Built during the New Deal, the hydrolectric Hoover Dam spans the Black Canyon on the Arizona-Nevada border near Boulder City, NV, which is about 30 miles from Las Vegas. The Hoover Dam controls flooding and provides irrigation to the nearby region. You can see Lake Mead behind the dam, which is the largest reservoir and was formed by the Hoover Dam. Between 10,000-20,000 workers, mostly white, completed the creation of the dam. 112 people died during the construction of Hoover Dam, due to drowning and poisoning. The dam rises roughly 700 ft. above the Colorado River, depending on water depth at any given time. To improve safety to the area after 9/11, the United States government build the Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (completedin 2010) 1/4 mile down the river to bypass the actual dam. The bridge rises 900 ft. above the Colorado River and is the 2nd highest bridge in the country. Also, note how the water level has changed in Lake Mead.
Lake Mead, Nevada
Inside the Luxor Las Vegas, the 2nd largest hotel in Las Vegas, and the 3rd largest in the world. This is where I stayed.
Our view. The Sphinx's rear end.
Mandalay Bay, where the Hacienda once stood.
Exterior of Luxor.
Excalibur.
Statue of Liberty at New York-New York.
MGM Grand Las Vegas, the largest hotel in Vegas and 2nd largest in the world, depending on how you measure.
Paris, Las Vegas.
Bellagio, the best hotel in town in my opinion.
Watching the fountain as Frank Sinatra plays.
Lobby of Bellagio.
Dutch flower garden in Bellagio.
World's largest chocolate fountain.
A replica Monet painting actually made out of flower.
The Flamingo, opened in 1946 by mobster Bugsy Siegel.
Caesar's Palace.
New York-New York.
Luxor beam that is equivalent of 42 billion candles. You can see it from 250 miles away, from an airplance at cruising altitude, and from outer space.
Breakfast at the New York-New York.
Leo the Lion at the MGM Grand, a massive hotel casino.
Paris.
The Flamingo, an old school casino on the Strip.
The Venetian.
St. Mark's Square and the Rialto Bridge.
The Riviera, where many movies have been filmed, including Casino, Ocean's Eleven, The Hangover, Austin Powers, and 21.
Circus, Circus, where Sean Connery filmed a scene for Diamonds Are Forever.
Sahara, opened in 1952, closed in 2011; a Vegas icon. Filming site of original Ocean's 11. The Stratosphere is on the left, the tallest structure in Vegas at 1,149 ft., and the 2nd tallest observation tower in the Western Hemisphere after Toronto's CN Tower.
Las Vegas wedding chapel.
Exit sign of Las Vegas.
The Little White Wedding Chapel, where many, many celebrities got married.
Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, home of History Channel's Pawn Stars.
In-N-Out's Double-Double Animal Style with a Neo shake.
Various pictures at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon:
Looking down at the snow.
Standing on the edge of the 5,000 ft. canyon.
Phantom Ranch.
Canyon and Colorado River.
Sunset.
Ok, I didn't see this, but I took a picture of a picture on a bus.
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