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Our “Listicle of the Week” features an introduction to downtown Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
We’ve slapped together a list of must-dos for the downtown newbie. Don’t look now, but here they are!<\/p>\n
10 Essential Things to Do in Downtown Las Vegas<\/h2>\n
1. Pizza Rock<\/a> But wait, there’s more! Here’s a bonus 10 things to do downtown, because we give until it hurts.<\/p>\n 11. Hogs & Heifers<\/a> 21. Banger Brewing<\/a> microbrewery tour With those 30 things to do, you’ll get a pretty good feel for what downtown Las Vegas is all about. At least it’ll be downtown the way we do it. We’d love to hear your ideas!<\/p>\n Also in the podcast, we’ve got an exclusive interview with the artist behind a new addition to The Park outside the Las Vegas Arena, Bliss Dance<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Bliss Dance sculpture was originally created by artist Marco Cochrane for the Burning Man Festival. Cochrane shares some of the history of the illuminated statue and what it took to refurbish the 40-foot statue for its unveiling at The Park<\/a>, a pedestrian mall between Monte Carlo and New York-New York.<\/p>\n We’ve got a metric ass-ton of Vegas news, of course, and a little “This Week in Las Vegas history.” Hint: Mandalay Bay opened March 2, 1999.<\/p>\n Thanks for ignoring your family and other responsibilities to take a listen.<\/p>\n <\/p>
\n2. Downtown Container Park<\/a>
\n3. Mob Museum<\/a>
\n4. Shark tank waterslide at Golden Nugget
\n5. Dancing dealers at The D
\n6. Slushy drinks on Fremont Street (especially daiquiris at La Bayou)
\n7. Burlesque Hall of Fame<\/a>
\n8. Neon Museum<\/a>
\n9. Photo op with Vegas Vic and Vegas Vickie
\n10. Main Street casino antiques and oddities<\/p>\n![\"Mob](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mob_museum_capone.jpg\")
10 Bonus Things to Do in Downtown Las Vegas<\/h2>\n
\n12. Craps (it’s just better downtown)
\n13. Restaurants: La Comida, Le Thai, Therapy<\/a>, Carson Kitchen<\/a>, Eat, Nacho Daddy<\/a>, Triple George Grill<\/a>, F. Pigalle<\/a>, Smashed Pig<\/a>, Stoned N Baked<\/a>
\n14. Blarney stone and Sigma Derby at The D
\n15. Pawn Plaza<\/a>, Gold and Silver Pawn Shop
\n16. Heart Attack Grill
\n17. World’s biggest functioning fire hydrant<\/a> (also the world’s biggest slot machine, world’s biggest pint glass and world’s biggest gift shop, Bonanza)
\n18. Historical placards on Fremont East
\n19. Deep Fried Oreos at Mermaids
\n20. Lappert’s Ice Cream<\/a> at The California<\/p>\n![\"Pawn](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pawn_plaza_preview1.jpg\")
10 Double Bonus Things to Do in Downtown Las Vegas<\/h2>\n
\n22. Antique slots at Main Street and Golden Gate
\n23. Former El Portal (first air-conditioned building in Las Vegas, now a native American craft store)
\n24. BBQ at Binion’s<\/a>
\n25. Oscar’s Beef * Booze * Broads Steakhouse at Plaza
\n26. Meet casino owner Derek Stevens<\/a> at Longbar
\n27. Fremont Street Experience light shows<\/a>
\n28. Play coin slots (El Cortez, Plaza, Fremont, Main Street, The Cal)
\n29. Gold Spike (host to The Real World: Go Big or Go Home<\/a>)
\n30. Glitter Gulch strip club<\/p>\n![\"Bliss](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/bliss_dance_the_park_las_vegas1.jpg\")