Boulder City is a special place because of its size and small community life. With a population of just over 15,000, it is the closest town in Southern Nevada that has a main street with businesses and parking that would remind many people of small towns in which they may have grown up.
My enjoyment of Boulder City is with its public art. Nearly every corner along Nevada Way has some statue, either donated by the artists or for sale, and it makes for a pleasant walk of discovery. Many of the statues deal with the workers who built Hoover Dam and some are of the children who lived in Boulder City in that era.
There are several good places to grab a bite to eat and it should be on your list of to see places when you visit Las Vegas (out of state people) or a place to spend part of a day for those of us who live in Las Vegas and have no downtown, community feel like you get in Boulder City.