High on top of the huge Glen Canyon Dam, about 110 feet above its highest point, is the Carl Hayden Visitor Center at Glen Canyon Dam, a magnificent modernistic structure with a curved wall of glass overlooking Lake Powell. The visitors center was built to provide information about the dam to the thousands of visitors who come every year to see this incredible feat of engineering, surrounded by the majesty of nature.

The center offers a range of wonderful exhibits and tells the story about the challenges of building the dam through dioramas, photographs, and a wonderful relief map of the whole area – the dam, Lake Powell, and the surrounding wilderness. The Glen Canyon Natural History Association, a non-profit educational organization, together with the Bureau of Reclamation organizes 45-minute guided tours through Glen Canyon Dam.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, US-89, Lake Powell, AZ 84533, Phone: 928-608-6072, Video

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