Yes, it was dam impressive. There, I said it.
But the best part was the short film shown before the tour...especially the part where the genius masterminds of engineering were brainstorming about how to harness the power of the river and brilliant Hoover draws a straight line perpendicular to two wavy lines and comes up with the idea of the dam. So archaic! I actually laughed out loud.
The second best part was pretending to take a photo in an attempt to distract any security personnel as my boyfriend rolled two quarters down the dam. Of course, we were fools thinking we'd actually be able to follow the coins as they made their way down. Did I mention the dam is a bazillion feet high? Silly Californians.