Friday, July 13, 2012

Pawn Stars / Hoover Dam

There were 2 more things we absolutely HAD to do while in the Vegas area:  on Monday we visited The Pawn Stars Store and went to Hover Dam!

We had a BLAST visiting both places!

We found the Pawn Stars Store several miles north of the main part of the Strip.  Unfortunately, we didn't bump into any of the stars of the show.  We were told they hardly ever are at the counters anymore - but we did get to browse around at will inside the store.  We saw a few items that we recognized from some episodes on TV.  Joel was the most excited to be here!  He was relieved when we assured him we weren't going to try to pawn/sell him...  Haha!

The Hoover Dam was a must-see!  On a brutally hot afternoon (115ºF!), we drove out to catch this amazing structure - single handedly responsible (just about!) for much of the quality of life enjoyed by people on the west coast.  Did I mention is was hot??  We walked around on the top of the Dam and got a good glimpse of both sides - Lake Mead above and the Colorado River below.  We had a particularly fun time in the store - and the kids wanted to get some "Dam food" in the cafeteria!!  Funny...

We can hardly believe that we are on our last two days of this AMAZING vacation...!!


Excited to visit the Pawn Stars Store!

World Famous indeed!  Isn't Pawn Stars one of the 
highest rated Cable TV shows in history?

Luckily, the wait to get in wasn't too long...

Just like on TV!

Checking out the displays.

A Ring Revolver - I saw this episode!

A real John Wayne cowboy hat.  Cool!

Unfortunately, these were just cheap-o guitars.  
There weren't any famous ones displayed...

The Old Man Silver Coins - Saw this episode too!

Hood of a car with Rick's pic on it.

Josh asked what was the most expensive item in the store.
It was the top Samurai Sword - built in the late 1400's.
They guy said it was worth $200,000 to priceless...!

Next Stop:  The Hoover Dam!

Impressive.

Josh getting a call from his girlfriend, McKenzie!

Walking on the top of the Dam.

Fun in the Dam Gift Shop!


The kids were waiting all day to get some Dam food.
They settled for some Dam fries!

It was a HOT day - 115ºF!!

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