Although it has changed over the years it is still a nice, free activity in Vegas that is family friendly. We go every Christmas to see the lights at the cactus gardens but I'd never taken my children to the tour or the gardens during the day. The little kids (ages 2-5) had fun looking around the gardens. They liked the fun names for several of the cactus and we saw birds and lizards. It was very hot so we didn't stay for too long before heading inside for the factory tour. The tour is now very short, basically one hallway with glass to view the factory processing area. Again, it worked well for my small children but would be a very short tour for adults or older kids. At the end of the hallway you receive a free sample of chocolate. A warning for parents - although this is a free tour, you have to enter through an M&M store and exit through the Ethel M Chocolate store so be prepared for "can I have, can I have..." I let each of the kids pick out a small bag of M&Ms and that kept everyone happy and cost less than $7. Overall I recommend for a inexensive activity that also blends some learning about nature and how things are made.