Did you know that President’s Day was first celebrated in honor of President George Washington’s birthday? It was a federal holiday for federal offices in the District of Columbia. It has since evolved into a holiday celebrated in different ways by different states considering there have been many more presidents since President Washington.
One of the fun things to do on a President’s Day weekend is to see the attractions Las Vegas has in store for kids and their families. There are many reasons to bring your children to Las Vegas. The city offers amazing family shows such as five Cirque du Soleil shows, incredible nature tours of the Grand Canyon and Red Rock Canyon, and is home to the world’s largest and most famous hotels. But one of the main reasons to bring your kids is the sheer number and high quality of kid-friendly attractions in Las Vegas.
For starters, children can enjoy exciting rides at the various amusement parks. They can scream at the top of their lungs while riding the Canyon Blaster at the Adventuredome or raise their hands while hurtling down a 225-foot drop on the Desperado hypercoaster in the desert at Buffalo Bill’s. For less thrilling rides, The Coney Island Emporium offers bumper cars and the Adventuredome has what it calls Drifters, a classic Ferris wheel ride.
After the wild rides, the kids can move on to testing their gaming skills in the arcades. There are many Las Vegas kiddie rides located at different hotels to keep kids away from the adult entertainment areas. An example is Midway down at the Circus Circus Hotel. It has a carnival atmosphere and houses more than 200 arcade games. At Gameworks, admission is free, but you’ll need a rechargeable smart card to get your hands on the games. They range from the ultra-high-tech, courtesy of SEGA Enterprises and Universal Studios, to the familiar older versions of games like Pac-Man, Frogger, and Space Invaders.
President’s Day weekend activities can be both educational and fun when visiting museums and exhibits. Madame Tussauds is a favorite Las Vegas attraction for kids because of its extensive display of life-like wax statues. Kids can pose and take pictures with their favorite celebrities or historical people. The Lied Discovery Children’s Museum has over a hundred interactive exhibits covering science, arts, and culture. Or take the kids on a tour of the various prehistoric and wild animal exhibits at the Las Vegas Museum of Natural History.
Las Vegas kid-friendly attractions also include visits to aquariums and nature gardens where children can safely observe and interact with animals. The Aquarium located at the Silverton Hotel is a 117,000-gallon fish tank with thousands of tropical fish, sharks, and rays. At Siegfried and Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, kids will come face to face with the big cats – lions, tigers and leopards – and try their hand at being dolphin trainers.
Is our President’s Day weekend packed yet? You may still have time to take advantage of a couple Las Vegas attractions for kids, like the Las Vegas Indoor Skydiving Center, where your child can really fly, or the Skyzone Las Vegas, where you can throw a bouncing party.
A holiday weekend with the kids here in Las Vegas can be a fun-filled and enriching experience because the various Las Vegas attractions for kids offer a mix of pure fun, learning and bonding.