Fremont Street was the heart of Las Vegas. It is where the first casinos and their neon signs were originally located in the early 1900s. The historic Golden Gate Hotel has been at the corner of Fremont and Main Street since 1906! Downtown Las Vegas is where you will find the amazing light and sound shows of the Fremont Street Experience.
The main attractions are the shows at the Fremont Street Experience, the dozens of shops and more than 60 restaurants. Over 17 million visitors come to Vegas to see the $70 million dollar Fremont Street Experience every year!
The Fremont Street Experience is a seven-block open-air pedestrian promenade with live entertainment and a four-block long canopy that is 90-foot high and features the Viva Vision Screen with 12.5 million dazzling lights and 550,000 watts of booming sound that is an awe-inspiring must see free show that occurs from 7pm to 12am nightly.
Special Events at Fremont Street
There are ten different casinos on Fremont Street with 10,000 slots. 60 restaurants, bars and lounges, art gallery, specialty retail shops, and live band performance outside nightly. This is a must-see attraction when you visit Las Vegas.
Tourists visit Fremont Street in Las Vegas to see free live entertainment, to play at a group of casinos that are close together and to experience the Viva Vision light show. New shows are created every year with around 15 shows available to display at any given time.