Boulder City Travel Guide

 Africancrab Says:  Hoover Dam is one of the top 100 Wonders of the World. Located between Arizona and Nevada, it is a straddle for the Colorado River, a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the River. An engineering and architectural wonder it was the world's largest dam in 1930... 

 lisa85202 Says:  I drove through Lake Mead Recreation Area from Boulder City back to Las Vegas, up Lakshore Rd on the West side of the Lake. I then drove down Lake Mead Pkwy back through Henderson to the freeway into Vegas. I did pay a $10 fee for the day- even though I was just passing... 

 lisa85202 Says:  I was too late on a Sunday afternoon, and missed the last tour of the Hoover Dam. I will plan that for next time. It is, however, a great place to walk around and enjoy the views of the Colorado River and view the bypass bridge.If you park at the covered parking garage at... 

 lisa85202 Says:  This Bridge on Highway 93 cross over the dam and the Colorado River, so that you now bypass the 2-lane road and traffic jam over the dam when travelling between Nevada and Arizona. From Hoover dam, the view of the bridge is spectacular! While driving over the bridge, you... 

 TooTallFinn24 Says:  Located just a few hundred yards from the Hoover Dam, the Mike O'Callaghan/ Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is an extraordinary structure. The bridge was just completed in October of 2010 and was intended to divert traffic that currently goes over Hoover Dam to a quicker and... 

 bugalugs Says:  The dam is self financing through the sale of hydroelectric power generated here and services a huge population including Nevada, California and Arizona. Profits made from the sale of the electricity enable the upkeep of the dam. 

 bugalugs Says:  When the construction work started on the dam it was in the depression when many people were out of work and although dangerous work many wanted to work here.Wages on average were 62 cents an hour and although that may seem low it was in actual fact more than double what... 

 bugalugs Says:  Hoover Dam is named after Herbert Hoover who was the 31st President of the United States. It was officially named the Hoover Dam in 1947 by Congress.It has however been called the Boulder Dam after the town where the men who constructed this dam lived. 

 Yaqui Says:  We didn't want to eat here because we had planned to eat in Vegas. Yet, I know being a Mom and if you have young children and spending a whole day at the dam your kids get hungry. It was a good thing they put something in with the volume of folks visiting everyday all year... 

 Yaqui Says:  When we visited in the 1980's there was only two lanes for cars to cross the dam. Highway U.S. Route 93 is very narrow with several dangerous curves, and is known to have rock slides. Since 911 many of the heavier vehicles such a semi trailers longer than 40, and buses with... 

 lisa85202 Says:  On the road to Hoover Dam, there are some nice overlooks for Lake Mead. Look for turnoffs to the left as you wind down the mountain to the dam.When I visited in June, 2011, the water level was super low!! 

 janika Says:  Boulder city is more like a small town but it is not too far from Vegas and many people travel through here. Most just want to see the Hoover dam and move on. There is a lot more to Boulder city than the Hoover dam. If you have the time, stop for a souvenir or for gas.... 

 Yaqui Says:  Built in 1942 during World War II after the attach of Pearl Harbor to protect the dam since it was considered a military target due to its electric power it created. This bunker or pill box is located on the Arizona side was manned 24/7 by the military police and it consist...