Best Bars on Fremont: Happy Hour and Hidden Gems
Best Bars on Fremont: Happy Hour and Hidden Gems
Discover the best local bars in the Fremont Street district and enjoy some of the best cocktails in Vegas. Your sightseeing happy hour tour will take you through the back alleys and hidden gems of downtown. On your way to each bar, you will experience the most historic Vegas casinos, vintage neon signs, and Viva Vision – the worlds largest big screen!
Between drinks, your guide will explain the fascinating, unique, and strange history of Las Vegas. You will also get tips on more of the best places to drink, eat, and party on Fremont Street.
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Sand Dollar Lounge
Your Fremont Happy Hour adventure will start in front of the Plaza Hotel & Casino. This spot is the birthplace of Las Vegas and from there your guide will take you to one of the most enduring live music clubs in the city. Once inside, you will be treated to a choice of cocktail or beer. While enjoying your drink, your guide will share Vegas stories from the city’s origin to mid-century Mob rule to what’s happening now.
30 minutesFremont Street Experience
After finishing your first cocktail, your guide will lead you on an enlightening tour of the Fremont Street Experience. Along the way you will pass by Block 16, which was the original red light district, gambling, and designated bar area in early Las Vegas. You will sightsee through the newest and oldest casinos on Fremont Street and view attractions such as the worlds largest sports book, the neon cowgirl Vegas Vickie and her counterpart Vegas Vic, a shark aquarium inside a swimming pool, and the worlds largest big screen – Viva Vision!
30 minutesDowntown Cocktail Room
By this time, you will be ready for your next cocktail and your guide will take you through the back alleys of Fremont to the longest running craft cocktail bar in the neighborhood. Here you will get your choice of one of their signature drinks in an upscale, intimate, and secretive environment.
40 minutesCasino at the El Cortez Hotel
From there we will head to one of the oldest casinos in Las Vegas – El Cortez. This casino is on the National Register of Historic places and will be forever tied to its former owners, the notorious Murder Inc. mobsters Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky. Within the walls of the El Cortez, you will feel the history of old school Vegas and you will be treated to a beer at the vintage inspired Parlour Bar.
20 minutesDowntown Container Park
With your drink in hand, your guide will then take you across the street to conclude your tour at one of the newer developments on Fremont Street – Downtown Container Park. This 20,000 square foot outdoor shopping mall and entertainment complex built using repurposed shipping containers is the perfect ending to your happy hour adventure. Before departing, your guide will be able to give you even more recommendations for places to drink, eat, and party in Las Vegas.
30 minutesIncluded
- Alcoholic Beverages - 3 drinks (2 cocktails, 1 beer)
Not Included
- Tips for your guide
Good to Know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- 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 experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.