This past weekend I posted about my trip on the Southern Nevada Railway train ride. Afterwards we headed over to the 24th Annual Boulder City Fine Arts Festival to enjoy the art and the food. The 2 day event was held in Bicentennial Park in the downtown area of the city. I've also posted about Boulder City before, with it's quaint small town charm that is a sharp contrast to the big city lights and expansion of Las Vegas. While it has the largest land area of any city in Nevada, it's growth is limited by restrictions on building permits and (2 comments)
boulder city nv: Las Vegas Train Rides and Santa Train - Boulder City Nevada Southern Railway
- 09/22/08 09:37 PM
I mentioned the Nevada Southern Railway in a blog about the quaint town to the southeast of the Las Vegas Valley... Boulder City, NV. It lies just beyond Railroad Pass, and where our Dam Neighbors live. Yes this is the town born from 1930's Hoover Dam, and still has it's 'Mayberry' style charm and remains gambling free to this day. This is where the Nevada State Railroad museum operates it's rides on the Boulder Branch Spur of track used in the building of the man made wonder that created Lake Mead. This museum began in 1996 with a maintenance facility, and (5 comments)