Fremont Street Experience

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Downtown
Westernmost 5 Blocks Of Fremont, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101(702) 678 5777

Description: This once-historical Las Vegas street is now a wildly popular pedestrian mall and a must-see for most Vegas visitors. The shopping here is good – as are the free concerts on the stretch’s two sound stages – but the main ...Read More

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Sightseeing, Theaters and Movies, Shopping, Theme Parks
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24 hrs, light shows start at dusk and continue every hour on the hour Close
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Lights, Lights, Lights!

by dkm1981

Blackburn, England, United Kingdom

April 7, 2012

Best of IgoUgo The Freemont Street Experience was one of my favourite things about Las Vegas. I love Las Vegas, I love the lights, the brashness and the newness of the place that comes in massive proportions. But Fremont Street is old style Las Vegas – how it used ...Read more

From journal Viva Las Vegas

Fun and funky

by jremanuel

Guilford, Connecticut

January 8, 2011

This is a piece of old Las Vegas that is a great compare/contrast to the Strip. Light shop is fun & funky and the Golden Nugget has been updated nicely! A must see, but briefly!

Superb !!!

by Debra Redmond

Edmonton, Alberta

October 3, 2009

For 10 years of Vegas Trips we always stayed on the Strip....but decided to stay Downtown this trip. Stayed at the Golden Nugget...excelllent choice...The Shark tank Pool and slide was amazing. Great tanning areas and A Must to try The Spa.Enjoy ...Read more

The Experience

by HDRyders

In, New York

May 15, 2009

Starting at 8pm nightly the lights go out in the strip and the canopy above the street come alive. At the top of the hour a short show can be viewed on the canopy that covers the street of the "Old Strip" There are 5-6 different themed productions ...Read more

Free Live Bands (and more) on Fremont St.

by Fremont Street

las vegas, Nevada

August 19, 2008

On a budget? Blow all of your cash at the Blackjack table? Looking for something to do? I highly recommend the free live bands on Fremont St. The bands and genres change most days of the week, the talent is there (as well as the Vegas showmanship) ...Read more

Best Place to Gamble: Freemont Street

by Carmen

Cary, North Carolina

May 5, 2008

Best of IgoUgo Walk down the Strip, and if you can find a table game with less than a $15 minimum bet, play it immediately, because you’re the luckiest person on the planet at that moment. If you’d like to play longer on less money, take a $20 taxi ride down to ...Read more

From journal Best of Vegas: Trip 6

Freemont Street

by Sask99

Melville, Saskatchewan

December 10, 2007

You can spend hours for free at Freemont street. The star attraction of Freemont street is the 4 block long overhead video screens that have different shows. The shows start at 6PM (in the winter anyways) and are seen every hour on the hour until ...Read more

From journal Fun Times in Las Vegas

Fremont Street Experience

by npgarg

Surprise, Arizona

January 31, 2007

Best of IgoUgo A nice little area in the old downtown Vegas. But has its only appeal and a necessary place to visit for first timers to Vegas. Fremont street is actually a walkway area that is home to one of the biggest light shows canopies in the US and stretches ...Read more

From journal Las Vegas

Freemont Street Experience

by mightywease

Carshalton, United Kingdom

January 28, 2007

Best of IgoUgo Before I went to Vegas this picture was what I thought it was all about: neon, flashy, and a bit kitsch. Nothing wrong with that and, of course, there is still that aspect to the city, particularly downtown. Downtown, in Glitter Gulch, is home to ...Read more Before I went to Vegas this picture was what I thought it was all about: neon, flashy, and a bit kitsch. Nothing wrong with that and, of course, there is still that aspect to the city, particularly downtown.

Downtown, in Glitter Gulch, is home to the Vegas Vic sign, an iconic image of Las Vegas, and also the flashing lights of illuminated casino fronts and signs. This is where the first casinos opened and where you’ll find recognisable names such as the Golden Nugget and the Lady Luck.

The area fell into decline during the 1980s and early 1990s as hotel/casino building was concentrated on the Strip; however, since the mid-1990s and the establishment of the Freemont Street Experience in 1995, the Downtown area and Glitter Gulch began to revitalise. Now, especially at night, the area is buzzing with people, entertainers and, of course, neon.

In 1995 Freemont St. was converted into a pedestrian area and covered with a 90-foot-tall "ceiling" of over two million lights. Underneath this you’ll find casinos glittering with neon, stalls selling jewellery and other items, entertainers, rock bands, souvenir shops and, in general, a party-time atmosphere.

Visit at night—when the entertainers are about and the neon is shining—and you’ll also see the sound and light extravaganza. This happens hourly from about 8pm; the casinos and stores turn off their bulbs and the whole of Freemont St. is instead lit up by the two million or so lights of the "ceiling/screen" above your head. On the "ceiling" are a myriad of images on a variety of themes, i.e. Las Vegas Legends or Heartbeat of a Planet.

To be honest I can’t remember any specific images from our visit, (although I seem to remember there may have been an underwater sequence) just the feel of the whole show which held people captivated with its colour and, like a kaleidoscope, its changing shapes. What I do remember though was how bright it was, both during the show and also when all the neon signs are lit. Like daylight rather than night.

There are plenty of places to eat and drink (we went for the Friday Seafood Buffet at the Golden Nugget. Delicious!), casinos if you want another turn of the roulette wheel or spin of the slot machines, and any number of souvenir shops for those poker chip chocolates or fridge magnets. The Freemont Experience is a fab one. Close

From journal Viva Las Vegas!

Fremont Street Experience

by ttrllvr

Bentonville, Arkansas

January 19, 2007

The Fremont Street Experience is definitely something not to be missed. Besides seeing the infamous neon cowboy and girl, you also get a taste of some of the more seedier part of Vegas. The part that is reminiscent of the Sin City of ...Read more

From journal Viva Las Vegas

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