Audio Tour
Las Vegas to Zion National Park
151miles
15stops
2h10m
Listen — all 15 stops free
1
The STRAT Tower Over Las Vegas Boulevard
Mile 1 — NV
The STRAT tower ahead of you stands 1,149 feet tall, making it the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States.
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Nellis Range Complex and Area 51
Mile 8 — North Las Vegas
The desert stretching to the east of the freeway is the edge of the Nellis Range Complex, the largest contiguous air and ground military training space in the free world…
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3
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Off the Freeway
Mile 12 — Las Vegas
That massive complex you can see is Las Vegas Motor Speedway, built in 1996 on land that was previously open desert.
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4
Moapa Paiutes and Tribal Solar Power
Mile 19 — North Las Vegas
The Moapa Band of Paiutes operates one of the first utility-scale solar projects on tribal land in the United States.
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5
Ancient Desert Pavement on the Mesa
Mile 19 — North Las Vegas
That flat-topped mesa flanking the highway is covered by one of the best-preserved desert pavements in North America.
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6
Muddy River Valley and Lost City
Mile 48
You're passing near Overton, home to one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Southwest.
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7
Mesquite: Nevada's Desert Border Town
Mile 77 — Mesquite
Mesquite exists because of a single geographic advantage: it sits where the Virgin River emerges from that narrow gorge you just drove through, creating a pocket of…
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8
Littlefield at the Virgin River Confluence
Mile 86
Littlefield sits where Beaver Dam Wash meets the Virgin River, and that water junction is the whole reason this place exists.
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9
Arizona Strip: Island Within a State
Mile 96 — Littlefield
You're driving through one of the most geographically isolated regions in the lower forty-eight states.
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10
Virgin River Gorge Interstate Engineering Marvel
Mile 98 — Littlefield
You're driving through the Virgin River Gorge, one of the most expensive interstate segments ever constructed.
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11
Littlefield at the Gorge's Edge
Mile 107
Littlefield sits where the Virgin River exits the gorge you just passed through and enters a brief open valley before crossing into Utah.
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12
Utah's Dixie and Its Cotton Mission
Mile 116 — St. George
St. George was founded in 1861 as a deliberate experiment.
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13
Dinosaur Tracks Found Building a House
Mile 120 — St. George
In the year 2000, a retired optometrist named Sheldon Johnson was using heavy equipment to level ground for his retirement home just off this freeway.
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14
Quail Creek Dam Failure of 1989
Mile 130 — Hurricane
That reservoir you can see is Quail Creek, and in 1989 its dam failed in one of Utah's worst engineering disasters.
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15
The Hurricane Fault Shapes This Landscape
Mile 141
You're driving along one of the most significant geological fault lines in the western United States.
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1
The STRAT Tower Over Las Vegas Boulevard
Mile 1 — NV
The STRAT tower ahead of you stands 1,149 feet tall, making it the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States.
0:00
2
Nellis Range Complex and Area 51
Mile 8 — North Las Vegas
The desert stretching to the east of the freeway is the edge of the Nellis Range Complex, the largest contiguous air and ground military training space in the free world…
0:00
3
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Off the Freeway
Mile 12 — Las Vegas
That massive complex you can see is Las Vegas Motor Speedway, built in 1996 on land that was previously open desert.
0:00
4
Moapa Paiutes and Tribal Solar Power
Mile 19 — North Las Vegas
The Moapa Band of Paiutes operates one of the first utility-scale solar projects on tribal land in the United States.
0:00
5
Ancient Desert Pavement on the Mesa
Mile 19 — North Las Vegas
That flat-topped mesa flanking the highway is covered by one of the best-preserved desert pavements in North America.
0:00
6
Muddy River Valley and Lost City
Mile 48
You're passing near Overton, home to one of the most significant archaeological sites in the Southwest.
0:00
7
Mesquite: Nevada's Desert Border Town
Mile 77 — Mesquite
Mesquite exists because of a single geographic advantage: it sits where the Virgin River emerges from that narrow gorge you just drove through, creating a pocket of…
0:00
8
Littlefield at the Virgin River Confluence
Mile 86
Littlefield sits where Beaver Dam Wash meets the Virgin River, and that water junction is the whole reason this place exists.
0:00
9
Arizona Strip: Island Within a State
Mile 96 — Littlefield
You're driving through one of the most geographically isolated regions in the lower forty-eight states.
0:00
10
Virgin River Gorge Interstate Engineering Marvel
Mile 98 — Littlefield
You're driving through the Virgin River Gorge, one of the most expensive interstate segments ever constructed.
0:00
11
Littlefield at the Gorge's Edge
Mile 107
Littlefield sits where the Virgin River exits the gorge you just passed through and enters a brief open valley before crossing into Utah.
0:00
12
Utah's Dixie and Its Cotton Mission
Mile 116 — St. George
St. George was founded in 1861 as a deliberate experiment.
0:00
13
Dinosaur Tracks Found Building a House
Mile 120 — St. George
In the year 2000, a retired optometrist named Sheldon Johnson was using heavy equipment to level ground for his retirement home just off this freeway.
0:00
14
Quail Creek Dam Failure of 1989
Mile 130 — Hurricane
That reservoir you can see is Quail Creek, and in 1989 its dam failed in one of Utah's worst engineering disasters.
0:00
15
The Hurricane Fault Shapes This Landscape
Mile 141
You're driving along one of the most significant geological fault lines in the western United States.
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