Meet your guide on the steps of the famed Mob Museum located in a 1930s courthouse in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas. Hear how the Museum got started by a famous Mayor, why it opened on Valentines day and how it relates to the nearby Neon Boneyard with hundreds of old signs like the Silver Slipper. Next, youll head to Fremont Street – the original Strip – and step into some casinos from the classic 1950s and the Rat Pack era. Its pure Vintage Vegas, recalling movie locations like James Bond and Diamonds Are Forever and youll even stop by the bar once frequented by Frank Sinatra. Youll see Fremont as a zany street, always in performance with the largest video screen on earth, aerial zip line tourists, stage bands, flare bartenders, and a cadre of buskers, from pink feathered showgirls to a flock of Elvis impersonators. Its like Carnival in Las Vegas every single day. Your guide will share some little-known stories of Downtown Las Vegas, that even many locals havent heard. Along the way, youll encounter more pop culture surprises like a giant fire sculpture from the Burning Man Festival, a big piece of the Berlin Wall in an eyebrow-raising place, and you can even have your photo taken for free with a big pile of cash siting on a poker table, a million dollars to be exact. Most of all, youll experience world class neon and understand how electric architecture gave Las Vegas its technicolor personality. Your route even takes you past two of the worlds most famous giant neon cowboys: brothers from another mother as they are often called. All along the way your guide will share some local tips like the best buffets, great happy hours, the best places for an authentic old school Vegas dinner, and where the last coin operated slots can be found. Finally, youll trek to a new entertainment district with street murals, clubs bars, cozy restaurants, art galleries, fun stores and an ongoing series of festivals. Its a place where old and new meet up at the very same street corner: the oldest historic casino and the shopping
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