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Glen Canyon Dam

Page, AZ
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Ranked #5 of 13 attractions in Page
Type: Dams
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Description: The controversial dam that was built to create Lake Powell.
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Glenolden, Pa.
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76 reviews 76 reviews
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37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 June 2013 NEW

I liked this quick 45 minute tour it was interesting to see behind the scenes at an engineering marvel. We went to the 9am tour which apparently was a perfect time before the tour buses started to pour in. The kids could also earn a NPS Glen Canyon badge which is a nice memento of the trip.

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Paphos, Cyprus
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29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

Lovely to sit and have a picnic at the visitors centre. The Centre is very informative and interesting with the usual gift shop.

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Venice, California, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

this was AWESOME!! our guide was a cheerful, thoughtful young woman - Kendall. She shared her passion of this incredibly unique and breathtaking environment. we saw Osprey, tons of trout, and had a blast on the river. the views were intoxicating. the petroglyphs were okay. we thought that there would be more based on the reviews we had read before.... More

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Sachse, Texas
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW

We visited in June. The views around Glen Canyon Dam were amazing in the late afternoon. The visitor center was excellent.

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Atlanta, Georgia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

Short, informative and nice visit to the dam, get to learn about its consruction and operation. Also great views. Recommended for families with kids (and without...).

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Cincinnati
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

The Dam's specs make it just a tad smaller than Hoover Dam. The tour is fascinating, and the information center has lots of interesting photos about the construction of the dam.

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Detroit, Michigan
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 June 2013

Took both the river trip and drove around to several scenic views. Breathtaking! Took way too many pictures! ;-)

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Toronto, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

Disappointing that we could not take the tour of the Dam, as the elevator was not working. This was a strange coincidence as soon after 9 11, we were unable to tour the Hoover Dam, owing to security concerns. However the Visitor Center was interesting.

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

We had such an interesting young tour guide who not only gave us the "tour" about the Dam wall but was very happy to share his knowledge about Page with us as he had grown up in Page. The elevator was not working so we couldn't go down into the dam wall nevertheless it was worth a visit.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013

We weren't on time for a tour, but sat through two short films. The dam's history is amazing and well worth a visit. For $5 per person, you can tour inside the dam. I did this as a teenager and still remember the experience.

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