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Attractions near Boulder City

Nevada Southern Railroad Museum heads what Boulder City has to see

Lake Mead National Recreation Area welcomes about 6.1M visitors a year. The town itself has 2 places on our list; 45 others are within 40 miles. There are 14 museums, 9 stadiums & arenas and 5 theme parks to choose from. Go 54 mi out for Grand Canyon National Park.

Attractions nearby
52
within 60 miles
The big one
15 mi
Hoover Dam
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Lee Canyon
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Dam · 15 mi northeast

Hoover Dam

Hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

The 45 outside town cluster to the northwest.

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Orange: Boulder City. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The complete list

2 in town lead, with 50 more within 60 miles after them.

The places inside Boulder City lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Boulder City → · Boulder City’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Nevada Southern Railroad Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hemenway Park: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hoover Dam: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegiant Stadium: Tomás Del Coro, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Grand Canyon National Park: Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio, CC BY 3.0 · T-Mobile Arena: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod: Original uploader was Timjarrett at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · MGM Grand Garden Arena: Slargent, CC BY 1.0 · Sam Boyd Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · The Colosseum at Caesars Palace: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 · Valley of Fire State Park: Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Las Vegas: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Cashman Field: Antic2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thomas & Mack Center: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area: Asybaris01, Public domain · Charleston Peak: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adventuredome: ZooFari, Public domain · Fountains of Bellagio: Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Lee's Family Forum: Ron Mader, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mob Museum: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Orleans Arena: Jeppsna, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Las Vegas Springs: SpringsPreserve (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neon Museum: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Mojave National Preserve: InyoCima, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Andrew Cattoir, Public domain · PH Live: Vrysxy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bonnie Springs Ranch: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burlesque Hall of Fame: karendesuyo from Hawaii, CC BY 2.0 · Pinball Hall of Fame: Driph, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Canyon of the Colorado: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · Erotic Heritage Museum: Eshter, CC BY 2.0 · National Atomic Testing Museum: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0 · Cox Pavilion: Rik, Public domain · Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay: The original uploader was Alexiswikipédia at French Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Battlefield Vegas: Jimmy Harris, CC BY 2.0 · Guggenheim Hermitage Museum: Miss O'Crazy from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0 · Lost City Museum: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Castle Mountains National Monument: David Lamfrom, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clark County Heritage Museum: Nevadaresident, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alan Bible Visitor Center: Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area), Public domain · The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve: Epolk, CC BY-SA 4.0

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