

And it has a park filled with real life bighorners who look at you dismissively. Thankfully in real life, it is more … un-wiped out. In the game, Boulder City is in and of itself, a casualty of the First Battle of Hoover Dam, being nearly wiped out during the battle. I spent a great deal of time exploring Boulder City, and even though it is not a flashy location in the game, I found a lot of similarities and subtle details out here in our world.

Even the street signs and road signs are little Hoover Dams. In our world, I especially like that one of the welcome signs to the city looks like a cute little miniature Hoover Dam, and the downtown arch has a mini Winged Figures of the Republic statue. # 112 – Boulder City – In our world and game world alike, Boulder City is the location that hosts the majestic Hoover Dam. Oh and of course, it is the city that built the Hoover Dam, so everything is Hoover Dam themed or related, which for Fallout: New Vegas fans like me, is extra exciting! The good thing about it is that it has a lot of affording and nice airbnbs, cute retro motels, and delicious, not expensive food in the many mom and pop diners around the place. Just be prepared for e n d l e s s “dam” jokes.īoulder City is either at the beginning or end of each one of my excursions to the Mojave, simply because I always do a big loop and on times where I go counter-clockwise, it ends up being last, and vice versa. The people in Boulder City number more than just one, and they are very nice. When you first approach the real life Boulder City, you will be relieved to see it is not an indistinguishable pile of rubble.
