Alan Bible Visitor Center

The Alan Bible Visitor Center is a visitor center located at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.[1] The visitor center features a 20-minute movie about the recreation area.[1] There is also an array of exhibits, a gift shop, and a desert botanical garden.[1] It was completed around 1966.[2] It is named in honor of Senator Alan Bible (1909–1988) who worked with park service officials.[2]

Alan Bible Visitor Center
LocationNevada, United States
Alan Bible Visitor Center in 2007

Alan Bible Botanical Garden
Alan Bible Botanical Garden

The Alan Bible Botanical Garden is a desert botanical garden located at the Alan Bible Visitor Center, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, United States.

The garden is mostly cactus, but also displays some of the area's desert trees and shrubs, and identifies plant communities found throughout the recreation area.

See also

References
  1. "NEW HOURS, NEW MOVIE AT THE ALAN BIBLE VISITOR CENTER". Lake Mead National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service). 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. Ferrence, C.; Association, B.C.M.H. (2008). Around Boulder City. Images of America. Arcadia Pub. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7385-5876-9. Retrieved 2022-09-05.

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