Yes, it is open year around. They do adjust hours for fall and winter: 9am to 5pm and closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Open daily otherwise.

My husband and I were able to get a AAA discount; not sure about the others. You may wish to call ahead and ask.

We paid a few bucks for the butterfly garden, but it was worth it. We were also there for a special mother's day brunch. It was around forty dollars but it was worth it too. The food was good. We also paid six dollars to crack a geode. It was fun and mostly white quartz. If you do this and your flying be prepared to have your bag that you put the geode in searched. Apparently the quartz sends up a red flag. We had a good laugh at that after TSA let our bags go.

I the only way i got there was on bus public. one west flamingo boulivard then change to go north. ask the bus drivers for a all day ticket for $5 the strip tickets cost $10

Yes, absolutely. The Desert Demonstration Gardens in Springs Preserve have a variety of designs and plants that are intended to inspire--just allow plenty of room for interpretation. For example, the Springs Preserve uses artificial turf grass in their commons area and encourages its use in home gardens, yet biologists and environmentalists are split as to whether it's helpful or harmful to the environment. This is a field trip that should make for some lively conversation!

The new Wet 'n Wild Las Vegas Water Park is owned by the same operators who run Wet 'n Wild water parks on the Gold Coast in Australia. It's located about a 15 minute drive from the Strip Hotels. A bit further, in Henderson, is Cowabunga Bay Water Park. Many of the hotels in Las Vegas are known for their swimming pools: The Golden Nugget has a 3 story high water slide that shoots you through an aquarium filled with sharks. The Flamingo Hotel has a maze of water slides that drop into terraced lagoons. Mandalay Bay has a 1.6 million gallon wave pool. Hope this helps!