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Nevada,
Other Resorts & Excursions
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There is plenty to see in the Las Vegas Territory outside of the town itself. The Spring Mountains offer back-country adventure while Mount Charleston is good for winter sports and is home of the Las Vegas Ski and Snow Board Resort.
Lake Mead and Lake Mohave are contained in the vast (600,000ha/1.5 million-acre) Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Hoover Dam has a new visitor centre, where tourists can see right over the edge of the Black Canyon precipice. At the north of Lake Mead is the Valley of Fire State Park, with its fascinating landscape of naturally carved red sandstone. The nearby Moapa Valley was the site of Nevada's first city.
In Boulder City, the Black Canyon River Raft Tour is a 19-km (12-mile), rapid-free raft trip, beginning at Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam itself was completed in 1935, and is the highest dam in the western hemisphere. The Hoover Dam Museum houses historical artefacts relating to the workers and construction of the dam and Boulder City. The River Mountain Hiking Trail is an 8-km (5-mile) round-trip route with spectacular views of Lake Mead and Las Vegas Valley.
The Ethel M Chocolate Factory & Cactus Garden in Henderson shows how chocolates are made; the cactus garden includes 350 species of cactus. The Davis Dam in Laughlin is a 61-m (200-ft) high earth-filled dam. The USS Riverside is a luxury casino cruiser which has been designed to pass under the Laughlin Bridge. Bonnie Springs in Old Nevada is an old Western town. The Lost City Museum in Overton houses exhibitions featuring the Anasazi Indians and early Moapa Valley settlers.
SPECIAL EVENTS: May
Spring Jamboree and Craft Fair, Boulder City. Jul 4 Annual Fireworks Display and Boulder City Damboree, Boulder City.
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