The Lost City Museum was built by the national Park Service to exhibit artifacts that were being excavated from the Pueblo Grande de Nevada. These Anasazi Indian sites were being threatened by the waters of Lake Mead as it backed up behind the newly built Hoover Dam. Eventually, when the lake was filled to capacity about five miles of sites had been inundated or undercut by the water. Visitors can see a replica of a pit dwelling built of branches and adobe as well as replicas of pueblos. Artifacts that were excavated from the Pueblo Grande de Nevada. 721 S. Moapa Valley Boulevard, Overton, Nevada.View Larger Map
