Best Things To Do in Las Vegas for teens
Did you think Las Vegas was not a family destination? Not everything is casinos and gambling in this city you will also have many more activities to enjoy with your family.
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Las Vegas is catalogued as the city of sin, but in truth it is an ideal destination to visit as a couple, with friends or family, and if you have teenagers, even better, they will have many fun activities to do and they will love this city. In Las Vegas you will have plans to do all the time, you will enjoy a tireless and crazy nightlife, but you will also enjoy the days, the scenery, the weather is ideal and you will find many things to see and activities to do in the city.
You'll have the neon lights on the Strip to dazzle you at night and the radiant, golden Nevada sunshine for fun family adventures during the day. Don't worry, you can include your teenagers in all of these activities and they will fall in love with the city. Here's a guide to what to see and do in Las Vegas with teens.
1. Experience the magical Blue Man Group show
On the second floor of the Luxor Hotel you can enjoy one of the most amazing shows in Las Vegas: Blue Man Group. Your teenage children will love this show with all the Vegas-style hype.
This show, which emerged in early 1990 in New York, today has more than 35 million viewers around the world and will immerse you in a blue atmosphere where you can see three mimes that make up the Blue Man trio and provide a unique show, with a very intense live music and lots of interaction with the public in some fragments.
If your children enjoy art, theater and special effects, this plan is ideal for the whole family. It is a very crowded show so I recommend that you purchase your tickets in advance on the Blue Man Group website.
Information of interest
- Price: between 49 and 92 euros depending on the location you choose.
- Location: Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas
- Schedule: every day with two performances, the first at 5 pm and the second at 8 pm, except Sundays and Mondays when there is only one performance.
- Duration: approximately 1 hour and a half
2. Feel the adrenaline rush on the New York roller coaster.
Yes, you're in Las Vegas, but you can ride the New York roller coaster for a unique family adventure. The New York-New York Hotel, one of the most recognized hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, is home to one of the most entertaining attractions in the city.
This roller coaster has nothing to envy to those of Orlando, with 62 meters high and about 1.5 km long, you will go at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour. And another special feature is that you can combine the adrenaline of the roller coaster with virtual reality.
You can choose to add virtual reality helmets to this experience to enhance the adventure even more. A detail, the cars of this roller coaster are decorated like the typical New York cabs. Undoubtedly, it is an ideal plan to do with your family and your teenagers, who will love this experience.
Information of interest
- Price: between 15 and 20 euros depending on whether or not you want to incorporate the virtual reality experience.
- Location: Hotel New York, New York of Las Vegas
- Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
3. Enjoy the best views from the Stratosphere Tower.
The Stratosphere Tower, at 350 meters high, is located in The Strat Hotel and is considered the tallest building in Las Vegas and the state of Nevada. In this article you will find all the information you need to know about the Stratosphere.
Thanks to its height, from there you will be able to appreciate the best views of the city at any time of the day, but if you allow me a tip, when it gets dark and the lights dress the city, it is undoubtedly the best time.
You will have two viewpoints from which you can enjoy with your family and dazzle yourself with the illuminated city. At a height of 280 meters you will find an internal and an external viewpoint. Both are wonderful, since the internal one has oblique and glass walls, so you can see the whole city at your feet and get the best pictures.
Information of interest
- Price: going up to the viewpoint will cost you from about 20 euros.
- Location: The Strat Hotel in Las Vegas
- Hours: every day from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m.
4. Experience the adrenaline rush of the best attractions of the Stratosphere
In addition to the incredible views, at The Strat Hotel your children will also be able to enjoy the many adrenaline rides you can find there, such as a 50-meter high jump, jumping into the void, riding a roller coaster at full speed or enjoying a carousel with the city at your feet.
- Big Shot: you will be launched 50 meters high and you will be able to see Las Vegas from the highest point, if your adrenaline allows it.
- X-Scream: a kind of roller coaster that will make you feel like you are in the sky at 300 meters above the ground.
- Insanity: a carousel that will make you spin in the air at a great height from where you will see the lights of the city at your feet.
- Skyjump: this attraction is only suitable for the brave, you can melt in the absolute adrenaline of a jump into the void from a platform about 260 meters high.
Information of interest
- Price: the price including the climb to the observation deck is about 29 euros with one attraction, about 30 euros with two attractions, and about 33 euros with all three attractions.
- Location: The Strat Hotel in Las Vegas
- Hours: Sundays to Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Fridays and Saturdays until 2 a.m.
5. Enjoy a pizza at The Cosmopolitan, but first, you'll have to experience the adventure of finding Secret Pizza
Secret Pizza is a pizzeria that is hidden in The Cosmopolitan and its search has become a tourist plan of the city to which many people join and that surely your children will love to do with the family.
But that is not its only attraction, its pizzas are part of the ranking of the 5 best pizzas in Las Vegas and it is a good, nice and cheap place to eat something after the hunt. The pizzeria opens its doors at 11 a.m. and offers a great variety for all tastes.
Remember that if you know how to find it before you start your search, the plan loses all its fun. Try to find it by yourself and without cheating, I assure you that it is a very fun plan. If you want to complement this experience, in this article you can find the best gastronomic tours around the city.
6. Enjoy the aquatic spectacle of the Bellagio Fountains with the whole family.
If there is something in Las Vegas capable of enchanting and astonishing all its visitors, it is the Bellagio Fountains. But, you're probably wondering, why is it considered a spectacle? It is difficult to explain in words, but the choreographic dance of the waters of the lake of the Bellagio Hotel, accompanied by music and lighting, make this a unique and dazzling moment. And not a minor fact, it's free!
These fountains were inaugurated in 1998 with more than 1,200 jets that have managed to catch all visitors, becoming an emblematic site of Las Vegas.
The musical repertoire includes 30 songs, so it is difficult to hear the same song twice, and the show lasts about 5 minutes, which is the approximate time of each song, with the jets of water dancing to its rhythm. It is an ideal plan for the whole family and you can stay a long time mesmerized by the fountains to listen to several different melodies.
Information of interest
- Price: free activity
- Location: Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas
- Hours: 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. every 30 minutes, 8 a.m. to midnight every 15 minutes. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 12 noon.
7. Take a day trip to the Valley of Fire or the Grand Canyon.
Taking a day trip from Las Vegas is a great plan, as you will be able to see the most impressive natural attractions in the surrounding areas. If you allow me to give you a tip, the Valley of Fire or the Grand Canyon are ideal to enjoy with the family.
Guided excursion to the Grand Canyon
This is the perfect place for a day trip from Las Vegas. It is a natural wonder with a millenary geological history, amazing scenery, unique flora and fauna.
It is located about 5 hours from Las Vegas and a guided tour is the best option. In addition, you will have several to choose from, among the best guided tours to the Grand Canyon and you can even live the adventure of a helicopter flight, which will undoubtedly be your children's favorite plan.
You will be able to walk and tour the Grand Canyon, as well as enjoy the best and most impressive views from the Eagle Point and Guano Point viewpoints, among other activities.
Guided excursion to the Valley of Fire
Valley of Fire is an excellent place that is located an hour away from Las Vegas and is the perfect plan to get away from the bustling city streets for a day and enjoy some nature.
You will have a lot of things to see and do in Valley of Fire such as enjoying some hiking trails and the desert.
In addition, the reddish rock formations are very impressive and from them you will have access to really unique and special views. The whole family will be able to take wonderful pictures of this place and your kids will love it.
8. Climb the legendary Las Vegas Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is also in Las Vegas and both children and teenagers as well as adults can enjoy a great plan climbing to the top to observe the whole city from there.
The Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas, is a half replica of the original and is 165 meters high, is located on the Strip and is one of the most exciting and fun activities in the city for teens. Keep in mind that it is also one of the most popular and crowded activities, especially at sunset, so I recommend that you get your tickets to climb the Eiffel Tower in advance.
If you allow me, I give you a tip: if you plan to climb the Tower do it at a time that coincides with the water show of the Bellagio fountain, from there the view is amazing. You will thank me!
Interesting information
- Price: around 25 euros
- Location: Paris Hotel Las Vegas
- Hours: you can go up to the observation deck Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 5 pm to 12 pm. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
9. Visit the emblematic exhibition of preserved human bodies
Bodies The Exhibition Bodies is a show that will fascinate the whole family, as it is a very educational and impressive activity. Also, if your children are biology or science lovers, you should definitely consider this activity to do with them.
In this exhibit you will be able to appreciate the preservation process that human bodies and real organs have gone through over the years. You will be impressed and at the same time you will learn in a very fun and dynamic way.
Keep in mind that this is a popular activity in Las Vegas so I recommend that you purchase your tickets to this exhibit in advance. Also, consider that it is an ideal experience to combine with some of the best museums in Las Vegas and continue learning.
Information of interest
- Price: about 30 euros
- Location: Luxor Hotel Las Vegas
- Hours: check specific dates and times on the official website.
10. Enjoying a panoramic view from the High Roller
High Roller is a gigantic Ferris wheel from which you will have a panoramic view of the city, but not only that, it is the largest in North America!
Undoubtedly it is a great plan to do with the family and be able to appreciate the city both day and night when the lights dazzle it. This Ferris wheel has enough space distributed in 28 cabins so that everyone together can enjoy the best scenery from 167 meters high above the center of the Las Vegas Strip.
If you'll allow me to give you a tip, the night views are not to be missed. In addition, you can surely include your visit to the Ferris wheel with a night tour of the city, for a much more complete experience.
Keep in mind that it is a plan that will take you very little time, since it will take you about half an hour to complete the tour and you will be able to photograph the best 360° panoramic views from the top. Not to be missed!
Information of interest
- Price: about 25 euros during the day and 35 euros at night.
- Location: you will find it on the LINQ Promenade, between Harrah's and Flamingo resorts.
- Hours: daytime hours are from 2pm to 5:59pm and nighttime hours are from 6pm to 12pm.