Walk Straight Into the Shows You Have Been Watching
If your TV habits run toward pawn-shop haggling and custom car builds, Las Vegas has a strange gift for you: the real shops from those reality shows are here, and you can walk right into them. Two tours turn a season of binge-watching into an afternoon in person -- one that samples a whole roster of History-channel favorites, and one built specifically for the car-obsessed. Here are both.
Pawn Stars VIP Tour
The Pawn Stars VIP Tour is the sampler platter for reality-TV fans, hitting a string of Las Vegas locations you have watched on screen. You spend time at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop of Pawn Stars fame, roll through the Counting Cars world, stop at the Toy Shack, and get up close with a jaw-dropping collection of rare Shelby cars at Shelby American -- itself featured on an episode of Counting Cars. It is a guided, multi-stop run through the shows that made Las Vegas a reality-TV capital, with a chance of spotting a familiar face.
This is the pick for the fan who does not want to choose just one show -- the tour packs several into a single, easy afternoon.
Departs: Strip hotel pickup | Style: Multi-stop tour of several TV locations | Highlights: Pawn Stars, Counting Cars, Toy Shack, Shelby American
Count's Kustoms Car Tour
The Count's Kustoms Car Tour goes deep for the gearheads. This is the home of Counting Cars on the History channel -- two TV garages, a museum, and a massive private collection of one-of-a-kind builds -- and you reach it in a tricked-out motorcoach, with the obligatory money shot at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign along the way. If iconic custom cars get you revved up, this is the tour that delivers the full throttle.
This is the pick for the Counting Cars devotee and anyone who would rather spend their time among incredible machines than browsing a pawn counter.
Departs: Strip hotel pickup | Style: Motorcoach tour built for car fans | Highlights: Count's Kustoms shop, museum, private collection | Ages: 5 and up
The Practical Truth
Pick by your viewing habits. The Pawn Stars VIP Tour is the broad sampler -- several famous shops and shows in one guided afternoon, ideal if you love the whole genre. The Count's Kustoms Car Tour is the specialist's choice, a deeper dive for anyone whose favorite part of reality TV is the custom builds. Both run with Strip hotel pickup and turn a season of binge-watching into a story you were actually part of. Check the booking section below for current departures.
