Amid the woozy desert haze springs an incongruous streak of blue. Lake Mead is the most mirage-like thing I’ve ever seen that ...

The Hoover Dam stands 726 feet tall and 660 feet long ... in the observation towers and the ornate murals and sculptures inside the powerplant and visitor center. Today, the dam continues awe ...

Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. 5,000 working men and their families came to live ...

Both on-site guided tours include stops inside the power plant, but only the Hoover Dam Tour offers a look at the facility's inspection tunnels. If you'd like to take a power plant tour ...

Getty Images Designed by Gordon Kaufmann, the architect behind the Los Angeles Times building and the Hoover Dam, the H-shaped mansion spans roughly 37,000 square feet. Getty Images Hearst lived ...

The excursion is along the Colorado River's Black Canyon National Water Trail— crossing the widest single-arch concrete ...

If you're planning things to do in Las Vegas, you may be considering a day trip to the Hoover Dam – the National Historic Landmark that diverts water from the Colorado River to various corners ...

Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. 5,000 working men and their families came to live ...