![“There were sights to be seen [in the Washoe Zephyr] which were not wholly uninteresting to new comers; for the vast dust cloud was thickly freckled with things strange to the upper air—hats, chickens and parasols sailing in the remote heavens; blankets, tin signs, sage-brush and shingles a shade lower; door-mats and buffalo robes lower still; shovels and coal scuttles on the next grade; glass doors, cats and little children on the next; disrupted lumber yards, light buggies and wheelbarrows on the next; and down only thirty or forty feet above ground was a scurrying storm of emigrating roofs and vacant lots.”](https://i0.wp.com/renonr.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/1858263-01.jpg?fit=331%2C400&ssl=1)
Most kid-friendly restaurant
1. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
4999 Kietzke Lane, 825-7246
2. Chuck E. Cheese’s
5000 Smithridge Drive, 827-5100
3. Chilis Grill & Bar
10340 N. McCarran Blvd., 787-3388
5090 Smithridge Drive, 829-7775
Best youth sports program
1. First Tee of Northern Nevada
5605 Riggins Court, No. 206, 851-2332
2. Reno Little League
various locations
3. Boys & Girls Club
B&GC of Truckee Meadows, 2680 E. Ninth St., 331-3605
B&GC of America, 3905 Neil Road, 828-3940
Best weeknight activity
1. Atlantis Casino Resort Spa
3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700
2. Dinner out
3. Movies
Best weekend activity
1. Hiking
2. Lake Tahoe
3. Camping
Best toy store
1. Toys R Us
5000 Smith Ridge Drive, 827-8697
2. Learning Express Toys
1976 Damonte Ranch Parkway, 853-7884
3. Rockaboo
538 W. Plumb Lane, 825-0700
Best things to do on a Friday night
1. Movies
2. Bowling
3. Holland Project events
Best place to take the kids
1. Wild Island Family Adventure Park
250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927
2. Reno Aces game
250 Evans Ave., 334-4700
3. Lake Tahoe
Best place to introduce kids to nature
1. Lake Tahoe
2. Rancho San Rafael Regional park
1595 N. Sierra St.
3. Galena Creek Regional Park
18350 Mt. Rose Highway
Best picnic spot
1. Rancho San Rafael Regional park
1595 N. Sierra St.
2. Lake Tahoe
3. Wingfield Park
300 W. First St.
Best park
1. Rancho San Rafael Regional park
1595 N. Sierra St.
2. Idlewild
1900 Idlewild Drive
3. Wingfield Park
300 W. First St.
Best maternity store
1. Motherhood Maternity
5183 Meadowwood Circle
825-3155
2. Rockaboo
(*note: Rockaboo does not actually sell maternity clothes)
538 W. Plumb Lane, 825-0700
3. The Hottie Mommy
6135 Lakeside Drive, 825-7777
Best martial arts studio
1. Zai Martial Arts Academy
5401 Longley Lane, 824-0400
2. Freestyle Martial Arts Academy
9590 S. McCarran Blvd., 746-3888
3. Aikido of Reno
135 S. Wells Ave., 337-8030
Best local library
1. Dowtown Reno Library
301 S. Center St., 327-8312
2. Northwest Reno Library
2325 Robb Drive, 787-4100
3. Spanish Springs Library
7100A Pyramid Lake Highway, Sparks, 424-1800
Best local film festival
1. Reno Film Festival
925 Riverside Drive, 334-6707
2. Artemisia
elias@reno-artemisia.com
3. Reno Gayla Film Festival
1110 Plumas St., 250-0805
Best family outing
1. Lake Tahoe
2. Wild Island Family Adventure Park
250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927
3. Reno Aces game
250 Evans Ave., 334-4700
Best children’s used clothing store
1. Once Upon a Child
6015-G S. Virginia St., 825-4448
2. The Purple Pumpkin
5057 S. McCarran Blvd., 827-8775
3. Play it Again Kids Glow Bowling may be part of why Wild Island Family Adventure Park was voted Best children’s entertainment and Best place to take the kids.
Photo By audrey love
4040 Kietzke Lane, 825-4448
Best children’s entertainment
1. Wild Island Family Adventure Park
250 Wild Island Court, Sparks, 359-2927
2. Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2439
3. Coconut Bowl at Wild Island Family Adventure Park
250 Wild Island Court, 359-2927
Best arcade games
1. Arcade Xtreme at Peppermill Resort Spa Casino
2707 S. Virginia St., (866) 821-9996
2. Atlantis Family Entertainment Fun Center
3800 S. Virginia St., 825-4700
3. Fun Quest at Grand Sierra Resort
2500 E. Second St., 789-2439