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Hoover Dam Boulder City, NV 89005(702) 494-2517 |
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Rated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of America's Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders, the Hoover Dam was commissioned in 1932 by Herbert Hoover to counter the flooding problems caused by the Colorado River. Requiring almost five years and several thousand workers to build, the 726-foot-high dam is an amazing example of complex design, architecture and construction. The structure produces 2,080 megawatts of electricity and its creation necessitated the formation of Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in the United States, which is popular for boating, fishing and swimming. Located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas on the Colorado River's Black Canyon along the Nevada-Arizona border, daily tours of the dam start at the newly constructed visitor center.
Visitor center open daily 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tour: Adults $11; Seniors (62+) and Military $9; Juniors (4-16) $6; Children 3 and under are free. Parking $7.
Phone: (702) 494-2517
Website: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/
Email: HooverDam@vegas.com
One of the most beautiful and interesting places to visit in Nevada, Hoover Dam is one of the truly great wonders and a testament to the power of human endeavor.
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Beautiful, powerful, an architectural wonder and, if the human race ends, probably the last place that will still generate electricity. That's just awesome.
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Hotels
Boulder Dam Hotel, 6.2 miles from Hoover Dam Boulder Inn And Suites, 6.4 miles from Hoover Dam
