Downtown Las Vegas: Small-Group Historical Walking Tour

Discover the hidden gems of Downtown Las Vegas on a small-group walking tour. Explore the hipster-frequented Downtown Container Park, neon-lit Fremont Street, and learn about the city’s intriguing history. Limited to twelve people for a personalized experience.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Downtown Container Park - Check out an eclectic park and retail area - including a fire spouting praying Mantis!
  • Casino at the El Cortez Hotel - Old Time Casino once owned by mobster Meyer Lansky.. Stories of Mobbed-up Sin City.
  • Fremont East District - Neon signs and an eclectic offering of clubs, brew pubs and klitchy restaurants.
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What's Included
  • Free picture with a $1,000,000 cash display.
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Does not include gratuities
Additional Information

Set foot off the Strip and venture into the largely unexplored Downtown Las Vegas on this intimate walking tour with a small group.
Begin your journey with your guide, exploring lesser-known sites that many tourists overlook, from the trendy Downtown Container Park and the glow of Fremont Street Experience to a casino once operated by mobster Meyer…

Location
Downtown Container Park
East Fremont Street
We meet under The Mantis (can't miss it!) by the main entrance to the Downtown Container Park.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Emily_s
Sep 10, 2024
History, glitz and glamour! - Would absolutely recommend! Richard was extremely knowledgeable and provided amazing insight into a side and history of Vegas that we didn’t know all that much about. As tourists from the other side of the world - it was great!
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Robin_a
Jun 17, 2024
Great tour! - What a great tour to see downtown Las Vegas! Our tour guide Richard was great and very enthusiastic about his job. Definitely appreciate his patience with our large group.
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Luminerious
Apr 15, 2024
Great Vegas history lesson complete with sharks - My partner and I went on the walking tour on Tuesday night, April 9. 2024. The tour was truly fascinating. Our guide had pictures of old Las Vegas, and gave us an excellent illustration and explanation of how the downtown and casinos had changed over time. While we were somewhat familiar with the Fremont district, the stories and history were very engaging. A wonderful tour for anyone interested in the background and history of Las Vegas.
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Passenger575849
Feb 11, 2024
Excellent! Thank you, Richard Evans! - Richard Evans was my tour guide, and it ended up being just the two of us. His great wealth of knowledge created a very informative tour for me. He is very kind, friendly, funny, and intelligent. I have not been to Vegas many times, and I learned a lot on that 2 hour tour that helped me to understand so much more about this wonderful city. I highly recommend using Richard as your next tour guide, you won’t be disappointed.
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Fantona00
Jan 3, 2024
Very entertaining - Allow u. Tour to the city of lights. Varied and safe. Surprising what one reviews of their movie memories.
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Paul_c
Oct 16, 2023
Early days tour of old Las Vegas - Richard gave us a detailed and informative tour telling us all about the founding of Las Vegas and the beginnings of the casino and hotel business.
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Margaret_f
Sep 8, 2023
A tour to remember. - We loved this tour. We learned a ton about the early mob. Was shown pictures in each casino and Sammy did a great job of making those pics come alive. He pointed out many items in the casinos we would have missed on our own. Sammy was also funny and very friendly.
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P9528nemichaelk
Aug 18, 2023
A+++ - Extremely knowledgeable and well spoken on all aspects of old Vegas. Highly recommended to anyone looking to check out that area.
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Eric_m
Sep 8, 2023
Golden age of casinos - All of downtown Golden nugget Fremont street. Alcortez The mob elvis presley Marilyn Monroe That's all
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Robert_f
Dec 29, 2023
Unsafe - No thought or planning by guide. Meeting place was unlit and populated with panhandlers and possibly dangerous people. My family was nervous and felt unsafe as we waited for guide to show. And I'm from NYC. Poor choice, why put us in this position? The Fremont mall was well lit and a few blocks away or an open business would have been better. It was dark and desolate. It was Christmas day and the Container Park which is a local sight and many other stores and sights in area were closed. We were not informed to expect that. Didn't know Vegas closed. Shouldn't offer tour that day if area is closed. When guide appeared in the shadow (no sign or name tag) wouldn't address our concerns and so we left and toured the Fremont experience on our own.
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From $58
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).