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3 days
United States, North America

3-Day Boulder City itinerary guide

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Boulder City — "Looking southwest into Nevada highway, Boulder City, thru arcade of the terminal bldg." - NARA - 293680

Top stops to prioritize

  • Hoover Dam
  • Bighorn Cafe
  • Southwest Diner
  • Grandma Daisy's Candy Store
  • Ice Cream Parlor
  • Clark County Museum
  • Momo Sushi
  • Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Hoover Dam, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Hoover Dam
  • Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
  • Hoover Dam Lodge and Casino
  • Lake Mead Marina
  • Hemenway Park
  • The Dillinger

Day 2: Off the beaten path

For day 2, if you don’t mind the extra trek, today covers more off the beaten path places like Southwest Diner.

  • Southwest Diner
  • The Coffee Cup Cafe
  • Boulder Dam Brewing Co.
  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum
  • Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City
  • Robert L. Mendenhall Scenic Overlook
  • Lake Mead Visitor Center
  • Historic Railroad Hiking Trail

Day 3: Proximity is everything

For day 3, we bundled attractions like Clark County Museum and Rail Explorers Las Vegas Division and other places within a close range, so that the time it takes to travel between all of them is less than one hour.

  • Clark County Museum
  • Rail Explorers Las Vegas Division
  • Cornish Pasty Co
  • Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum

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