Hoover Dam is a massive concrete structure located along the Colorado River, straddling the border between Arizona and Nevada. Built between 1931 and 1936 with the help of thousands of workers, the dam stands as a symbol of American ingenuity. You can take a one-hour tour of the dam and the nearby power plant. Tour tickets can be purchased in-person at the dam. If you are short on time, the Bureau of Reclamation offers a power plant tour that lasts only 30 minutes.

Hoover Dam (40 min) Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (20 min) Valley of Fire State Park (50 min Day Trip from Las Vegas) Mount Charleston (45 min) Clark County Heritage Museum (25 min from Las Vegas) Los Angeles (4 hours) Laughlin (1 hour 30 min Trip from Las Vegas) Pahrump (1 hour 10 min from Las Vegas) Zion National Park (2 hours 35 min) Lake Mead National Recreation Area (30-60 min Day Trip from Las Vegas) Death Valley National Park (2 hours 10 min) Grand Canyon National Park (4 hours) Dixie National Forest (3 hours 15 min) Mojave National Preserve (1 hour 20 min) Willow Beach (1 hour Day Trip from Las Vegas) Fish Lake National Forest (4 hours) St George, Utah (1 hour 45 min) Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (35 min) Clark County Wetlands Park (20 min from Las Vegas) Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (2 hours) Mount Tipton Wilderness Area (1 hour 30 min) Pilot Peak (4 hours)

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