27 days in Boulder City & Minneapolis Itinerary

You'll find plenty of places to visit near Boulder City: Laughlin (Edgewater E Center, Boat Tours & Water Sports, &more), Oatman (Oatman Gift Shack & Sitgreaves Pass) and Hualapai Reservation (Grand Canyon West & Grand Canyon Skywalk). There's much more to do: see human ingenuity at work at Hoover Dam, sample the fine beverages at Desert Diamond Distillery, trek along Mouse's Tank, and stroll around Hemenway Park.

To find photos, traveler tips, maps, and tourist information, go to the Boulder City driving holiday planning website.

Columbia to Boulder City is an approximately 8-hour flight. You can also drive; or do a combination of bus and taxi. You'll gain 3 hours traveling from Columbia to Boulder City due to the time zone difference. Expect a daytime high around 68°F in November, and nighttime lows around 46°F. Cap off your sightseeing on the 7th (Wed) early enough to catch the flight to Minneapolis.

Change things up with these side-trips from Minneapolis: Tremblay's Sweet Shop (in Stillwater) and Munsinger Gardens (in Saint Cloud). The adventure continues: buy something for everyone on your list at Mall of America, stroll around Minnehaha Park, learn about wildlife with up-close encounters at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, and take in nature's colorful creations at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

For reviews, more things to do, ratings, and other tourist information, go to the Minneapolis trip itinerary builder site.

You can fly from Boulder City to Minneapolis in 5 hours. Other options are to drive; or do a combination of taxi and bus. The time zone difference moving from Pacific Standard Time to Central Standard Time is 2 hours. Expect much colder temperatures when traveling from Boulder City in December; daily highs in Minneapolis reach 28°F and lows reach 16°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 22nd (Thu) to allow time to fly back home.