Even if you took the most direct route, the drive from Miami to Vegas covers over 2700 miles, so providing a detailed listing of all the things to see and do would take far more space than we have here. Exhibits, tours, and a reconstructed earth lodge do a wonderful job of telling the history as deduced by archeologists. It was here that, well, something happened in 1947. Nobody knows exactly what, but UFO conspiracy theorists passionately believe it involved a flying saucer and some alien corpses.
Admission is free.
Built in the early 1930s to regulate the flow of the Colorado River, the dam provides hydroelectric power and irrigation for millions of people. In creating the dam, the engineers also created Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in the western hemisphere. The Caribbean Cruises Off the Beaten Path Romantic Travel Paul Lukas , a devoted road-tripper, has traveled in all of the lower 48 states. He writes the monthly Lost in America column for Money, and wrote the award-winning There in Spirit column for Epicurious Travel . All rights reserved.