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Occasionally, I’ll ask people if they’ve been to Fremont Street in Las Vegas, and their reaction is often a blank stare. Where? Fremont Street, I’ll tell them. I’ll ask them, when you go to Las Vegas, what do you do, where do you stay? Invariably, the answer is the Vegas seen in television commercials and billboards. The Strip, or Las Vegas Boulevard, is the focus of most tourists to the city. In fact, it’s a good bet that if someone says they’ve been to Vegas, they’ve really only been to the Strip, jumping into a cab or van from McCarran International Airport and on over to any number of fantastic buildings shaped like giant pyramids or the New York skyline, without giving any thought about what lies a few miles to the north. While a great deal of action is located among these mega-hotels and casinos, there’s even more entertainment, gambling, and dining and hotels to be explored at the site where the city was actually founded in 1905, along Fremont Street and Main.

If you want to branch out and find a hotel in North Las Vegas, it’s easy to do by going to http://www.hotelnorthlasvegas.com . You’ll find a broad selection of hotels, both on the Strip and in North Las Vegas, so look around until you find a place that’s right for you. Because this is an older part of town, it reflects older Las Vegas tradition. It offers good, cheap food and gambling with fairly loose slots. There are a few unusual entertainment options, you won’t find to the south, too — such as the Fremont Street Experience , which happens at night, when a five block long canopy of lights displays images and music. You may also wish to check out the Neon Museum In May, there will be a new addition at Neonopolis, where the revived Star Trek: The Experience will find a home. It’s an addition that might just increase the public’s awareness of North Las Vegas.