{"id":6179,"date":"2017-07-19T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6179"},"modified":"2017-07-14T18:12:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T22:12:29","slug":"visiting-hoover-dam-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/visiting-hoover-dam-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Hoover Dam (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hoover Dam is a National Historic Landmark in the US that attracts nearly a million visitors every year. Built between 1931-36, it&#8217;s still an impressive feat of civil engineering to this day. There are a few options for visiting, and it&#8217;s an easy day trip from the popular city of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6180\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Hoover.jpg\" aria-label=\"Hoover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6180\"  alt=\"Visiting Hoover Dam (Video)\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Hoover.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Hoover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Hoover-350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hoover Dam<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;A 45-minute drive from Las Vegas will bring you to one of America\u2019s most iconic landmarks &#8211; the Hoover Dam. It was built in just five years between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression. There are a few options if you want to take a tour. First, you\u2019ll watch a short film. An elevator ride brings you<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>down 530 feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When you arrive, you\u2019ll begin a one-hour guided tour of the Hoover Dam power plant. Along the way, your guide will teach you all about the Hoover Dam, how it was built, and how it works. You also get to see eight of the seventeen generators from a viewing platform. Be sure to look down to see the intricate floor designs!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Back up top, you can visit the Exhibit Gallery. There are several audio, visual and interactive exhibits here that will teach you a lot more about the Hoover Dam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Finally, head out to the observation deck. Here you can enjoy incredible panoramic views of the dam and the Colorado River. You\u2019ll also see the impressive bridge that was built in 2010. Across the street, check out the Winged Figures of the Republic statues and the Nevada Intake Towers. Snap a few more photos and hop back in the car. This is one day trip out of Las Vegas that you don\u2019t want to miss!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Visiting Hoover Dam\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/abu9P37znbA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Hoover-350x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Visiting Hoover Dam (Video)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Hoover-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Hoover.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The Hoover Dam is a National Historic Landmark in the US that attracts nearly a million visitors every year. Built between 1931-36, it&#8217;s still an impressive feat of civil engineering to this day. There are a few options for visiting, and it&#8217;s an easy day trip from the popular city of Las Vegas. &#8220;A 45-minute&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/visiting-hoover-dam-video\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":6180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[33097,500827,500821,109552,500826,12349,500822,500818,500823,500819,366995,1376,500820],"class_list":["post-6179","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-arizona","tag-colorado-river","tag-construction-of-the-hoover-dam","tag-dam","tag-dam-construction","tag-engineering","tag-esl-lesson-hoover-dam","tag-hoover-dam","tag-hoover-dam-esl-article","tag-hoover-dam-history","tag-nevada","tag-usa","tag-visiting-hoover-dam"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6183,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6179\/revisions\/6183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}