced that Fremont Street is the place to be? With a classic Las Vegas atmosphere full of music, shows and activities it’s a true thrill ride mixed with fine dining and luxury accommodations.
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