Hoover Dam and Lake Mead

Pros: one of a kind structure, beautiful scenery
Cons: offical tour is pretty lame nowadays due to security

Driving across the desert, the road curves around and starts dropping to what can only be described as an incredible feat of engineering, Hoover Dam. First-time (and even returning) visitors will be amazed at how the dam fills the Colorado River’s gorge ...

Pros: It is an impressive structure, and you can say you've seen it.
Cons: Our tour was lousy, displays could use some sprucing up.

Seeing as I was born and bred in a construction family, I feared my father would disown me if I didn’t pop over and see that famed engineering marvel Hoover Dam during my time in Nevada. Accordingly, mr_chelledun and I took some time out from ...

Pros: the views are amazing, the dam itself is wonderful
Cons: post-September 11th tour repetitious and doesn't let you see the inner workings of the dam

One of the places I really wanted to visit on my first trip to Las Vegas was the Hoover Dam. Unfortunately that visit fell in November 2001 and the Hoover Dam was pretty much closed to everything but straight drive through traffic in the wake of...

Pros: One of humanity's amazing achievements, Quick, Scenic, Impressive, Inexpensive
Cons: Tour is pricey.

"Some things need to be experienced to be understood." Sometimes, I find myself trying to write a review of a very simple experience and I have a feeling that my readers think it is generally impossible for me to write a very helpful review about ...

Pros: Unbelievable views, beautiful scenery
Cons: None at all

Review Topic:  Overview

The Hoover Dam is one of those tourist destinations that will absolutely take your breath away. It is situated along the border of Nevada and Arizona and a perfect stop to make when making a trip...

Pros: great site, very interesting
Cons: none

About an hour away from all the lights and glamour of Las Vegas, lies a place called the Hoover Dam. This place is incredible. My first trip there was about 16 years ago. We had gone on a family vacation to California, so on the way home we stopped in...

Pros: Absolutely beautiful
Cons: Parking

The West is something itself that holds more beauty in it than the eyes can imagine. I traveled to the west a few years back and it is a trip I will never forget.

Hoover Dam is located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas on US Highway 93.
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Pros: Impressive, cheap, educational.
Cons: It's a long trip from just about anywhere.

When my family and I drove from Mississippi to California this summer, we decided to take a short detour to see the Grand Canyon and the Hoover Dam. After spending a day at the Grand Canyon, and being tired and ready to get home, we almost skipped the...

Pros: Huge With Amazing Facts
Cons: Overcrowded; Small Place For So Many TOURISTS!!

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Hoover Dam is a perfect stop on your drive from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon and vice versa. When you are standing on top of the dam and look all the way down at the channeled Colorado...

Pros: AMAZING!!!
Cons: None

As of 5 hours ago, I just arrived home from my trip to Nevada. Little did I know how much fun I would have. Sure you all know of Las Vegas, Reno, Hoover Dam, etc, but just knowing of Hoover Dam does not give it justice.
My parents first went about...

Pros: Interesting and educational tour and spectacular scenery.
Cons: Hot-although this is not the dam's fault

If you are visiting Las Vegas and can manage to peel yourself away from the table games and one-armed bandits, there is another world just 45 minutes away. The place is Hoover(or Boulder)Dam. The dam has had both names at different times in it's life....

Pros: The Dam Dog
Cons: The last 4 miles to drive to the dam.

I think P.T. Barnum said it best, "There is a sucker born every minute." Though our day trip out to Hoover Dam during our Las Vegas vacation wasn't a total waste of time, I am going to give you a lot of information about this attraction.
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Pros: A great view
Cons: Long lines during the middle of the day.

No, it isn't just any wall. It's a federal highway, a electrical generating station, a tourist magnet, a gold mine to the local economy of Boulder City, a facilitator of beautiful Lake Mead, a federal facility, and one of the Seven Modern Civil...

Pros: It's huge! And impressive! And huge! And you get to wear a powder-blue hard hat!
Cons: Too tired after the tour to properly appreciate the other resources available.

I'd seen the requisite number of History Channel programs on Hoover Dam; I knew that it was big, very big, and took a long time to build. I had seen some footage on how it was built, and found it quite interesting. When I told people my parents were...

Pros: None..a huge waste of time.
Cons: Major disappointment

We drove to Vegas one summer and of course on the route we just had to see the dam. The Hoover dam, the same one that you see on television. The same one I heard countless of stories about how wonderful this site was.

Boy was I disappointed...