If you're deciding on things to do in Las Vegas, you may be considering a day trip to the Hoover Dam – the National Historic Landmark that diverts water from the Colorado River to various ...

and Clark causing a leak at Hoover Dam. I lived at the Tropicana Hotel for four months while we shot Vegas Vacation. It was an unlivable environment in 1996.

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines ...