50+ Things to Do with Kids in Las Vegas - Rides, Museums, Mini-Golf, and MORE!

Dreambox 360, Minus5 Icebar and I Love Sugar are located along LINQ's Promenade.

Minus5 Icebar has locations at the Venetian, along LINQ’s Promenade and at Mandalay Bay and allows kids seven and up to hang out before 9 p.m. to enjoy nonalcoholic drinks in a bar made of ice.

The Venetian is home to Minus5 Icebar and Madame Tussauds, and offers a chance to explore Venice and take a gondola ride.

Mandalay Bay is home to Minus5 Icebar and the Shark Reef Aquarium, and offers day passes to its pool complex, which includes a wave pool, a real sand beach, and a lazy river.

The FlyLINQ Zipline sends riders soaring over the LINQ Promenade at heights of up to 12 stories, at speeds of up to 35mph.

The High Roller Observation Wheel reaches heights of 550ft during your 30-minute rotation.

STRAT’s SkyPod Observation Deck is 871ft above the street below and is home to two rides, X-Scream and Big Shot, and Atomic Golf.

Mandalay Bay Shark Reef Aquarium will give you and the family a chance to walk along the floor of a 1.6 million gallon aquarium and see over 100 species, which includes 12 unique shark varieties.

The Eiffel Tower viewing deck at Paris provides some of the best views and photo opportunities that you'll find in Las Vegas.

The Sphere Experience showcases some of the most scenic parts of our planet and is a cautionary tale of what could happen if we mistreat it.

MGM Grand's pool complex also sells day passes for $25 and offers 6.5 acres of pools that include a lazy river, and is located near Topgolf.

Located on the third floor of the Shops at Crystal's, Immersive Van Gogh drops attendees into the works of a storied artist, bringing his creations to life in a 500,000 cubic foot space.

Arte Museum is a collection of visuals that aim to unite the digital world with nature, and there are some seriously compelling things to see, like towering waterfalls and a calming beach scene.

The Museum of Illusions features mind bending optical illusions that are difficult to believe, ranging from printed illusions on the walls, to some really fun photo opportunities.

Secret Pizza at Cosmopolitan is like a speakeasy for kids, and during the summer months, Cosmopolitan screens popular movies on their Boulevard Pool Deck on Monday nights, and during the winter months, the Boulevard Pool Deck transforms into an ice skating rink.

Madame Tussauds at The Venetian is home to wax recreations of celebrities that include rappers, actors and athletes.

Luxor's HyperX E-Sports Arena has a pretty surreal scene with a 30,000 square foot video wall, gaming stations, and even a couple bars.

Both Luxor and Horseshoe are home to attractions that feature real human cadavers to educate visitors about the main functions of the human body.

Luxor has an artifact exhibition that's sure to enthral your little history buff, with over 250 artifacts recovered from the sea floor, ship and room recreations, a real iceberg that kids can touch, and a 15-ton section of the ship.

Discovering King Tut's Tomb is a museum attraction at Luxor that traces the steps of Howard Carter's historic discovery, though every single artifact in the place is a reproduction.

Circus Circus’s Arcade and Midway is home to 200 modern and classic arcade games and carnival style midway games, and their indoor Adventuredome amusement park is home to rides that are tame and suitable for young kids.

Flamingo’s wildlife habitat is a serene setting, and is completely free to explore where you'll find birds, fish, waterfalls, and even a flock of Chilean flamingos.

The Coca-Cola Store sells a ridiculous amount of soda branded merchandise and kids will love visiting the soda bar to try the Around the World Tray which gives you a chance to sample 16 different sodas that are popular in other parts of the world.

M&M’s World flings a wide assortment of M&M-branded merchandise and have an entire wall of bulk M&Ms available for purchase.

Hershey's Chocolate World at New York New York is home to a Statue of Liberty, made from the equivalent of 8,258 bars of chocolate, candy-branded merchandise and a milkshake bar.

Bellagio is home to a couple freebies that both kids and adults are going to enjoy, the Bellagio’s floral conservatory, and the Fountains of Bellagio are choreographed dance to a selection of songs.

Twilight Zone by Monster Mini Golf at Horseshoe is a trip, where the mini golf gameplay itself is fine, bordering on kind of boring, as the course is pretty unimaginative and flat, but the visuals and photo ops are next level.

New York New York's Big Apple Coasters is a rough, wild experience, that has a 203ft drop, reaches speeds of over 67mph, goes upside down, and provides some sweet views of the strip.

Topgolf has the Las Vegas Strip as a backdrop and offers a number of social and interactive games that folks of all ages and experience levels are sure to enjoy.

A free attraction in the Showcase Mall, the Stranger Things Official Store is way cooler than I had originally thought it would be, with several unique photo opportunities, demogorgons, and set recreations that double as a retail store.

The Pinball Hall of Fame is located on the south reaches of the Las Vegas Strip, and it's home to 25,000ft² of pinball glory with games ranging from the 1950s to today.

Tucked in the back of the stunning Forum Shops at Caesars Palace is the free Fall of Atlantis Show, which is a corny animatronic production that incorporates some fun water and fire effects.

The Venetian and the Grand Canal Shoppes can transport you to Venice, and you can even take the family for a memorable gondola ride.

Visit ancient Egypt at Luxor, though the theme has been whittled down a bit over the years, she can still drop jaws.

The Greenwich Village section of New York New York is home to a number of restaurants at the street level and it is always referred to as movie set quality.

The Mob Museum is located steps away from Fremont Street, and is likely to appeal to older kids with a passion for watching the History Channel.

The Downtown Container Park is home to a playground, also constructed out of shipping containers that's sure to entertain younger kids, and scatter oversize games like Checkers, Connect 4, and even Legos around, and in the evenings, stop back for a fiery show courtesy of The Container Park's 40ft tall praying mantis that awakens nightly at sundown.

The SlotZilla zipline is one of the top attractions in downtown Las Vegas, where the shorter, lower ZipZilla zipline sends riders flying two blocks and the taller Super-Hero Zoomline sends riders on a five block rip above Fremont Street.

Take them to the world famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop to see the items they've seen bartered for on TV, in person, and they can even shop show merchandise.

The Neon Museum is home to over 250 vintage Las Vegas signs for properties that are both long gone and still with us today, and 25 of those signs have been restored to their prior glory.

Pay a cover charge to get into Golden Nugget’s Tank, which boasts a 200,000 gallon aquarium stocked with fish and sharks as its centerpiece and a transparent water slide that goes right through it.

The Toy Shack is a store tucked inside Neonopolis, and it's home to a wide selection of toys from both the past and modern times, including Hot Wheels, action figures, Beanie Babies, movie memorabilia and more.

Area 15 is an off-strip entertainment complex that is chock full of kid and family friendly activities that include the Asylum Arcade, Illuminarium, Five Iron Golf, Haley’s Comet, Lift Off, Museum Fiasco, Wink World, and Omega Mart by Meow Wolf.

Omega Mart by Meow Wolf appears to be a standard supermarket until you learn there's much more to it than that.

PopStroke is a new mini golf concept created in partnership with Tiger Woods that mirrors the look and feel of a real world golf course, and offers two separate 18-hole courses, a couple bars and a food menu.

PopStroke is located at Town Square, south of the strip, and is reachable via the Deuce bus route.

Kiss by Monster Mini Golf at Rio is a similar attraction to the Twilight Zone course, where the entire venue is a shrine to the band, with music playing overhead, music videos playing on the TVs, and of course, plenty of glowing tributes.

Wide open spaces and some really great hiking can be found 15 miles away at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, where you can cruise the 13-mile scenic drive and hit up the scenic vistas and hiking trails that are found along it.

Valley of Fire State Park is about 60 minutes by car from resorts on the strip, and serves up some beautiful scenery and spans 40,000 acres and is a hiking haven.

The Hoover Dam is an engineering marvel and is located just 40 minutes from the strip by car, where exploring the exterior of the dam is free, and I recommend springing for a full dam tour, which takes you into the bowels of the concrete monstrosity to include the power plant.

St. Thomas, Nevada, was founded in 1860s and grew to a population of around 500 people, and construction of the Hoover Dam caused the newly formed Lake Mead to swallow the town up, submerging it in up to 70ft of water, and the ruins of the town are once again accessible and are marvelous to explore.

The Eiffel Tower viewing deck at Paris provides some of the best views and photo opportunities that you'll find in Las Vegas.

Fremont Street is where The Mob Museum and SlotZilla zipline is located.

Tucked in the back of the stunning Forum Shops at Caesars Palace is the free Fall of Atlantis Show.

The St. Thomas Ghost Town is located a 90 minute drive from Las Vegas in the Lake Mead Recreation Area.

The Pinball Hall of Fame is located on the south reaches of the Las Vegas Strip, near Mandalay Bay and the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.

A free attraction in the Showcase Mall, the Stranger Things Official Store is way cooler than I had originally thought it would be.

The Toy Shack is a store tucked inside Neonopolis, and it's home to a wide selection of toys from both the past and modern times.

Kiss by Monster Mini Golf at Rio is a similar attraction to the Twilight Zone course, where the entire venue is a shrine to the band.

On my last visit, I hiked the Calico Tanks Trail, which is a 2.2 mile round trip journey and showcases some stunning rock formations and colors, and ventured into Ice Box Canyon, which was shady, much cooler than the surrounding landscape, and was one of the more scenic hiking experiences I've ever had.