FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / EXPLORATION


Family Attractions

Bonnie Springs Ranch
West on Charleston Boulevard
Red Rock Canyon 702-875-4300
https://bonniesprings.com/
Discover the “Old West” by exploring a rustic town complete with petting zoo.

CCSN Planetarium & Astronomy Store
3200 E. Cheyenne Avenue
North Las Vegas 702-651-4474
www.csn.edu
On the campus of the Community College of Southern Nevada, the public will find this outstanding planetarium and observatory featuring multimedia shows and a schedule of telescope viewing.

Discovery Children’s Museum
833 N. Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas 702-382-3445
www.discoverykidslv.org
Distinguished as one of the world’s largest museums dedicated to children, this venue features more than 100 interactive stations in the arts, sciences, and humanities that cover 25,000 square feet. Special programs like sleepovers and field trips are reaching hundreds of thousands of children, and the museum provides an innovative supplement to the classroom curriculums. Many of the programs have been nationally recognized.

The Gardens at Springs Preserve
3701 West Alta Drive
Las Vegas 702-258-3205
www.springspreserve.org
In addition to tours and classes, kids can earn Junior Master Gardener certification and assist the staff in teaching.

Desert Eco Tours
Southern Nevada Zoo-Botanical Park
1775 North Rancho Drive
Las Vegas 702-647-4685
https://web.archive.org/web/20130424151526/http://www.LasVegasZoo.com/
Discover facts about human and natural history on this fascinating trek that includes tips on desert survival and offers unique photo opportunities. Group size can vary from 2 to bus tours for more than 20.

Hoover Dam Tours
Boulder Highway South
Boulder City 702-597-5970
www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam
This manmade wonder offers tours down deep inside the giant cement structure to view the construction and learn about the actual building process. The Hoover Dam Tour Center and the Hoover Dam Discovery Tour are wheelchair accessible.


Zoos & Aquariums

Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat,
White Tiger Sanctuary
Mirage Resort Hotel
3400 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas 702-791-7111
https://mirage.mgmresorts.com/en/amenities/siegfried-roys-secret-garden-and-dolphin-habitat.html
Highlights include a 2.5-million-gallon pool with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, a Tropical Rain forest, the White Tiger Sanctuary, and a 20,000-gallon aquarium.

Shark Reef Aquarium
Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas 877-632-7800
https://mandalaybay.mgmresorts.com/en.html
Recognized as one of the largest displays of its kind for sharks and sea predators, the aquarium offers a showcase for more than 100 species of fish, reptiles, and turtles.

Southern Nevada Zoo-Botanical Park
1775 North Rancho Drive
Las Vegas 702-647-4685
https://web.archive.org/web/20130424151526/http://www.LasVegasZoo.com/
Stroll by displays of a variety of endangered cats as well as the last family of Barbary Apes in the nation and a wide variety of other animals, reptiles, and birds.

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