Hoover Dam: A truly awesome piece of history!

My husband and I got married in Las Vegas in December of 1999, and he really wanted to see Hoover Dam. I was not too impressed with the idea, but went along anyway. I am so glad that I did! Hoover Dam was a wonderously huge, beautiful sight to see!

We were there in December, the weather was perfect, some people had light jackets on. There is ample parking in the new multi-level garage that was just built within a couple of years ago. They also added a beautiful visitors center there. We first went inside to see the displays that they have there, and there is a movie to watch about the history of the Dam. We took the $8 basic tour of the dam where you get to go into the dam and see the turbines and walk thru the tunnels and see how the dam was built and what it is all about. Then you get to go down on the down river side of the dam and see it from below! It is an awesome sight! The dam is definitely bigger than anything that I have EVER seen in my life! After the tour, we took a walk around the top of the dam, and they have made it so that you can walk all the way across into Arizona if you want to.

There is also a nice gift shop there and a snack bar which the prices were kind of high at.

The next time we go, hopefully we will take the kids, it is definitely something they would enjoy. There’s not any “fun” stuff to do, but they will definitely enjoy seeing how big it is.

I would recommend this trip to anyone in the area. It is a wonderful place to spend a few hours learning about history and seeing the huge size of! I thoroughly enjoyed my time there even when I thought I would not.