Guidebook for Las Vegas
Sightseeing
This is where I work and it's a very cool place to visit if you have any interest in healthcare. Our goal is to fundamentally transform the healthcare system and we host regular tours for the curious.
Turntable Health
701 E Bridger AveThis is where I work and it's a very cool place to visit if you have any interest in healthcare. Our goal is to fundamentally transform the healthcare system and we host regular tours for the curious.
More touristy than Fremont Street east of Las Vegas Blvd, but if you're visiting town you've got to see it. It's the "original" Strip, now a pedestrian plaza and the best people watching I've seen.
463 locals recommend
Fremont Street Experience
425 E Fremont StMore touristy than Fremont Street east of Las Vegas Blvd, but if you're visiting town you've got to see it. It's the "original" Strip, now a pedestrian plaza and the best people watching I've seen.
One of the oldest and most classic casinos in the city, worth poking your head in just to have a peek into the good old days.
22 locals recommend
Casino at the El Cortez Hotel
600 E Fremont StOne of the oldest and most classic casinos in the city, worth poking your head in just to have a peek into the good old days.
The campus for the online retail giant is a sight worth seeing and you can sign up for a tour right here: http://www.zapposinsights.com/tours
12 locals recommend
Zappos
400 Stewart AveThe campus for the online retail giant is a sight worth seeing and you can sign up for a tour right here: http://www.zapposinsights.com/tours
There is an incredible urban development effort going on in this neighborhood, and you can sign up for a tour here: http://downtownproject.com/downtown-tours/
50 locals recommend
The Griffin
511 E Fremont StThere is an incredible urban development effort going on in this neighborhood, and you can sign up for a tour here: http://downtownproject.com/downtown-tours/
Shopping
A mix of play area, restaurants, bars, stores, shows and a fire-breathing mantis, but you've just got to visit to see how cool it is. Learn more here: http://downtowncontainerpark.com/
299 locals recommend
Downtown Container Park
707 E Fremont StA mix of play area, restaurants, bars, stores, shows and a fire-breathing mantis, but you've just got to visit to see how cool it is. Learn more here: http://downtowncontainerpark.com/
Food Scene
Our local coffee shop that was one of the first stores to open Downtown. When I first moved here it was where EVERYONE gathered, and it's still a hub of activity today.
24 locals recommend
The Beat Coffeehouse & Records
520 E Fremont StOur local coffee shop that was one of the first stores to open Downtown. When I first moved here it was where EVERYONE gathered, and it's still a hub of activity today.
This was the first small business Downtown that Tony Hsieh invested in and it's been a tremendous success. Their breakfast and lunches get universal high praise and I'd highly recommend trying them.
75 locals recommend
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707 E Carson AveThis was the first small business Downtown that Tony Hsieh invested in and it's been a tremendous success. Their breakfast and lunches get universal high praise and I'd highly recommend trying them.
The best Thai food in the area, also a local favorite and hip Downtown spot.
73 locals recommend
Le Thai
523 E Fremont StThe best Thai food in the area, also a local favorite and hip Downtown spot.
This brand new cafe, theater, magazine shop and bar(s) is a sight worth seeing. Learn more about the cool events going on there here: https://www.facebook.com/inspirelv
19 locals recommend
Inspire Nightclub
107 S Las Vegas BlvdThis brand new cafe, theater, magazine shop and bar(s) is a sight worth seeing. Learn more about the cool events going on there here: https://www.facebook.com/inspirelv
One of my favorite restaurants Downtown, it's great Mexican food right inside the entrance of the Container Park.
20 locals recommend
Pinches Tacos
707 E Fremont StOne of my favorite restaurants Downtown, it's great Mexican food right inside the entrance of the Container Park.
Arts & Culture
In the same building as the Beat Coffeehouse are a series of unique galleries from local artists that together create Emergency Arts.
13 locals recommend
Emergency Arts
520 E Fremont StIn the same building as the Beat Coffeehouse are a series of unique galleries from local artists that together create Emergency Arts.
Drinks & Nightlife
Gold Spike is a mix of bar, restaurant, play area, concert hall, and event space that is one of the most highly acclaimed and talked about spaces Downtown. Includes an ice rink & fire pits in back!
88 locals recommend
Gold Spike
217 Las Vegas Blvd NGold Spike is a mix of bar, restaurant, play area, concert hall, and event space that is one of the most highly acclaimed and talked about spaces Downtown. Includes an ice rink & fire pits in back!
People tend to say this bar reminds them of Harry Potter, and I think in the best possible ways. It's fully equipped with curved stone walls and fireplaces throughout.
50 locals recommend
The Griffin
511 E Fremont StPeople tend to say this bar reminds them of Harry Potter, and I think in the best possible ways. It's fully equipped with curved stone walls and fireplaces throughout.
A very cool Downtown bar and local favorite, just be sure to push in on the bronze door to get in (you'll see, this confuses lots of people).
51 locals recommend
Downtown Cocktail Room
111 S Las Vegas BlvdA very cool Downtown bar and local favorite, just be sure to push in on the bronze door to get in (you'll see, this confuses lots of people).
Everything Else
If you are looking to catch a bus to the airport, the Strip or elsewhere, this is the hub of where you'll find pretty much any public transit in town.
BTC Bay #1 (E) station
101 E Bonneville AveIf you are looking to catch a bus to the airport, the Strip or elsewhere, this is the hub of where you'll find pretty much any public transit in town.
This arts high school across the street from my room and is an architectural and academic beauty. If there's a show going on while you're here you ought to go: http://lvacademytheatre.org/
7 locals recommend
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Performing Arts Center
315 S 7th StThis arts high school across the street from my room and is an architectural and academic beauty. If there's a show going on while you're here you ought to go: http://lvacademytheatre.org/