Downtown Las Vegas History Walk: What Was Once Here
Themed tour 31 discoveries
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History is better
Downtown Mob Walk
20 stops· 7 places · Self-guided
23 min of audio · 20 narrated stops
Route and stops
View the stop map
Pins show the stops. A complete walking path and time estimate aren’t available in this view.
Preview the stops below. Their full accounts are included with the Pass.
Mob Museum
Stops 1–6
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The Courthouse
Location: The Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Avenue
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The Kefauver Testimony
Location: The Mob Museum, second-floor courtroom
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The Wall from Chicago
Location: The Mob Museum, third floor
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The Underground
Location: The Mob Museum, basement (side entrance on the east side)
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The Black Book
Location: The Mob Museum (outside, before setting off)
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Oscar’s Window
Location: Outside the Mob Museum, looking across Stewart Avenue towards the old City Hall
El Cortez
Stops 7–8
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Bugsy Buys Downtown
Location: El Cortez, 600 East Fremont Street
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The Driver Who Didn’t Run
Location: El Cortez, 600 East Fremont Street
Fremont Hotel
Stops 9–10
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The Lanskys’ Counting House
Location: Fremont Hotel and Casino, 200 East Fremont Street
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Argent’s Fremont
Location: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Four Queens
Stop 11
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The Lucky Oscar
Location: Four Queens, 202 East Fremont Street
Golden Nugget
Stop 12
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The Vice Cop Who Named the Strip
Location: Golden Nugget, 129 East Fremont Street
Binion’s — Downtown
Stops 13–18
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A Million Dollars and Two Machine Guns
Location: Binion’s Gambling Hall, 128 East Fremont Street
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The Horseshoe Didn’t Call the Police
Location: Binion’s Gambling Hall
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The Cab Driver Who Bet Wrong
Location: Binion’s Gambling Hall
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The Million Dollars in a Glass Case
Location: Binion’s Gambling Hall
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Ted Binion’s Buried Silver
Location: Binion’s Gambling Hall
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The Horse That Went to South Point
Location: Corner of Casino Center Drive and Ogden Avenue, beside Binion’s
Plaza
Stops 19–20
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The Myth vs. the Record
Location: The Plaza, 1 Main Street
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“Not a Bad Place to Dump a Body”
Location: The Plaza, 1 Main Street (Oscar’s steakhouse)
A story in your ears.
The place in front of you.
Look up. Listen. Notice the detail you might have walked past.
The narration brings each account to the place where you’re standing. Read along when you prefer, and take each stop at your own pace.
Look closer
Explore some of the places in this tour. Choose a detail to take a closer look.
El Cortez Hotel on Fremont Street, circa1942–1949.
Bugsy Buys Downtown
Location: El Cortez, 600 East Fremont Street
There’s more to discover: 20 stops, at your own pace.
From a page
to a place.
Make the stories part of your visit.
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Choose what catches your eye.
Follow a whole tour, or make time for one discovery between other plans.
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Look up. Listen. Take your time.
Bring headphones for the narration. Read along when you prefer, and pause whenever you like.
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Keep exploring with one Pass.
The $15 Pass gives you 14 days from activation to explore the included collection across the Strip and Downtown.
History is better
when you’re standing in it.
Take Downtown Mob Walk into your next Vegas visit.
Explore the full written guide here, at your own pace.
Downtown Mob Walk
20 stops · Self-guided
Mob Museum → El Cortez → Fremont Hotel → Four Queens → Golden Nugget → Binion’s — Downtown → Plaza
See the stops ↓Before you set off.
Is this a guided group tour?
No. Explore independently, around your own plans. You choose when to start and how long to spend at each stop.
Does the Pass cover just this tour?
One $15 Pass covers the included tours and discoveries across the Strip and Downtown for 14 days from activation. You can choose another walk during the same stay.
Can I listen rather than read?
Audio narration is at the heart of Vegas Retold. Written accounts let you read along or explore without headphones.
How much time should I allow?
Leave time to listen and look around. Any walking estimate shown here covers the mapped walk; listening, crossings and time inside each property are extra.
What should I check before visiting?
Check current opening times, signs and access at each property. Maps and historical accounts do not guarantee an open entrance or a step-free route.
Is the iPhone app available yet?
You can explore the tours and their available sample stories here. App actions appear when available.
One Pass. More to discover.
Follow a whole tour. Stop for one discovery. Come back tomorrow and start somewhere new.
Compare the tours →$15 USD14 days from activation
- All included tours with one Pass — 22 to explore
- Audio narration and written accounts
- Explore the Strip and Downtown at your own pace
For one person. Start your 14 days when you activate.