BOULDER CITY, Nev., April 20 -- Metal detectors will be installed at Hoover Dam by the time summer tourist season begins at the Nevada landmark, a Bureau of Reclamation spokeswoman said Friday.

It’s called Rail Explorers, and the all ages ride runs along a four-mile stretch of track that was used to help build Boulder City's storied Hoover ... hydraulic disc brakes and metal pedals.

When visiting the Hoover Dam you’ll find a couple metal obelisk flag pole winged creature-looking statues on the Nevada side ...

A feat of modern civil engineering, Hoover Dam has stood tall and brought billions of visitors to Las Vegas since it was constructed in the 1930s. But one of the lesser known facts about it is ...