Downtown Las Vegas

Downtown Las Vegas is a quirky alternative to the Las Vegas Strip, with good gambling, a grittier vibe and a diverse collection of restaurants, bars and casinos.

SlotZilla Zipline Ride Downtown Gets Its First Showgirl

SlotZilla Zipline Ride Downtown Gets Its First Showgirl

Downtown's new zipline ride, SlotZilla, is making serious headway. How do we know? It finally got a showgirl. SlotZilla is...
At the Corner of Seedy and Charming: Fun City’s Pink Motel

At the Corner of Seedy and Charming: Fun City’s Pink Motel

Sometimes, when you're in Las Vegas, you just want to try something new. Something offbeat. Something where you might end...
News and Cleavage from the Golden Gate and Downtown

News and Cleavage from the Golden Gate and Downtown

There's never a dull moment in downtown Las Vegas! The Golden Gate has dropped the construction wall around its new...
You Decide: Showgirl Sexy or Showgirl Awkward?

You Decide: Showgirl Sexy or Showgirl Awkward?

Sometimes, Las Vegas presents us with situations that inspire mixed feelings. This would be a case of that. Super sexy,...
Behind-the-Scenes of Syfy’s New Series, “Naked Vegas”

Behind-the-Scenes of Syfy’s New Series, “Naked Vegas”

Syfy, the cable channel that brought us "Sharknado," will soon debut a series focusing on two of our favorite things,...
The Downtown Restaurant That Used to Be a Hotel Pool

The Downtown Restaurant That Used to Be a Hotel Pool

Oscar's Steakhouse, at downtown's Plaza hotel, not only bears the name of one of Sin City's most distinctive personalities, it...
A First Look Inside Downtown’s New Pizza Rock Restaurant

A First Look Inside Downtown’s New Pizza Rock Restaurant

One of the new Las Vegas restaurants we're most looking forward to opening is Pizza Rock, soon to be a...
Golden Gate Opens New Entrance, Drunks Ruin It

Golden Gate Opens New Entrance, Drunks Ruin It

There we were, all excited about the new entrance at the Golden Gate, downtown. Why were we excited about a...
Third Street at Downtown Grand Closes Temporarily

Third Street at Downtown Grand Closes Temporarily

The street at Downtown Grand, the one that runs in front of Mob Bar, Triple George and Hogs & Heifers...
Park on Fremont Serves Up 100 Beers and Whimsy

Park on Fremont Serves Up 100 Beers and Whimsy

Venture a few feet from the Fremont Street Experience, downtown, and you'll stumble into Park on Fremont, a quirky gastropub...
The Las Vegas Neon Museum is a Must-See Time Machine

The Las Vegas Neon Museum is a Must-See Time Machine

There are essential Vegas things and optional Vegas things. The Neon Museum is an absolute essential. This incredible collection of...
Hogs & Heifers Biker Bar Has Rules You Need to Know

Hogs & Heifers Biker Bar Has Rules You Need to Know

Thinking about a visit to the colorful Hogs & Heifers biker bar, downtown? Then you'd better know the rules. We'd...
Today’s Intallment of “Don’t Be That Guy”

Today’s Intallment of “Don’t Be That Guy”

Seriously. Drunk is fine, it's Vegas. Fall-down drunk, not so much. Oh, and don't be the guy who laughs at...
Mob-Con Convention Hosts Made Men and Lawmen

Mob-Con Convention Hosts Made Men and Lawmen

Said to be the first of its kind, the Mob-Con convention will bring together former mobsters and law enforcement agents...

Recent Stories in Downtown Las Vegas

Exclusive: Five Guys is Coming to Downtown’s Plaza Casino

Exclusive: Five Guys is Coming to Downtown’s Plaza Casino

Lip Smacking Foodie Tours Launches Arts District Craft Cocktail Crawl

Lip Smacking Foodie Tours Launches Arts District Craft Cocktail Crawl

Hogs & Heifers Opens at Plaza, Brash and Bawdy as Ever

Hogs & Heifers Opens at Plaza, Brash and Bawdy as Ever