The Alan Bible Visitor Center is a visitor center located at

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Gra ...

. The visitor center features a 20-minute movie about the recreation area. There is also an array of exhibits, a gift shop, and a desert botanical garden. It was completed around 1966. It is named in honor of Senator

Alan Bible Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General ...

(1909–1988) who worked with park service officials.

Alan Bible Botanical Garden

The Alan Bible Botanical Garden is a desert

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located at the Alan Bible Visitor Center,

, 601 Nevada Highway,

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, United States. The garden is mostly

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, but also displays some of the area's desert trees and shrubs, and identifies plant communities found throughout the recreation area.

Alan Bible Botanical Garden

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