The Best Things to Do in Las Vegas With Kids

The Best Things to Do in Las Vegas With Kids

Everyone goes to Las Vegas hoping to hit a jackpot. And on my first night there with my five-year-old twins, eating cream puffs, watching a dancing fountain, riding an elevator to the top of an Eiffel Tower replica, and then watching a flurry of (play) $100 bills fall from the sky during a live theater performance, I was fairly certain I had.

Sin City has a squeaky clean side, and visiting as a family is an ideal opportunity to see America’s playground from a different point of view. There are buffets with desserts piled as far as their eyes can see, neon light shows, giant ferris wheels, hotels where acrobats swing from the ceiling, and even an aquarium that can reveal a life-like mermaid. Off the Strip, a flurry of new development over the past decade has brought urban parks, immersive entertainment venues, and a renovated, top of the line children’s museum to the city as well. Read the article