![A diagram of the visitors center at the Hoover Dam shows the site from a southwest perspective. The Hoover Dam has become a pop culture icon having a large role in the movie "Fools Rush In" and "Transformers." In the original movie "Superman," a man-made earthquake causes the Hoover Dam to burst open.](http://media.lasvegassun.com/media/img/photos/2008/04/22/scaled.1069_diagram1_t653.jpg?214bc4f9d9bd7c08c7d0f6599bb3328710e01e7b)
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A diagram of the visitors center at the Hoover Dam shows the site from a southwest perspective. The Hoover Dam has become a pop culture icon having a large role in the movie "Fools Rush In" and "Transformers." In the original movie "Superman," a man-made earthquake causes the Hoover Dam to burst open.