My 8 Favorite Experiences On Fremont Street In Las Vegas

After Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, the first casinos in Las Vegas proliferated along Fremont Street in the city’s downtown region. Then came the end of World War II, and new mega-hotels with glitzy casinos and top-flight entertainment cropped up along Las Vegas Boulevard a few miles away. The Strip, as that corridor is commonly known, soon dominated as a tourist destination.Fremont Street, however, never completely lost its allure. Recent development and a gazillion new glittery lights infuse the area with serious razzle-dazzle.Downtown Las Vegas is about 4 miles northeast of the four-mile Strip’s midpoint on Las Vegas Boulevard. Most of the buzz circulates along Fremont Street, with the canopied experience situated between Main and Fourth streets.I hadn’t traveled to Las Vegas in several years and certainly not since COVID-19 pivoted our lives. I had always thought of Fremont Street as a vintage, somewhat time-worn, gambling district preserved in a proud past.A recent media trip...