The largest indoor theme park, the Adventuredome at Circus Circus is encased beneath a five-and-a-half-acre glass dome. Rated the top place to go in Vegas if you're under the age of 21 by the Vegas Review Journal, there are over 25 rides for the whole family to enjoy. There is also an arcade, bowling, mini-golf, rock climbing and bungee jumping zone, and more. All-day passes as well as individual ride passes are available.
Adventuredome at Circus Circus
2880 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-794-3939
800-444-2472
adventuredome.com
Get up close personal with lions at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip. The Lion Habitat allows visitors to learn interesting facts about lions as they watch them eat, sleep, groom, and play in the glass viewing area. When not on display, the lions live on an 8.5-acre ranch 12 miles from the hotel. Rotated out every six hours, there are 31 lions at the ranch, but only a few are on display at a time. The habitat is free to the public seven days a week with two feeding times scheduled each day.
MGM Grand Lion Habitat
3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-891-1111
800-646-7787
mgmgrand.com
Explore animals and different habitats at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. Housing six unique exhibits from the African Savannah to desert life and Nevada's historic past, the museum allows kids to discover a whole new world of animals and explore the snake pit, housing a pair of Burmese pythons, or travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. The museum is open daily and is just six miles from the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas Natural History Museum
900 N. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-384-3466
lvnhm.org
Explore chocolate heaven at M&M's World on the Las Vegas Strip, where four floors are dedicated to this little chocolate candy. Make your way up to the second floor where you can choose from 22 different colors of M&M's, or head up to the third floor and check out the M&M's guitar and the Swarovski crystal M&M's. You can also see how the M&M's characters have evolved through time. M&M's World is open daily and is free of charge.
M&M's World
3785 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-736-7611
mymms.com
Located inside the Showcase Mall on the Las Vegas Strip, mega-arcade GameWorks houses over 200 games, a restaurant, and a bar for those 21 and older. While most of the games utilize the latest video game technology, GameWorks also features some tried and true originals like Mario Kart and PacMan. GameWorks is open daily and maintains a dress code, which prohibits excessively baggy clothing, torn or soiled clothing, clothing or tattoos with profanity or objectionable art, and chains of any kind.
GameWorks
3785 Las Vegas Blvd., Ste. 010
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-432-4263
gameworks.com