Golden Nugget

The Golden Nugget, in Las Vegas

The Golden Nugget, the 'gold nugget', is one of the oldest and most prestigious casinos of Las Vegas, opened in 1946 on Fremont Street. The Las Vegas audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this establishment with a gold rush theme, that took off under Steve Wynn, famous for its shark aquarium and its giant nugget.

The gold nugget of Fremont Street

Here stands the entrance of the Golden Nugget, one of the oldest casinos of Las Vegas. Its name, that you literally translate as gold nugget, sets the tone. It opened on 30 August 1946, at a time when Fremont Street was the absolute centre of gambling in the town, well before the rise of the Strip. Its theme, inspired by the gold rush that marked the American West, perfectly reflects the pioneer spirit and the promise of fortune that shaped Las Vegas. In the 1970s, the establishment entered a new dimension when Steve Wynn, who would become one of the greatest builders of the town, became its majority owner: he transformed it into a refined luxury resort, raising Downtown to an unprecedented level of prestige. The Golden Nugget keeps several spectacular particularities: it shelters a pool surrounded by an immense aquarium peopled with sharks, that the bathers can rub shoulders with by sliding on a slide that crosses the basin, as well as a real gold nugget among the largest ever discovered, exhibited to the public. With its elegant casino, its restaurants and its hotel towers, it remains one of the flagships of old Las Vegas. A legendary hotel-casino and a jewel of Downtown, the Golden Nugget is a fine stop of the discovery of Las Vegas.

What to see

Here you discover one of the oldest casinos of Las Vegas, opened in 1946 on Fremont Street, with a gold rush theme; transformed into a luxury resort by Steve Wynn in the 1970s, it shelters a pool surrounded by a shark aquarium crossed by a slide and a real gold nugget among the largest ever discovered. The Golden Nugget is a jewel of Downtown Las Vegas. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Golden Nugget lies on Fremont Street, in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas, reachable on foot. It is a hotel-casino in activity, open continuously, whose access to the casino is reserved for adults; pool, aquarium and restaurants follow their own conditions of access. You discover it during a walk in Downtown.

What is particular about the Golden Nugget of Las Vegas?

Opened in 1946 on Fremont Street, with a gold rush theme, it is one of the oldest casinos of the town; transformed into a luxury resort by Steve Wynn in the 1970s, it shelters a pool surrounded by a shark aquarium crossed by a slide, as well as a real gold nugget among the largest ever discovered.

Where is the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas?

On Fremont Street, in the heart of Downtown Las Vegas, in the United States.