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Smoked salmon, roasted soybeans, dried plums, glazed apricots, and biscotti are sold alongside dozens of varieties of jerky (sun-dried meat).

The list of merchandise at this enormous store is as long as the souvenir manufacturers’ imaginations.

The mother-of-all-souvenir-stores includes such delights as miniature slot machine banks, X-rated bumper stickers, Elvis motifs on black velvet, sequinstudded hats, personalized dice, and gambling chip-encrusted toilet seats. The place is enormous, crowded with tourists, and crammed with anything that can possibly be marketed as a souvenir of the city.

Two 24-hour-a-day breakfast specials are available at Binion’s coffee shop for $5.95. One includes ham and hash browns; the other, pancakes. But wait: from 6 to 11am the club’s snack bar sells scrambled eggs, sausage, and gravy for $2.75.

Along with all the outdoor activity on Fremont Street, there’s action inside the casinos, too. They may not be as glamorous as the big hotels on the Strip, but the Fremont Street and other downtown clubs have more history – some date back to the 1940s. They are also known for their bargain meals.

Native Americans produce and sell goods within the historic El Portal movie theater building.

Six light and sound shows, Heartbeat of a Planet , Las Vegas Legends , Dancing in the Street , Odyssey , Kickin’ Country , and Classic Rock appear overhead on the hour until midnight in the arcade. There are street performers and live music on mobile stages, too.