A year shy of its 90th anniversary, experts still marvel at the construction of the Hoover Dam, one of the most visited sites ...

Everything to know about seeing Hoover Dam, including the security checkpoint, whether there's a lot of walking and how to ...

Harold Ickes, whom Roosevelt chose to become Interior secretary in his administration, decided in May 1933 to revert the name back to Boulder Dam because he felt it “should not carry the name of any ...

Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. 5,000 working men and their families came to live ...

In 1933, newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes renamed the site Boulder Dam. Not until 1947 would Congress pass an official resolution declaring the site as Hoover Dam.

Considering both traveler sentiment and expert input, U.S. News selected the following as the best Hoover Dam tours ... across the top of the dam, the chance to see interior generators and learn ...

Access to the dam's interior, power plant and other restricted areas requires joining a tour. Visiting Hoover Dam involves walking. The amount depends on your plans. Walking across the dam is ...

As commerce secretary, Hoover had a pivotal role in proposing the dam's construction on the Colorado River in the 1920s. As construction of the dam was initiated on Sept. 30, 1930, then-Interior ...

Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona ... Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. Access to the dam's interior, power plant and other restricted areas requires joining a tour.