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Hoover Dam History & The Boulder Dam Hotel: A Journey into the American Southwest

20 min · 25. maj 2026
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Experience the Hoover Dam, a 1936 engineering marvel and the heartbeat of the Southwest. Stay where the history was made at the Boulder Dam Hotel—the storied residence for dignitaries and stars, located in the town that built the dam.

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