Discover the hidden side of Las Vegas on a guided walking tour with a local historian. Learn about the city's history, stroll past iconic landmarks, and hear about its origins as a desert oasis.

Join author and historian Jim Rossi on a walking tour of the Las Vegas Strip. Discover the hidden side of Vegas, from its origins as a desert oasis to a Mob-controlled gambling mecca, and finally to the 21st-century City of Entertainment envisioned by casino magnates Steve Wynn and Kirk Kerkorian.  Start from Fontainebleau, Wynn, or the Encore at the north end of the Vegas Strip, and stroll south past the Wynn and Encore, the new Hard Rock Hotel, the Venetian, Caesars Palace, Cosmopolitan, and end at the Bellagio Fountains.  Learn about the history of these iconic properties and the historic ones they replaced. Hear stories about the city’s transformation from a desert oasis to a Mob-controlled gambling mecca, and finally to the 21st-century City of Entertainment envisioned by casino magnates Steve Wynn and Kirk Kerkorian