Tahoe for Kids

Description:

Kids can have fun in the adult's playground too! The Tahoe/Reno area is chock full of parks, museums, camps and resorts for the little ones. Whether they want to do arts and crafts at Camp Hyatt and learn about the lake at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, or they want to slide headfirst down a mountain, Tahoe's got you covered.

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  • Lake Tahoe
  • Bowers Mansion Museum

    Bowers Mansion Museum - Lake Tahoe
    • Contact:

    • +1 775 849 0201
    • Location:

    • Highway 365
    • Washoe Valley,NV89511
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    Description:

    This beautiful sandstone mansion was the home of Sandy Bowers, one of the first people to strike it rich on the Comstock. When the mansion was built in the late 1800s, it was the most fabulous home in all of Nevada. There are fine antique furnishings, brocades, silver tea services and even silver door hinges and knobs. The mansion has guided tours during the summer months. One can stroll the grounds, have a picnic, or take a dip in the nearby Bowers pool. Token admission fee.

  • Reno
  • National Automobile Museum

    National Automobile Museum - Reno
    • Contact:

    • +1 775 333 9300
    • visit website
    • Location:

    • 10 South Lake Street
    • Reno,NV89501-1558
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    Description:

    If classic cars are your passion, then this museum is an absolute must-see. The 100,000-square-foot building houses one of the largest collections of antique automobiles to be found anywhere. It has been voted one of the top ten automobile museums in the country and one of the best 16 museums in the world. The cars are grouped by age in street settings appropriate to their time. These real-life backdrops include everything from Burma Shave signs to old gas pumps. See the cars that were originally a part of the Harrah collection including a Cadillac that belonged to Elvis Presley.

  • Fleischmann Planetarium

    Fleischmann Planetarium - Reno
    • Contact:

    • +1 775 784 4811
    • visit website
    • Location:

    • 1650 North Virginia Street
    • (University of Nevada Campus)
    • Reno,NV89507
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    Description:

    This facility is totally far out! Learn how much you would weigh on Venus and about black holes in the universe. In the Star Theater, visitors recline in comfortable seats while the heavens open above them on the Skydome screen. Among the many exhibits, you can see a meteorite weighing more than one ton that actually fell in Nevada. The public observatory contains a 12-inch reflecting telescope so you can see the stars up close and personal. Admission fees.

  • Boomtown's Fun Center

    Boomtown's Fun Center - Reno
    • Contact:

    • +1 775 345 6000
    • visit website
    • Location:

    • Interstate 80 at Boomtown Exit
    • (Boomtown Hotel Casino)
    • Verdi,NV89439

    Description:

    Find tons of fun for the whole family at this incredible center. Maybe Mom and Dad will take time away from gambling to enjoy a game of indoor miniature golf or ride on an authentic 1908 antique carousel. If thrills are what you seek, try the Dynamic Motion Theater. You sit strapped into your seats while you are rocked, bounced and twisted during four exciting adventures that show continuously throughout the day. Or maybe the mini Ferris wheel is more your speed. There are more than 200 redemption games to play, and more than 50 of the latest video and arcade games available for both the kids and adults to enjoy. Prices vary per attraction.

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