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Golden Nugget Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

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Golden Nugget Las Vegas

Play at a downtown casino on the Fremont Street Experience that dates to 1946 and has a pool slide through a shark tank.

129 Fremont St · Las Vegas, NV

About Golden Nugget Las Vegas

The Golden Nugget was built in 1946, making it one of the oldest casinos in Las Vegas, and is owned and operated by Landry's. It sits on the Fremont Street Experience and has 2,419 hotel rooms. The $30 million three-level pool area includes an enclosed slide that passes through a tank with full-grown sharks. Guests must be 21 or older to gamble.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Golden Nugget Las Vegas, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Nightlife
    History Buff

    Golden Gate Hotel & Casino

    No admission fee

    Step into the oldest hotel on Fremont Street, a 1906 landmark whose casino now runs all-electronic table games.

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  • Sightseeing
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    Fremont Street Experience

    No admission fee

    A five-block pedestrian canopy downtown lights up with a free nightly LED sound-and-light show.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Nightlife
    History Buff

    Four Queens

    No admission fee

    Play blackjack and slots at a 1966 Fremont Street casino, then book dinner at Hugo's Cellar downstairs.

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  • Nightlife
    History Buff

    Binion's Gambling Hall

    No admission fee

    Gamble where the World Series of Poker began in 1970 and pose with the Million Dollar Display on Fremont Street.

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  • Tours
    History Buff

    Las Vegas Guided Tours

    $25–$50

    Guided history walking tours of downtown Las Vegas and Fremont Street, including the old Red Light District.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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  • Museums
    History Buff

    The Mob Museum

    $25–$50

    A restored 1933 federal courthouse turned deep-dive into Las Vegas's organized crime history.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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