The Las Vegas Adventurer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and to help raise awareness and a little money, Pink Jeep Tours of Las Vegas has teamed up with the Nevada Cancer Institute for the first annual “Trek for the Cure.”
Throughout October, Pink Jeep Tours will donate $4.80 from the sales of their Red Rock Tours to the Nevada Cancer Institute in Summerlin. $4.80 sounds like a random amount, but it represents the number of years (48) that Pink Jeep Tours has been in operation throughout Sedona, Arizona and Las Vegas.
The video above gives some great information about the Tours themselves and what …read more

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Las Vegas Haunts is gearing up for another spooktacular Halloween season!
Their two locations – The Asylum and Hotel Fear – will be opening next week, Friday September 26th and 27th.
The Asylum will be located in the Home Depot parking lot at Charleston and Hualapai, and Hotel Fear is located in the Home Depot Parking Lot on Craig and Camino Al Norte (MLK).
Dates and times for both locations are:
September
26 and 27 (Grand Opening)
October
3, 4, 5;
9, 10, 11, 12;
16, 17, 18, 19;
23, 24, 25, 26;
28, 29, 30, 31;
November
1
Weekday hours are 6:30 – 10pm, and weekends are 6:30 – 12am …read more

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Craving some star gazing but don’t want to travel to LA or New York? Madame Tussauds may be able to fill the need!
The wax museum has been a part of Las Vegas since 1999 when it opened one of its half dozen worldwide locations on the Strip. It’s located on the moving walkway between the Venetian and Las Vegas Blvd just off Spring Mountain.
The Las Vegas museum focuses mainly on celebrities, whereas other locations around the world feature celebrities, sports stars, historical figures, world leaders and in the case of the London location, a Chamber of Horrors! Each figure …read more

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There’s so much more to Vegas than loud casinos and flashy showgirls!
Over the years a lot of hotels and developers have been mindful of the fact that people also come to Vegas to relax, and maybe even get the kids out of the house or the hotel room once in a while too.
~ Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay is a fantastic experience for kids and adults alike. It’s been over a year since we went last and my kids are still talking about it! Their favorite part was the 20-foot-long acrylic tunnel you can walk through while fish …read more

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Here is August’s list of of activities and projects for families and kids to do before school starts in three weeks!
August 2 – 9
August 2: Rainbow Library; “I Like Me” storytime and craft; 10:30am
August 2: Home Depot; Building project; 9:00am to noon (ages 9-12)
August 2: Mirabelli Community Center; Back to School Fair; 10:00am to noon
August 3: Sahara West Library; “Travel Tales” puppet show; 11:00am to noon (ages 0-11)
August 4: Sahara West Library; “Travel Tales” puppet show; 11:00am to noon (ages 0-11)
August 5: Rainbow Promenade Theater, “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” 10:00am
August 5: Sahara West Library “Travel …read more

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The Excalibur is the only hotel on the Strip that my kids have to look for when we’re on the freeway!
[image: flickr]

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Did you know you could ride to the top of the Paris Las Vegas Eiffel Tower? In only 90 seconds you can go from being part of the hustle and bustle of the Strip to just an observer!
This isn’t an attraction for the vertigo-prone – from the moment you leave the ground in the glass enclosed elevator until you get to the top of the mesh enclosed deck 460 feet up – you can’t help but be aware you’re leaving terra firma behind! The amazing view at the top is worth it, though, and if you haven’t left your camera …read more

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The Las Vegas Hilton announced just a few days ago that its long-running Star Trek: The Experience will be closing on September 1. A decline in ticket sales over the last little while was cited as the biggest reason for the closure.
There’s still time to battle the BORG and the Klingons before everything’s packed up, though! Tickets are still on sale for the whole experience – the BORG Invasion 4D, Klingon Encounter, and History of the Future Museum – for $42.99 per person, or $35.99 per person for seniors, children under 12 and Nevada residents with valid ID. The ticket …read more

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With the closure of the Wet ‘n’ Wild swim park in 2004 finding a public swimming pool in Las Vegas can mean doing a bit of research before heading out. And though the park officials say they plan to re-open another park in the future we’ll all have to make do until that happens!
Now that we’re in the thick of summer, with temps averaging 110 for at least the next month, check out some of the listed public swimming pools below for one close to you. Pools are open to both locals and visitors, so if your hotel pool just …read more

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Here is July’s list of great things for families and kids to take part in during the sweltering Las Vegas summer!
July 1 – July 5
July 2: Rainbow Promenade Theatre; Jonah: A Veggie Tale Movie, Bee Movie; 10am
July 2: Lied Middle School; All American 4th of July Carnival, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
July 3: Summerlin Library; Sparkly Stories for the 4th of July, 4-11 years old, 1:30pm
July 5: Rainbow Library; Do You Like Mice? Storytime, 10:30am
July 5: Home Depot; Building Project, 9am-noon, ages 9-12
July 5: Michael’s Crafts; 3D Chalk Drawings, 10am-noon

July 6 – July 12
July 8: Rainbow Promenade Theatre; Pirates Who Don’t Do …read more

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