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Quality Tours of Las Vegas
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The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world. Over the millennia the rocks of the Colorado Plateau have carved out the many beautiful and distant shapes that you'll see. But it's more than an awe-inspiring view. Both the South and North Rims offer adventure seekers the opportunity to drive the roads, hike the trails, or float the currents of the turbulent Colorado River.
Close to 5 million people per year visit the Grand Canyon. Ninety percent of those visitors go to Grand Canyon Village on the south rim and the other ten percent go to the north rim. The South Rim is open year round, however the North Rim is only open from mid-May to mid-October.
Hoover Dam is about a 30 miles from the Las Vegas Strip and was built during the Depression. It took less than five years, in a harsh and barren land, to build the dam and it is considered one of the world's greatest engineering accomplishments. It is 726.4 feet from foundation rock to the roadway on the crest of the dam and the towers and ornaments on the parapet rise 40 feet above the crest, weighting in at over 6,600,000 tons.
