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Attractions near Nellis AFB

Worth the trip from Nellis AFB: Hoover Dam, 24 mi off

About 6.1M people a year visit Lake Mead National Recreation Area. With nothing inside Nellis AFB, the list has 49 places within 40 miles. Look for 15 museums, 9 stadiums & arenas and 5 theme parks. Allow a day for Mojave National Preserve, 52 mi off.

Attractions nearby
50
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Hoover Dam
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Lee Canyon
Big draws
3
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Dam · 24 mi southeast

Hoover Dam

Hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The lie of the land

The 49 outside town cluster to the southwest.

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

Everything nearby

Full list of places

Here are the 50 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Nellis AFB → · Nellis AFB’s history →

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

Hoover Dam: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegiant Stadium: Tomás Del Coro, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Nevada Southern Railroad Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lost City Museum: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Clark County Heritage Museum: Nevadaresident, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hemenway Park: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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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