Las Vegas Tours

Historic RED LIGHT District LAS VEGAS

Discover the Vegas that was almost lost forever

Step into the shadows of Las Vegas’ Red Light District, where the city’s most notorious legends—madams, mob bosses, and casino moguls—shaped the neon oasis we know today.

The Underworld more than Influenced Downtown. Its how the city was built. The Red Light District and early Fremont Street casinos were hotspots where mobsters, madams, and moguls’ interests overlapped, controlling vice rackets—bootlegging, gambling, and prostitution—often by paying for the alliances of local officials, allowing Vice to flourish, and Las Vegas’ reputation became a city where “anything goes”

As we visit the oldest hotels and gaming halls—where ladies of the night met with patrons and mobsters ran the show—you’ll hear stories of:

• Hidden rooms filled with money where deals went down and was shuffled out through tunnels

• Why thousands of men came to the city overnight

• Showgirls, burlesque stars, and real-life drama

Why Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction

Las Vegas’ Red Light District is the birthplace of the city’s spirit. Here, madams defied national bans, mob bosses built empires, and casino visionaries used vice to build the same city streets we walk down today. Their legacies live on in every casino and through every alley, making this tour a journey into the heart of the real Sin City.

Experience the untold stories of the madams, mobsters, and moguls who made Las Vegas legendary—where fact is wilder than fiction, and every corner and room we visit holds a secret you'll be retelling again.

Explore the Uncensored Side of Vegas The Historic Red Light District

  • Experience History

    Visit unique and stops that shaped sin city with captivating stories, rare interviews, original photos, & augmented reality video.

  • Discover Fremont

    From glamorous landmarks to hidden treasures, each stop on our tour offers a unique glimpse into the city's storied past.

  • Vegas with a Local

    Get the insiders scoop on our favorite places to dine, drink and visit, lounges with no cover charge, cool places you don't want to miss.

Hustle down ‘the line’ and into the back alleys of the historic Red Light District where ladies of the night beckoned from their brothels. Our tours give you a glimpse of a day in the life of a madam, client, prostitute, sheriff, and merchant, blending historical Las Vegas with modern. Experience Las Vegas’ dazzling debauchery and re-live the making of Sin City.

Red Light District Tour Options

  • Self-Guided Audio App

    This Self-Guided Audio Tour of Vegas' Red Light District takes you all the way into the underbelly of Sin City, with the Las Vegas Madam narrating the way. If you are enjoy deeper stories of the wild west, gritty, raw and real accounts of the prostitutes, auctions and such - this is for you.

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  • Daytime Walking Tour

    Guided Tour in person. Walk with us through the lesser-known alleys and iconic favorites in downtown Las Vegas. We'll take you right to the places where alcohol was stashed during prohibition, the rat pack snuck in through back doors, and the mob buried their people in crypts under casinos.

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  • Nighttime Immersive Sin City Soiree

    Go deepr into Vegas' shadowy past, and experience up close what the cribs, parlors and alleys were like. Walk into the closet of the hotel room in the city, down hidden alleys of mob hotels, and watch intimate burlesque in a private suite. You'll sample historic cocktails, take home an engraved flask, and see more than you knew was here.

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Q&A

  • If you're curious about the social history of Las Vegas brothels in the 1910's- 40's, you're in the right place. Many of the madams were successful businesswomen, selling an ever popular product - sex - by 1940s, through the Jazz Age, Prohibition, and the Depression.

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