Las Vegas Attractions for kids  

Adventure Canyon
The crew at Buffalo Bill's has shown what a little ingenuity can do -- it turned a ride that one employee called "a dog" into a novelty that may start showing up in theme parks across the country.

Adventuredome
Only in Vegas could you find America's largest indoor theme park encased beneath a five-and-a-half-acre glass dome, complete with pink trim. The Adventuredome is exactly what its name suggests -- a thrill-seeker's delight.

Big Shot
A two-second, 160-foot launch up a tower is startling. Doing it 1,000 feet in the air atop the tallest building west of the Mississippi is downright terrifying.

Canyon Blaster
Designed by Utah-based Arrow Dynamics, the Canyon Blaster crams four inversions into the tight confines of the Adventuredome.

Chaos
Taking the Tilt-a-Whirl and Scrambler to new heights, Chaos has passengers spinning, tilting and flipping like never before.

Desperado
From the top of the first hill, a tunnel burrowing into the desert looks like an anthill. By the time the Desperado rams through it, the train is careening at about 80 mph.

Ethel M Chocolate Factory Tour and Cactus Garden
Ethel M Chocolates panders to the sweet tooth in all of us. After the tour, visitors can stroll through the ocotillo, prickly pear and saguaros in the cactus garden.

Floyd Lamb State Park
Floyd Lamb State Park has four stocked ponds, picnic areas, barbecues, scenic paths and volleyball and horseshoe facilities on 2,040 acres northwest of Las Vegas.

Frog Hopper
A mini version of the Turbo Drop, Frog Hopper allows children to experience the fun in a seven-seat car that contains one adult seat.

GameWorks
Step into the new video playground created by Steven Spielberg and a host of his colleagues and prepare to be transported into a world inspired by the mystique of Area 51, the high-tech wizardry of the Information Superhighway and the glamour of the Las Vegas Strip.

Gondola
Located in St. Mark's Square, the open-market portion of the Grand Canal Shoppes, the gondola ride is the Venetian's most popular attraction. So popular, in fact, that the Venetian had to hire more gondoliers to meet demand -- and it still sells out every day.

Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon National Park is a natural wonder measuring one mile deep and about 280 miles long. Although several other canyons have been carved along the Colorado River, this area is the most spectacular.

High Roller
It's a new, improved High Roller on that 980 feet of track circling the top of the tower. Midway through the third rotation, the roller coaster picks up enough speed to induce pleasant panic.

IMAX Theatre at the Luxor
With 50 strategically placed speakers that deliver 15,000 watts of surround sound, no seat is a bad seat in Luxor's IMAX Theatre.

In Search of the Obelisk
In one of Vegas' better motion simulators, riders follow an expedition crew in its race against the evil Dr. Osiris for the coveted crystal obelisk.

Inverter
With only a harness and T-bar separating you from the concrete floor 50 feet below, the Inverter gives new meaning to the term hang tight.

Lake Mead
Lake Mead, the 16th largest man-made lake in the world and the largest man-made lake in the Western Hemisphere, offers year-round recreation: everything from boating to swimming to hiking to wildlife viewing.

Laser Quest
Laser Quest uses the same basic premise as most other laser-tag venues, but with a novel touch: mirrored reflecting paper stuck to the walls at key points for ricochet shots. Pretty darn cool, if you ask us.

Las Vegas Cyber Speedway
Visitors command race cars 7/8 the size of actual stock cars as they speed around a track modeled on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in pursuit of the checkered flag.

Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix
The Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix offers the ride of a lifetime on Gran Prix Cars, Super Stock Cars, Kiddie Cars and Go Karts.

Las Vegas Natural History Museum
Marine life, Nevada's wildlife and animated dinosaurs are featured, plus a children's hands-on learning room.

Las Vegas Sportspark
Haven't been roller skating since high school? Now's the time to relive your glory days at the Las Vegas Sportspark in Summerlin.

Lied Discover Children's Museum
More than 100 hands-on exhibits in the arts, humanities and sciences at one of the country's largest children's museums.

M&M's World
M&M's World delivers four stories of colorful fun to the Showcase Mall, offering a brilliant spectrum of the candy-coated treats and various items, including everything from T-shirts and caps to limited-edition lithographs.

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Madame Tussauds features more than 100 exquisite wax figures of the world's most famous stars.

Manhattan Express
This state-of-the-art roller coaster, located right on the Las Vegas Strip, incorporates high velocity and inversions, including a unique heartline twist and dive.

Merlin's Magic Motion Machines
I've never heard so much hollering in a theater, but then I have never had so much fun packed into four minutes. And at $4 a ride, it's one of the best deals you'll find.

MGM Grand Lion Habitat
Watch the big kitty play with the big ball. Watch him lick his immense paws. Marvel as he struts around in all his majesty as if he were meant to be adored.

Motion Rides at Circus Circus' Adventuredome
Produced by a crack team of filmmakers, animators and special effects wizards, the four-minute ReBoot the Ride is the latest film to take advantage of the popularity of the Internet.

Mount Charleston
Mount Charleston (also known as Spring Mountain) is about 12,000 feet high, Nevada'a third-highest mountain peak. Its ski resorts and hiking trials make it a year-round getaway from Las Vegas.

Nevada State Museum
The museum depicts Southern Nevada's plants, animals, fossils and history from the Ice Age to modern times.

Pirates 4D
Not meant for those averse to adventure, excitement and even a little mischief, "Pirates 4D" is full of surprises. The experience is a realistic one with the help of multisensory special effects, including 3-D visuals, interactive seats and more.

Planetarium and Observatory
The CCSN planetarium shows many different features throughout the year, and the observatory offers close-up views of celestial sights such as the moon, planets and various star formations.

Red Rock Canyon
At Red Rock Canyon, visitors can hike, picnic and view plant and animal life under 3,000-foot-high red rock formations.

Rim Runner
The Rim Runner provides a huge photo opportunity as the broad-hulled, six-seat-across boats produce a massive tidal wave upon impact with the water after building speed on a two-tiered, 60-foot chute.

Sandy Valley Ranch
Enjoy a cowboy adventure on horseback with trail rides, round-ups or Western weekends. The ranch is located only 40 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, and the excursion into the truly wild desert is well worth it.

Scandia Family Fun Center
There comes a time in every parent's life when the offspring, sad-eyed and hangdog in demeanor, shuffle up and sigh that you never take them anywhere. Scandia is a handy remedy.

Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat
The Secret Garden at the Mirage is home to some of the world's rarest and most exotic animals. The Dolphin Habitat features adult bottlenose dolphins, which reside in a special marine facility that contains more than 1 million gallons of man-made sea water.

Shark Reef
Ranging in size from a 12-foot nurse shark to 1 1/2-foot baby zebra sharks -- which are in a small "touch tank" -- the Shark Reef pleases patrons big and small.

Speed - The Ride
Riders plummet through a 25-foot-deep underground tunnel, a 72-foot high loop and a 224-foot tower and back in 45 seconds.

Star Trek: The Experience
In two exciting rides, BORG Invasion 4D and Klingon Encounter, unsuspecting visitors must battle for survival against some of the most notorious Star Trek villains.

Turbo Drop
Riders are slowly transported up a 180-foot tower. At the summit, they're yanked down at 45 mph and bounced on a cushion of air.

Volcano at the Mirage
The front entrance of the Mirage Lagoon is enhanced with waterfalls and the famous Mirage Volcano, which erupts every 15 minutes between 6 p.m. and midnight.

White Tiger Habitat at the Mirage
The White Tiger Habitat at the Mirage features Royal White Tigers -- which are extinct in the wild -- playing, swimming and sleeping in an open-air, snow-white environment. 

X Scream
Plunging you 27 feet over the edge of the 1149-foot Stratosphere Tower at speeds of 30 mph, this extreme thrill ride rewards you with the best view in town.

Zoological-Botanical Park
Exhibits of endangered cats, the last family of Barbary apes, chimpanzee, eagles, ostriches, emus, parrots, wallabies, flamingos, exotic and venomous reptiles.