On this day in history, July 7, 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam began. Over the course of the next five years, more than 21,000 men would work tirelessly to produce what would become the largest ...

A visit to Hoover Dam, that iconic concrete giant straddling the Colorado River at the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers history, power and jaw-dropping views. Visitors can walk around the site and ...

Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction, considered by most experts "a modern miracle" and one of the most visited sites in the world. The 726-foot-high ...

Every day of the week, from dawn until dusk, throngs of tourists travel more than 30 miles from the Las Vegas Strip to marvel at what’s been called the country’s most impressive engineering feat — ...

Hoover Dam, one of the most popular and picturesque tourist attractions in Southern Nevada, is getting some work done. The Nevada Department of Transportation said Wednesday that the pedestrian bridge ...

The marvel of the Hoover Dam is something that Daniel and I had not experienced until our most recent trip to Las Vegas. We decided to make a quick detour to the iconic Hoover Dam on our way home. I ...

Lake Mead Mohave Adventures (LMMA) has announced that Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures is relaunching for its historic 40th season this spring. Visitors can take the “Hoover Dam Raft Tour” and “Hoover ...

The Colorado River basin, on the whole, is drying. That’s frightful for the 40 million people and 5 million acres that the ...

Decades ago, Laureen and I visited the Hoover Dam with our very young children. We revisited that trip recently, and none of it looked familiar to me. Of course, in all transparency, I sometimes wear ...

A transformer exploded at the Hoover Dam causing some brief panic as thick black smoke and some flames were spotted at the dam’s hydroelectric facilities. The fire was quickly extinguished and while ...

Standing atop the Hoover Dam today, the millions of tourists who visit each year can get a real sense of the climate crisis in the West: In addition to extreme heat, the sight of so-called “bathtub ...

The Hoover Dam is one of the great wonders of American engineering and in addition it is an important part of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Here’s a look at how the Bureau of Reclamation, a ...