After you get tired of gambling and eating, take a short ride to see Hoover Dam, an amazing engineering feat that is on every American’s Bucket List. The dam is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, and its construction created Lake Mead and Boulder City, which was built to house the workers hired to build the dam.

This concrete monster is 726.4 feet high and was completed in 1935. There is a tour that starts with a presentation that will give you all the facts about the dam. You will get to see the generators and climb to the observation deck for the spectacular view of the Colorado River and Lake Mead. The best view of the dam is from the Mike O' Callaghan -- Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which is approximately 1,500 feet south of the dam.

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