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Attractions near Nelson

From Nelson, 21 mi to Hoover Dam

Visits to Lake Mead National Recreation Area run to about 6.1M a year. There is no place to visit inside Nelson; there are 43 within 40 miles. The mix takes in 14 museums, 9 stadiums & arenas and 4 theme parks. A day out reaches Grand Canyon National Park, 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
50
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
Hoover Dam
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Dam · 21 mi north

Hoover Dam

Hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to find them

Head to the northwest for most of the 43 on the list.

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

Everything nearby

The complete list

50 places make the list, every one 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 Nelson → · Nelson’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 · 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 · Valley of Fire State Park: Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Colosseum at Caesars Palace: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 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 · Fountains of Bellagio: Rob Young from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Adventuredome: ZooFari, Public domain · 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 · Neon Museum: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · Las Vegas Springs: SpringsPreserve (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Burlesque Hall of Fame: karendesuyo from Hawaii, CC BY 2.0 · Pinball Hall of Fame: Driph, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bonnie Springs Ranch: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Guggenheim Hermitage Museum: Miss O'Crazy from New York, NY, CC BY 2.0 · Battlefield Vegas: Jimmy Harris, CC BY 2.0 · Nevada Southern Railroad Museum: NearEMPTiness, 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 · Hemenway Park: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Alan Bible Visitor Center: Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area), Public domain · Bonelli House: Rayc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve: Epolk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mohave Museum of History and Arts: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0

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