United States NevadaByAndrea Bennett Andrea Bennett Andrea Bennett is TripSavvy's Las Vegas expert. She's been writing for the site since 2020.TripSavvy'seditorial guidelinesPublished on 02/04/21Fremont Street ExperienceAddressFremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USAGet directionsPhone+1 702-678-5600WebVisit websiteYou might think of Las Vegas as the slick theme park of The Strip, with its dancing fountains, giant laser beam-topped pyramid, erupting volcano, super-high production shows, and celebrity chefs, but long before Las Vegas Boulevard was a thing, there was Fremont Street.The six blocks that run east between Las Vegas Boulevard and 8th Street north of the Las Vegas Strip have become a wild, pedestrian-friendly zone with flair bartenders, live music, and wacky street performers, but in 1925, it was in fact the first paved road in Las Vegas—and the location for the city’s first traffic light. As the city’s first casinos sprang up all along Fremont Street, it became known as “Glitter...
