Tour Overview

Length: 6 blocks
Duration: 2 hours
Accessibility: Flat, under 21 okay

📍 Start Location: Plaza Casino 1 N Main Street, outside on the sidewalk under the Carousel Bar (look for us in a black t-shirt that says Red Light Tour)

🔻 End Location: El Cortez Casino

Discover the secrets of Las Vegas on a guided tour of the Red Light District and Downtown Fremont. Explore back alleys and iconic favorites. Witness the beginning of Sin City on this immersive tour. Join us and walk the legendary streets where madams made history, the mob ruled, and Sin City’s wildest stories laid the foundation for the adult playground we know today. Explore real places, real scandals, and the authentic side of Las Vegas you won’t find anywhere else with our expert local guides.

Red Light Walking Tour

📍START: Plaza Casino at 1 N Main Street, outside on the sidewalk under the Carousel Bar (look for us in a black t-shirt that says Red Light Tour)

50 Years of Scandal, Now in the Spotlight

 Flat ground
 Mostly indoors
6 blocks
 6 famous casinos
1.45 - 2 hours
Haunted Hotel
Begins West Fremont
Ends East Fremont
✓ Multiple photo stops
✓ Small Group (max 8 people)

✓ Historic Red Light District
Oldest hotels and casinos in Las Vegas
 Famous Rat Pack Hangouts
 First Mob run casinos
 1900 - 1950 Las Vegas
 Local recommendations
 Iconic Fremont Street Experience
Less-traveled areas of Fremont
 Hidden mirrors, secret rooms, underground tunnels, money laundering, vintage slot machines

X Transportation
X Cocktails

Detailed Tour Stops

1 - The Plaza Casino

We begin where it all started - the gateway to Fremont Street West, historic Vegas, old Vegas and the heart of downtown. Witness the bidding and development unfold of the first auction, see original photographs from that historic day, and hear how that infamous day kicked off the city. 

2 - The Main Street Station Casino

Discover a private collection of antiques from around the world as you walk into one of the most elegant casinos in downtown Las Vegas. You can visit a piece of the Berlin Wall, see some of the earliest slot machines ever made, and be transported back in time. Partake in the experience of what happened on a night in a high-end parlor home. 

3- The California 

Stand in the location of the very first nightclub in Las Vegas. Discover why it was once called the “Queen of the West” and the “Jewel of the Desert” as it comes to life through immersive storytelling of how it became the busiest brothel in the west and the origins of Las Vegas’s first historic cocktail.

4- The Circa

Step inside for one of the best Vegas photo memories out there. This is home to the largest sports book in the world, the longest bar in Nevada, home to 120 beer taps, and the newest jewel of Fremont Street, the first 'Strip' of Las Vegas called Glitter Gulch. and the site of Las Vegas’s last Prohibition-era speakeasy.

5- The Golden Gate Casino and Hotel 

A curated journey through the very first Vegas hotel: the original eye in the sky, one way mirrors, and many ‘firsts in Vegas’. See the first telephone, ledgers and gaming chips, discover how cheaters cheated and sample a drink from the Rat Pack Bar.

6- Vegas Vic, Fremont Street, Las Vegas 

Don't miss another iconic photo stop, the famous moving cowboy in the Guinness Book of World Records. There are many stories, one will have you laughing, another will likely leave you shocked. He used to wave and talk, we'll tell you why he doesn't anymore, and how he lost a few inches. Plus, learn the story of his infamous marriage to Vegas Vickie. 

7 - Binion's Gambling Hall

Watch history come alive inside one of Las Vegas’s most haunted hotels and casinos. See where mobsters once laundered money in secret rooms and walk over hidden tunnels beneath the gaming floor.

8- Haunted Hotel Apache

Explore Vegas' acclaimed haunted Hotel, and discover why it is another of many firsts in Las Vegas. Walk through secret walkways, discover where the mob laundered, tunnels, and more.

9 - The Mob Museum

Stand at the site of Las Vegas’s first courthouse and post office—where law and order took hold, and the Red Light District met its downfall. Discover the pivotal events that changed the city’s future forever.

10 - The El Cortez

Step inside one of Las Vegas’s original Mob hotels for a journey through time. Walk the “hallway of memories,” visit a hidden speakeasy barbershop, and explore one of the El Cortez’s iconic original 47 rooms—where the Mob era began.

11- Fremont Street Experience 

Make your Fremont Street experience unforgettable with a curated guide to all the secret spots and historic treasures. Don't miss the locals favorites - where to eat and drink, the hidden speakeasies, and tips for gaining access.

  • Must see Spots

  • Lesser-known Areas

  • Best Photo Ops