Mob Museum offers a fascinating overview of the power struggle between organized crime and law enforcement from the birth of Mob crime to today.
It is located close to Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas and has interactive exhibits, artifacts, and riveting crime and cop stories.
Built-in 2012, Mob Museum Vegas is in a building that previously served as a post office and courthouse, attracting about 400,000 visitors annually.
It is a good option if you want something unique and away from the Strip and casinos.
This article covers everything you must know before booking the Mob Museum tickets.
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What to expect at Mob Museum
Step into the captivating world of organized crime and law enforcement at The Mob Museum.
Explore the origins and history of the mob, view fascinating artifacts, including guns and Bugsy Siegel’s sunglasses, and hear wiretap recordings that brought down crime bosses.
Engage with multi-sensory exhibits and use the museum’s free app for interactive tours.
Gain insight into modern organized crime and law enforcement efforts.
Experience an eye-opening journey through America’s criminal underworld.
Read more about the Museum in the ‘What to see’ section below.
Where to book tickets
You can book tickets for the Mob Museum online in advance or at the attraction.
Online ticket prices tend to be cheaper than tickets at the venue.
When you buy online, you can avoid the long queues at the attraction’s ticket counters.
Because the Mob Museum Las Vegas sells limited tickets, they may sell out during peak days.
So, booking early helps avoid last-minute disappointments.
How do online tickets work?
Go to the Mob Museum ticket booking page.
Select your preferred date and the number of tickets, and book them.
Once you purchase tickets, they get delivered to your email address.
There is no need to get printouts of the ticket.
You can show the e-ticket on your smartphone at the entrance.
Mob Museum ticket prices
The Mob Museum tickets are priced at US$30 for adults over 18.
Children between 11 and 17 years get a discount of US$13 and pay only US$17 for their entry.
Kids up to 10 years old get in for free. They do not need a ticket to get in.
The Mob Museum Las Vegas tickets
This skip-the-line Mob Museum ticket is very popular, and most visitors choose it because it allows them to avoid long waiting lines.
The ticket includes the Underground Speakeasy & Distillery, a Downloadable app in English for an interactive museum experience, and an audio guide (if selected).
This ticket does not include ‘Use of Force Training Experience’ and ‘Crime Lab,’ Guided tours & tastings in the Underground Speakeasy & Distillery, and Additional experiences or packages.
Hotel pickup and drop-off, food & drinks, and parking are not included in the ticket price.
Adult ticket (18+ years): US$30
Child ticket (11 to 17 years): US$17
Kid ticket (up to 10 years): Free
How to reach the Mob Museum
Mob Museum Las Vegas is just a few steps away from Fremont Street.
Address: 300 Stewart Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United States. Get Directions.
You can reach the attraction via bus or car.
By Bus
The bus stop Mob Museum (Buses: Downtown Loop) is just a minute from the attraction.
Downtown Loop
Downtown Loop is a free shuttle service connecting the main attractions in Downtown Las Vegas and runs six days a week.
It runs Monday through Thursday from 11 am to 6 pm and Friday through Saturday from 3 pm to 10 pm.
Running continuously during these hours, it arrives at each stop every 20-30 minutes.
Downtown Loop’s stops
| Attraction | Where to get down |
|---|---|
| Bonneville Transit Center | 101 E. Bonneville Avenue |
| The Arts District | Art Way and Boulder Avenue |
| Pawn Plaza | Las Vegas Boulevard, South of Garces Avenue |
| Fremont East Entertainment District | Las Vegas Boulevard, South of Fremont Street |
| The Mob Museum | 300 Stewart Avenue |
| Fremont Street Experience | Main Street, South of Fremont Street |
| Las Vegas Premium Outlets North | South Grand Central Parkway |
Downtown Loop’s route map (pdf, 1.4 M
The bus stop NB 4th after Stewart (Bus No: 215, DVX) is just four minutes from the attraction.
The bus stop at EB Stewart after 4th (Bus No: 207, DUECE) is just two minutes from the Mob Museum.
By Car
If you’re traveling by car, turn on your Google Maps and get started.
There are a few parking garages around the attraction.
Mob Museum parking
You can find limited parking in the lot next to the Mob Museum in Las Vegas for a $8 fee for the first four hours after that, an additional hourly charge applies.
If the Mob Museum parking lot is full, you can find other parking spaces within short walking distance of the Museum.
These are at nearby casinos like the Downtown Grand, Main Street Station, and the El Cortez.
The Mob Museum hours
The Museum stays open from 9 am to 9 pm every day of the week.
The last entry is up to two hours before the Museum closes.
Few exhibits and experiences have a different schedule from the regular opening hours.
The Firearm Training Simulator is open from 12 pm to 7 pm, Monday to Thursday. It runs from Friday to Sunday, from 10 am to 8 pm. It runs every 15 minutes.
An adult must accompany visitors below 16 years; parental consent is necessary for minors.
Crime Lab is accessible from 10 am to 9 pm and runs every 30 minutes. Participants must be at least 11 years old.
Timings of the Underground speakeasy and distillery are:
- From Monday to Wednesday: 11 am to 10 pm
- Thursday and Friday: 11 am to 12 am
- Saturday and Sunday: 12 pm to 12 am
Participants in the Distillery Tour and Tasting must be at least 21 years old with a valid ID.
How long does the Mob Museum take?
Spread over four floors, Mob Museum Vegas has extensive and riveting exhibits, especially if Mob history and trivia fascinate you.
Depending on the individual level of interest, it takes anywhere between one to three hours to cover the Museum.
The other paid experiences may take longer depending on the crowds.
As there is a lot to see, read, watch and interact with, visitors may sometimes have to slow down or wait to see the following sections on tour.
It is best to get in as soon as the Museum opens to avoid crowds.
You can plan to finish seeing other sections before heading to the Mob Museum Underground exhibit and can follow it up with a quick bite and drinks at the Museum Bar.
Weekdays draw lesser crowds than weekends.
The Museum is indoor hence it is good to visit irrespective of the weather conditions.
Mob Museum’s audio tour
Mob Museum in Las Vegas offers an immersive audio tour covering the exhibits and beyond.
It includes the fascinating stories of the mob history and the interesting facts and observation by former Mob attorney and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman.
The audio tour can help you keep a check on the time for your viewing at the Mob Museum.
If you choose the highlights only, the tour lasts for 40 minutes.
If you want deeper details on notorious mobsters including Al Capone, it can take over 75 minutes.
Audio tours in English cost $8, and you can get them from the Box office on the first floor of the Museum.
What to see in Mob Museum?
Mob Museum Vegas has four floors including the Underground.
It is best to start the Museum’s tour from level three and work your way down to understand the mob history and its chronology.
The regular Mob Museum ticket gets you access to all the floors.
Third floor – Birth of the Mob
This section tells you how organized crime emerged from the ethnic neighborhoods in big cities and how street hoodlums became the bootlegging billionaires in the Prohibition era.
It also exhibits the defining moment in mob history- St Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929 in Chicago – that turned the heat on the Mob and its consequences, including additional powers and access to Law enforcement agencies.
Second floor – Mob on the rise
Here you see how Las Vegas was an open city- not dominated by a single mob.
It depicts how the gangs fueled the city’s casino business and pocketed millions of tax-free dollars.
This floor also holds a courtroom where the historical hearing took place as a part of the investigation of organized crime across 14 cities, including Las Vegas during 1950-51.
It also has pictures of the mob violence history, their big ‘hits’ and Nevada’s gas chamber chair.
First floor – Mob on the run
This section has the wall of infamy listing the most notorious mobsters from 100 years of Mob history.
It also has interactive displays and artifacts on topics such as drug cartels, human trafficking and cybercrime.
The Firearm Training Simulator and Crime Lab Experience are here as well.
These two experiences are not a part of the regular Mob Museum tickets.
You can buy tickets to access these two experiences as well as your audio tours from the Box Office located on this floor.
Firearm Training Simulator
The Firearm Training Simulator places guests in law enforcement officers’ shoes and trains them to handle extreme situations.
Visitors engage in digital and live role-playing scenarios that demonstrate the speed and complexity of use-of-force decisions.
Timing: Daily 12 pm to 7 pm, starting every 15 minutes
Restrictions: Visitors have to be 13 years and above to participate. Those aged between 13 and 16 years need to be accompanied by an adult.
Crime Lab Experience
The Crime Lab offers visitors a hands-on experience of the latest forensics techniques.
A Museum guide takes you on an interactive tour where you learn about forensic criminal investigation methods such as crime scene investigation, DNA profiling, fingerprint analysis, firearm examination, etc.
Timing: Daily 10 am to 9 pm, starting every 30 minutes
Restrictions: Visitors must be 11 years and above.
Basement floor – The Underground
The basement floor of the Museum also known as the Mob Museum Underground, has some exciting stops on the museum tour.
It depicts how alcohol production and consumption went underground during the Prohibition.
The immersive Speakeasy- the Museum’s Exhibit and Bar – recreates the dramatic cultural change brought about by the speakeasies or underground bars in the 1920s.
The Distillery Tour and Tasting happen on this level.
This section also has the Distillery, Pot Still, which produces the Museum’s own line of spirit, prohibition attire and fashion displays, and the Sunken rum runner exhibit.
Entry is restricted to visitors aged 21 and above.
The age restriction also applies to diners in the Speakeasy.
The distillery also has the same age requirement.
All Distillery Tour and Tasting participants have to be 21 years and over.
Mob Museum’s Speakeasy
The Mob Museum Bar aptly called Speakeasy, is also an exhibit that takes you back to the Prohibition era with its videos, pictures, and artifacts.
You can have some unique cocktails while viewing it.
The Underground Speakeasy is a throwback to the speakeasies of the 1920s that provided:
- Illegal liquor and cultivated jazz music.
- Dance trends.
- The ‘flappers’ or young women who embraced bold fashion and attitude.
The Underground Speakeasy and Distillery is open daily from noon to 10 pm.
Getting into Speakeasy
There are two ways to access the Underground Speakeasy at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
Mob Museum Ticket
You can access the Speakeasy with the regular entry tickets for the Mob Museum Vegas.
Only those aged 21 and above will be able to visit the Mob Museum Bar.
Get the password
You must visit the Instagram page for Underground@The Mob Museum.
When you click on the ‘Password’ in the highlights, it will give you the password for the week to secure your entry.
Age restrictions apply and only those who are 21 years and over will be able to enter.
It is advisable to carry a valid identification document for age verification while visiting The Underground Speakeasy at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
Those who only wish to see the Mob Museum Bar and skip the exhibits and other Museum areas can use this method to get in.
Sources
# Themobmuseum.org
# Wikipedia.org
# Vegas.com
# Tripadvisor.com
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