The Pop Culture Walking Tour with Cocktails Downtown

The Pop Culture Walking Tour with Cocktails Downtown

Explore Las Vegas as an outdoor museum of American popular culture on a spirited walking tour through the city's historic heart topped off with a complimentary drink at a legendary bar. You'll hear how the Mob once ran the city and stand in the spot where the town began. We stroll Glitter Gulch with its spectacular neon; pause at the old red light district; see the oldest pawn shop and bump into the iconic cowboy sign, Vegas Vic. We step into famed casinos with vintage slot machines and old-school attractions. Fremont is a zany street with the world's largest video screen, quirky street buskers and aerial zip lines. We encounter hidden gems as part of local lore - stopping at a high-rise casino hotel that's sure to reshape Downtown. The tour ends in a new arts, retail and festival district with a stop at Container Park and the giant Praying Mantis sculpture from Burning Man. We top off the tour with a cocktail at the El Cortez bar with toasts to Las Vegas and the adventure of travel.

Itinerary
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Stop At: The Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89101-2956

We meet in front of the Mob Museum where the guide gives an inside view of how the museum started and the role of the Mob in Vegas history. Your guide worked on the museum project as a cultural planner for the city of Las Vegas. Tour goers can get a discount admission voucher.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casino at The Downtown Grand, 206 N 3rd St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-2931

The Downtown Grand is an upscale Boutique Hotel on 3rd St. that sets a cool neighborhood vibe. We often check out the hotel lobby with its retro industrial chic look as a contrast to Strip mega-resorts.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Hogs N Heifers Saloon, 201 N 3rd St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-2901

Hogs N Heifers the biker bar made famous in Coyote Ugly is a true grit Vegas Bar in the middle of the upscale neighborhood. Famous for women dancing on the bar, our tour sometimes takes a peek inside depending on interests.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Fremont Street Experience, 425 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5620

Fremont Street is now a 5 block pedestrian plaza in the heart of Downtown. The whole street is performing and your guide narrates the site with zip line tourists, zany buskers, music on 3 stages, a canopy with the longest video screen, fabulous neon, historic casinos ad visitors getting in on the action.

Duration: 35 minutes

Pass By: Four Queens Casino, 202 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5673

Four Queens is one of 12 old school casinos downtown and your guide shares some lore about this classic 1960's hotel.

Pass By: Casino at the Fremont Hotel, 200 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5622

A classic mid- century building, the guide adds some spice to its history.

Stop At: Golden Nugget Casino, 129 Fremont St Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5603

One of the most historic casinos downtown, filled to the brim with history and lore as presented by the guide.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Binion's Gambling Hall, 128 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5604

Considered one the most legendary casinos, Binion's changed the nature of gambling and hospitality, as narrated by the guide. We step into the very heart of the casino to get the old school vibe with some keen insights shared by the guide.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Vegas Vic, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV

The venerated neon cowboy sign of Fremont, older than the Welcome sign.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Casino at the California Hotel, 12 E Ogden Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101-2943

A magnificent 1970's hotel casino. You'll hear how its Hawaiian theme came about.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Casino at Main Street Station, 200 N Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-2910

One of the most beautiful hotels in Las Vegas with Victorian themes, your guide takes you on a short tour of their collections.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Casino at the Plaza Hotel, 1 S Main St at the Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV 89101-6370

The historic site where the town was founded, you'll hear first hand about its history and famous restaurant, Oscar's, still owned by the most famous Las Vegas Mayor of all time.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Casino at the Golden Gate Hotel, 1 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5601

The oldest building in Las Vegas and the oldest hotel, you guide shares some inside info on the historic property.

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: The D Casino, 301 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5600

Formerly Fitzgerald's, the casino owner is transforming Downtown.

Pass By: SlotZilla Zip Line, 425 Fremont St #160, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA

Zip line launch from a giant 8 story Slot Machine.

Stop At: Neonopolis, 450 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA

A commercial complex with shops, bars, galleries, he transition block to Fremont East

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Fremont East District, Las Vegas Blvd and Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101

The new entrepreneur district of 40 blocks.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5615

A pop up shopping complex that sets the tone and vibe of the new neighborhood, the Praying Mantis of Burning Man a spectacular fire sculpture.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Casino at the El Cortez Hotel, 600 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5614

We conclude the tour with complimentary cocktails in the Parlour Bar of the El Cortez of Bugsy Seigel fame.

Duration: 10 minutes