The Mob Walking Tour in Downtown Las Vegas with Mob Museum | La Vacanza Travel

The Mob Walking Tour in Downtown Las Vegas with Mob Museum

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Destination: United States, Nevada, Las Vegas
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  • 3 hours 30 minutes
  • Las Vegas
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Las Vegas was molded into a neon entertainment capital through Mobsters. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, Meyer Lansky, "Irish" Kelly Green, Tony "The Hat" Cornero, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Lester "Benny" Binion and others. These men were driving forces as casino gambling became an institution in the Mojave Desert.

HEAR THE STORIES OTHERS NEVER HEAR
Las Vegas was not made by casinos, but by men and women, ranchers and mobsters, headliners and lounge lizards, sharps and squares. Their stories will dazzle you.

Your guide is a retired history teacher, travel writer and expert tour guide who loves Las Vegas and all of the wonders surrounding this beautiful city - Named the Best Local Tour Guide in the Las Vegas Guide 2023!

This tour begins with a guided tour of gangster-tied casinos in the Las Vegas Downtown area, including the El Cortez, Binion's and Golden Nugget. It then ends with entrance into the Mob Museum.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5615

We will meet and discuss the first entry of mobsters and gangsters into the Las Vegas scene.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Casino at the El Cortez Hotel, 600 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5614

Old Time Casino once owned by mobster Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegal. Stories of Mobbed-up Sin City.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Fremont East District, Las Vegas Blvd and Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101

Historical neon signs and a trendy mix of clubs, brew pubs and restaurants.

Stop At: Fremont Street Experience, 425 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5620

Enjoy the exciting Fremont Street Experience - with its pulsing music, tourist shopping and iconic street entertainers.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, 128 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5604

See a casino still with much of the same design as a 1930s Las vegas Casino -

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Golden Nugget Casino, 129 Fremont St Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5603

Built by "The Captain" Guy McPhee, The Golden Nugget went from the biggest gambling house in Las Vegas to a five-star resort and was the shining star of the "connected" Downtown Vegas gambling scene.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Casino at the Golden Gate Hotel, 1 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101-5601

Still looking like a 1950's casino - we explore where Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin and Marilyn Monroe gamed and played.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89101-2956

Explore the remarkable stories of how organized crime developed in the USA and in Las Vegas. Hear the stories of how a railroad stop in the desert embraced bootlegging and gambling. How prohibition made gangsters famous, and infamous. See the bullet riddled brick wall from the Valentine's Day Massacre.

Explore how Las Vegas casinos became a gangster money making machine. Experience the bloody wars between gangsters and G-Men. See how Hollywood embraced the mob, and how law enforcement, organized crime, and Las Vegas have changed over the past decades.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Entry/Admission - The Mob Museum

Exclusions
  • Private transportation
  • Tips and gratuities.

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Stroller accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Downtown Container Park, 707 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA


Return Details

The Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours 30 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Patrick_S

13 Apr, 2024

Tour guide Richard's very knowledgeable commentary on all the historical aspects of Las Vegas that we saw.

Vern_S

04 Apr, 2024

Awesome guide and experience! We learned a lot and laughed a lot! Saw things that were tucked away in inconspicuous spots. Well worth your time!!

559markq

15 Mar, 2024

This wonderful, intriguing, and captivating tour is somewhat mislabeled. Yes, it is a Mob tour, and our guide, Richard, was a font of information about the Mob’s role in building and running Vegas. I can tell a poseur on such topics from the start of any kind of tour or presentation, and Richard is by no means such a poseur; I learned a great deal from him on a topic with which I have a not inconsiderable degree of familiarity. But the tour transcends Mob history to cover virtually the entire history of Vegas, from its start as a Native American settlement to its current indescribable, for good or for ill, status as the entertainment capital of the world. The Mob, of course, is inextricably woven into that history, but there is, believe it or not, much about Vegas that transcends the enterprising young businessmen from the east who built it, and Richard is intimately, and intriguingly, familiar with it all. We spent three and a half hours with Richard on a somewhat inhospitable day weather-wise, but it seemed like we were with him for only about an hour or so. The man’s knowledge is encyclopedic and is matched by his sense of humor and his abundantly apparent love for the city he calls home. Our tour ended at the Mob Museum, of which Richard is a member, and we enjoyed the Museum and would highly recommend it. However, after sharing all that time with Richard and learning so much from the man, the Museum, as great as it was, paled in comparison. One more note…. Though the tour included plenty of information about the Strip, it was, obviously, heavily tilted toward downtown, which made it, in this history buff’s estimation, especially intriguing. The Strip is largely plastic and sanitized; downtown is the “real” Vegas, and nobody knows downtown like Richard.

Robyn_M

11 Mar, 2024

Learned a lot about the history of Las Vegas as well as the mob connections. Very informative. The downtown area/Fremont is such a fun area and it was nice to explore the city outside of the strip. The Mob Museum was a great addition (included with your booking) to end the tour and reinforce many of the things we learned along the tour. Our tour guide, Richard, was knowledgeable and very passionate about sharing his knowledge.

Thomas_V

05 Mar, 2024

Richard was a great tour guide that brought a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm and really gave a great "behind the scenes" look at how Vegas started and the mob connections. It was cool to go into some of the original casinos.

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Mob tour was a hit!

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I would highly recommend this tour; great value with amazing stories.

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