Plan your next vacation getaway with Hard Rock in mind and use our convenient map to discover new and exciting cafe, casino, and hotel locations to visit.
Plan your next vacation getaway with Hard Rock in mind and use our convenient map to discover new and exciting cafe, casino, and hotel locations to visit.
Mob Museum Downtown The tour also includes a few hours at the Mob Museum, which by itself is one of the best tours you can take in Las Vegas. The guy who owns it will often come out to answer a few questions about the filming. Thrillist Serves. Off the Strip Cullotta owned the Upper Crust Pizzeria, which was a front for a mob hangout back in the day. It was originally a federal courthouse and used as a filming location in Casino for that purpose. Social Media Links.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} The FBI was watching but had to delay its bust when the mobsters missed the safe by a few feet, forcing the agents to wait until the burglars actually stole something. The Italian restaurant remains a popular reminder of old-school Vegas and was called The Leaning Tower in the movie. Downtown The tour also includes a few hours at the Mob Museum, which by itself is one of the best tours you can take in Las Vegas. Just be polite… and nobody gets hurt. But the interiors were filmed at the Riviera, which is still around… for now. The exteriors of the fictional Tangiers were shot at the Landmark Hotel… which has since been demolished. It actually happened, but in real life, the plane landed in a pond on the course. The agents panicked and thought the plane was going to sink… before realizing the water was only a few feet deep. By the way… the original pizzeria did such good business, Cullotta says he was almost tempted to go legit. Downtown Remember when Joe Pesci stabbed some jerk in the neck with a pen? {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}At the time it offered a clear view of the iconic lights on Fremont St, but that view is mostly blocked now by the eyesore known as the SlotZilla zip line ride.