Las Vegas Off the Strip: Visiting the History Channel’s Pawn Stars Location

Our whole family of five love watching the shows on the History Channel and one of our favorites is Pawn Stars.  “Old Man” and Chumlee have got to be the most hilarious on that show and truly make it interesting as well as constantly entertaining!  When we were in Las Vegas recently we had to find out where the shop was to visit.

I simply Googled the address and found that it was about 3-4 blocks from Fremont Street where we headed one afternoon on the Deuce just about 10 stops from the Paris Hotel on the Strip.  We had heard that the line to get in is long, the guys aren’t there unless they’re filming, and that the place is a hole in the wall and not much to see.  We were so close we just had to see for ourselves.

Gold and Silver Pawn, the name of the shop is just another old building off the excitement of the Strip and Fremont Street.  We walked over and noticed the media poster and a few people in the parking lot, maybe 30 in line to get in.  The line went fast, maybe fifteen minutes max and then we went in.  There’s no admission to peruse, that was cool.  The place is bigger than just a hole in the wall, but of course with a crowd it seems smaller.  You immediately see the cases of memorabilia, jewelry, weapons, and such that you see in the show.  There’s one area off to the left when you enter that’s off limits for photos and video, but no sign of Rick, Big Hoss, or the others.  We heard they were on Jay Leno that night so they were probably in LA, no matter, it was still cool.  In the center of the shop they have show souvenirs, and then in the back a full size car, motorcycle, and really pricey art!  We probably strolled about for a good 20-25 minutes then we headed back to Fremont Street.  Was it cool, yes!  Was it worth the bus ride and then 20 minute walk?  Yeah.  But once you do it, it’s done.  Have you ever bought or sold something at a pawn shop?