Key Highlight: Standing 550 feet tall and 520 feet in diameter, the observation wheel is the largest in North America. For a unique, bird's-eye view ... things to do in Las Vegas with kids.

And when night fell, you'd board the Ferris ... A new wheel is currently under construction and will rise 120 meters above the ground. When finished, the 550-foot (about 168 meters) Las Vegas ...

When George W. Ferris constructed the world's first Ferris wheel for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, he started a trend (and in a sense, he also helped usher in the modern ...