Las Vegas with Kids Book

1.	Introduction	11
2.	Overview	13
3.	Planning your trip	16
	Why Las Vegas?	16
	City History	18
	Weather	18
	What to Pack	19
	Information Sources	21
	Arrivals & Departures	22
	By Commercial Air	23
	By Charter Air	25
	Package Deals	26
	Frequent Flier Programs	28
	Security Concerns	28
	Arriving by Car	28
	Getting Around Town	29
	City Layout	29
	Getting from the Airport to Your Hotel	29
	Renting a Car	29
	Public Transportation	31
	Tip Tips	31
4.	Where are we?	33
	Ground Tours of Las Vegas	33
	Ground Tours Outside Las Vegas	34
	Flightseeing Tours to Grand Canyon	37
	Flightseeing Tours of Las Vegas	37
5.	A look at the strip	38
	Why is There a Volcano on this Street?	38
	South of Main Street	39
	South of Sahara Avenue	39
	South of Desert Inn Road	40
	South of Spring Mountain Road	40
	South of Flamingo Road	41
	South of Tropicana Avenue	41
6.	Which one is my room?	42
	The Best Family-Friendly Hotels	46
	Circus Circus	46
	Excalibur	46
	Boardwalk	47
	Luxor	48
	MGM Grand Hotel and Casino	48
	Treasure Island	50
	Other Recommended Casino Hotels on the Strip	51
	Hotels Off the Strip	62
	Boulder Strip Hotels	70
	Downtown Hotels	71
	Inexpensive Motels On the Strip	76
	Inexpensive Motels Off the Strip	76
	Out of Town	79
7.	What's for dinner?	80
	Hotel Restaurants	81
	Restaurants Not Located in Hotels	89
8.	What are we doing next?	90
	Fun & Fantasy	90
	Theme Parks	93
	Adventuredome at Circus Circus	93
	Wet 'n Wild	94
	Good Views	96
	Rides	96
	Virtual Rides, Motion Simulators, & Special Theaters	98
	Raceways	99
	Miniature Golf	100
	Arcades	100
	Big Top Action!	101
	Animals & the Great Outdoors	102
	Museums & Exhibits	104
	Factory Tours	108
9.	Can i play outside?	111
	Parks	111
	Sports & Recreation	113
	Boating	113
	Rafting	114
	Bowling	114
	Camping	114
	Horseback Riding	115
	Indoor Skydiving	115
	Rock Climbing	115
	Snow Skiing	116
	Ice Skating	116
	Roller Skating	116
	Professional Sports	116
	Rodeo	116
	Sports Entertainment Complex	116
	Sports Parks	117
	Laser Tag	117
	Paintball	118
10.	What can i buy?	119
	Shopping Centers	119
	Factory Outlets	120
	Help Your Child Bring Home Vacation Memories	120
11.	Who's taking care of me?	122
	Hotel-supervised Programs	122
	Baby-sitting	123
12.	Do i have to go to bed?	124
	Family-appropriate Shows	124
	Lights, Action, Cameras!	126
	Family-appropriate Dinner Shows	127
	Movie Theaters	127
13.	Where else can we go?	129
	Lake Mead	129
	Valley of Fire	130
	Red Rock	132
	Mt. Charleston	132
	Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge	133
	Chloride	134
	Floyd Lamb State Park	134
	Extraterrestrial Highway	135
	Primm's Thrill Rides	135
	Grapevine Canyon	135
	Grand Canyon	136
	Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah	138
	Arches National Park, Utah	139
Appendix A	Toll-free hotel numbers	140
Appendix B	Las vegas websites	146
	General Websites	146
	Airport	148
	Child-Related	148
	City Resources	149
	Educational Resources	149
	Hotels & Motels	150
	Nevada Tourism Information	154
	Publications	154
	Radio Stations	155
	Special Events	156
	Television Stations	156
	Jean & Primm Hotels	156
Appendix C	Las vegas directory	157
	Auto Repair	157
	Hospitals & Medical Centers	157
	Pet Boarding	158
	Index	161