Top 20 Family Friendly Vegas Activities
by Female Abroad
While it is no longer the 1990's, there are a ton of left over and new items to do with the family if Las Vegas is your location of choice! Keep reading for a list of just some of the popular options.
- Adventuredome: Found at Circus Circus this indoor themed park features a variety of rides, midway games, and various attractions.
- AMC Town Square 18: Sometimes it is too hot out to do anything or maybe mom or dad are too hungover, why not just have an easy day and catch a movie?
- The Big Apple Coaster: Located at the top of New York New York is an arcade with a wide variety of games and just past the games is the Big Apple Coaster which you can see outside as it darts between the New York buildings
- BODIES...The Exhibition: Head to the Luxor for this exhibit of preserved human bodies in various poses showing different anatomy and movements.
- Eiffel Tower Experience: Take an elevator up the Eiffel Tower for a 360 degree view of the strip. Checkout Groupon as there are usually deals on tickets. They also have a love lock wall so bring a lock to leave.
- The Escape Room If you are looking for a challenging hour then pop into the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace to find the highly rated Escape Room
- High Roller: Check out the world's tallest Ferris wheel on the LINQ promenade
- Madame Tussauds: Take photos with wax figures of various celebrities at Madame Tussauds in the Venetian
- Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.: Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N (Scientific Training and Tactical Intelligence Operative Network) is an interactive experience based on the Marvel's Avengers which lets you feel like you are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Found at Treasure Island.
- Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay: The Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay features 1.3 million gallon tank with a wide variety of sharks, rays, fish, reptiles, and more with the highlight being the shark tunnel.
- Thrill Rides: On the top of The STRAT are various thrill rides like the Big Shot which shoots you 160 feet into the air on top of the hotel, the X-Scream which hangs you off the edge of the roof and shoots you forward, and more.
- Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition: Titanic: The Artifact
Exhibition gives you a card of a
person when you first arrive at this
Luxor feature. Upon entry you will be
transported on board the Titanic
with live sided sets, an actual piece
of the Titanic, various recovered
artifacts, and at the end you will get
to find out the fate of the person on
your card.
- HyperX Esports Arena: Located at the Luxor the
Hyperx Esports Arena is where
esport tournaments are held and on
Saturday nights they usually allow
friends and family to play Mario Kart
against each other
- Fly LINQ Zip Line : The only zip line located right
on the Strip. Note: 2 years+
accompanied by an adult, all riders
must weight between 60 - 300 feet,
and must be between 3'4" - 6'8".
- Brooklyn Bowl: While this location is a
concert venue it also has 32
traditional Bowling Lanes, HD
screens, critically acclaimed food,
and a lounge where you can watch
the concert.
- Television City: Television City at MGM
Grand (also known as CBS
Television City Research Center) lets
you decide on future TV shows by
viewing and rating pilots of TV
shows that have not been aired yet
or other programs that they need
input on. Screenings last for about
an hour and it is free to do
- Lake of Dreams at Wynn: The Lake of Dreams at Wynn
Las Vegas is a multimedia
experience with puppetry,
soundtrack, and lighting that creates
an unforgettable spectacle on the 2
acre Lake of Dreams with a 90 foot
waterfall, 5500 LED lights and 1500
pine trees. Shows run every half
hour starting at dusk. 2nd floor of
the Wynn is a great viewing area
which is usually quiet.
- 4-D Experience films: 4-D Experience films at
Excalibur are 15 minutes of
Hollywood blockbusters that were
3D but the Excalibur's team have
turned into 4D experiences. so you
are in the middle of the action.
- Gondola Ride: At the Venetian you will find
Gondola Rides and there are two
tracks - one goes around the inside
and the other around the outside.
They are pricey but if you have kids
or are looking to impress someone
then it can be a lot of fun.
- Flamingo Wildlife Habitat: In a 15 acre inner courtyard
at the Flamingo you will find a
variety of birds roaming around like
pheasants, swans, parrots,
flamingos, hummingbirds, koi fish,
and ducks. We did this drunk and
late at night when the birds were
sleeping, we recommend doing this
during the day when the birds are
awake. Inn the morning (8:30am and
11am) they also have daily
presentations to teach attendees
about the animals.
Are there any that we missed that you swear by? Let us know!