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Welcome to the Downtown Insider blog, your source for the latest from Fremont Street Experience and downtown Las Vegas.

How Safe Is Fremont Street at Night?
Never been to downtown Las Vegas? It might be on your list of things to check out the next time you’re in town. Fremont Street is always a good time with our iconic Viva Vision light shows, Slotzilla Zipline, fun-filled downtown casinos, live music, dancing dealers, flair bartenders and so much more. However, you may…

Getting Around Downtown Las Vegas
Exploring downtown Las Vegas is something that everyone should experience when they are visiting Sin City. Downtown Las Vegas is the heart of the city and where all the fun originally started. There are so many thrilling and unique experiences to be found in the downtown area that you simply won’t find anywhere else in…

How to Get From the Las Vegas Airport to Fremont Street and Downtown
Transportation costs can eat up part of your Las Vegas budget, so it’s important to keep an eye out for deals. This one’s hard to beat!

11 Great Places to Sit and People-Watch at Fremont Street Experience
Typically, Fremont Street Experience isn’t for sitting. There’s a reason it’s called a “pedestrian mall” and not a “taking a load off mall.” Still, there are some great spots along Fremont Street Experience to sit, relax and people-watch. Let’s start at one end of Fremont Street Experience, the west end, and work our way toward…

Check Out the 10 Newest Developments in Downtown Las Vegas
If you haven’t been to downtown Las Vegas in a while, it’s definitely time to take another look! The last decade has been marked by heavy initiatives to expand and improve the area. Backed by innovators, businesses and local entrepreneurs, downtown Las Vegas has become a buzzing mecca of new and significant developments that continue…

10 Places to Satisfy Your “Drunchies” in Downtown Las Vegas
If you need sustenance after a long night of carousing, we’re rounding up the 10 best places to satisfy your “drunchies” on Fremont Street.

Five Places to Satisfy Your Doughnut Cravings in Downtown Las Vegas
Sometimes, cravings just hit you. Often, those cravings involve pastries, specifically doughnuts. Given that National Doughnut Day (or National Donut Day, if you prefer your spelling more free-wheeling) is the first Friday of June each year, we thought it high time to assess our doughnut options in and around Fremont Street Experience. Here’s what we…

10 Great Casino Restaurants in Downtown Las Vegas for Solo Dining
Las Vegas can be a blast with friends, but sometimes you just want to fly solo. It’s fun to venture out on your own, setting your own schedule and having the flexibility to change them up on a whim. Dining, though, can sometimes be tricky when you’re alone. The stigma of solo dining is still…

10 Hottest Lunch Spots to Try in Downtown Las Vegas
If you’ve got a hankering for delicious food while in Sin City, here are the 10 hottest lunch spots to try in downtown Las Vegas.

11 Best Happy Hours in Downtown Las Vegas
There’s no denying it, happy hours are at their happiest when they’re in Las Vegas! With a proper happy hour, you get to have great food and stiff drinks while getting the most out of your money, and maybe even have a little left over for gambling. If you’re planning to head out for some…

10 Mouth-Watering Downtown Treats Dangerously Close to Being Health Food
There are lots of delicious diversions along Fremont Street, but some of our favorites can be found at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, inside Fremont Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. The tucked-away shop is brimming with chocolate, of course, but the real surprises are in the store’s diverse selection of candy and caramel apples. Apples, of…

Eight Tips for Downtown Las Vegas Newbies
There’s a first time for everything, but that doesn’t mean you need to feel like a total newbie! If you’re visiting downtown Las Vegas, here’s your first piece of insider information: No, you’re not just seeing things and, yes, that really did just happen. Aside from that, here are eight tips to keep in mind…