The Treasure Island Casino... and other Las Vegas, NV Things to Do Tips

The Treasure Island Casino offers a Buccaner Bay Sea Battle directly outside the Casino. This free show features a British frigate that fights with a pirate ship in a full scale pyrotechnic battle that results in masts snapping and plunging into the sea and buildings exploding into flames.

Shows run every 90 minutes Sun - Thurs from 4 - 10 pm and Fri & Sat until 11:30 pm.

Be sure to get there early enough to get a good spot, expecially if you have young children with you.

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The Bellagio Hotel offers a beautiful show featuring more than a thousand fountains dancing to music ranging from Pavarotti to Sinatra. This free show may be viewed from the Las Vegas Strip where the Bellagio has placed speakers so that you can hear the excellent music.

Performances take place every 30 minutes.

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Don't miss the Volcano at the Mirage. This is another free show that you can view from the street outside of the Mirage hotel. The Volcano erupts every few minutes after dusk, spewing smoke and fire 100 feet above the water.

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Other Contact: Beginning at dusk, the volcano e

Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton
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Other Contact: Cost: $24.99 per person. Ticket

Ethel M Chocolates offers a free factory tour that entices anyone with a sweet tooth. It is located five miles from the Strip and is another great activity to do with your kids. It provides you with a behind-the-scenes look at the candy-making process and gives you a chance to do some tasting as well.

The only danger is that after peering at and hearing about the mouth-watering confectionaries and enjoying the free sample, it is very difficult to resist walking out without a box to enjoy later.

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Directions: Roughly 10 miles from the Strip. Take Tropicana Avenue to Mountain Vista Ave. Turn Right (south) on Mountain Vista. Take Mountain Vista until you reach the intersection with Sunset Road. Turn left (ea
Other Contact: Open 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily

Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower
At 1,149 feet, the Stratosphere Tower is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. From the observation decks, lounge, and restaurant, guests enjoy panoramic views of the Las Vegas Strip and the surrounding valley. With indoor and outdoor observation decks, the spectacular 360 degree views of Las Vegas make for unforgettable photo opportunities.

Visitors are whisked from ground level to the observation decks in less than 30 seconds in double decker elevators traveling at speeds of 1,800 feet per minute or three floors a second.

Thrill seekers can enjoy excitement over 100 stories above the ground on the Big Shot thrill ride and the High Roller roller coaster. The High Roller roller coaster is the world's highest roller coaster. It is not a high speed ride but stepping into the car that was suspended off the side of the tower at that height was an incredible experience and provided plenty of excitement for me.

For those craving the ultimate rush, the Big Shot launches passengers 160 feet in the air in a mere 2.5 seconds to experience 4 G's of force, and then drops them back down to the launching pad at 0 G's. This ride is the ultimate in thrill rides.

For the less daring, there is the Strat-O-Fair midway attraction. The Strat-O-Fair features a renovated Ferris Wheel circa 1958, and a child size Little Shot.

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Other Contact: The Tower is open from 10 a.m. t

Wet & Wild - Las Vegas Waterpark.
This water park is conveniently located on the Las Vegas strip and it ofers 15 acres of the most amazing rides, slides, chutes, floats and flumes. Combine this with with the fabulous Las Vegas sunshine and you have a perfect family attraction. This is a really big hit with the kids and is fun for adults as well.

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Other Contact: General Admission $22.95 (10 yea

The Orleans Casino has a wonderful play area/child care area called Kids Tyme. This is a great place for your kids while you are gambling or seeing a show. You can be assured that your kids are having a great time and that they are safe. My kids beg to spend as much time here as possible.
Services: Jungle Gym, Movie Room, Infant/Toddler Room, Variety of Arts and Crafts, Snack Area, Nintendo 64 Games, Barbie Play Area, Puppet theater, Lego-Duplo area.

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Directions: The Orleans Casino
4500 W. Tropicana Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89103
702-365-7300
Other Contact: The maximum time that you can le

Circus Circus Casino has circus acts, carnival games and a video game arcade. The Adventuredome, an indoor theme park is located directly behind the casino. This park features an exciting looping, corkscrew roller coaster, laser tag and other fun activites.
This park provides 4-5 hours of fun for kids and is conveniently located next to the Circus Circus casino. It is open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. M-Thurs, 10 - midnight F-Sat and 10 - 8 Sun.

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Video Game wonderland with something for all ages. It features high-end interactive video games. This huge facility has motorcycles to ride, race cars to race, the biggest and best video games that I have seen anywhere. It also has the world's largest rock climbing structure that offers climbing opportunities for the beginning and experienced climber. Climbing to the top was the highlight of my son's trip to Las Vegas, he took a very challenging route and made it to the top.

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Directions: On the Las Vegas strip across from New York New York Casino.
Other Contact: Admission is free. Prices for ga