Voted Travelers’ Choice in 2013 and 2020 , Dig This is a heavyequipment playground located in Las Vegas. Described by the company and its owner, Ed Mumm, as the “world’s first adult sandbox,” visitors have an opportunity to use heavy, earth-moving machinery like excavators and bulldozers to dig, have fun, or play games. The five-acre site was the vision of Ed Mumm, who had a desire to work with heavy machinery since he was a child. His father was involved in earth-moving contracts. This allowed Mumm to observe the machinery from both afar and at a closer range. “As a kid I was always fascinated with heavy equipment. I grew up on farms. My father did a lot of subcontracting for earthmoving projects. As a kid, I always manning the stop and go sign. I never got to operate any of the equipment. So. during lunch, I would just go sit in the seat and feel what it was like. Then, I went into a farming career. I did a lot of tractor driving for 2-3 years, but again, never got on earth-moving equipment,” says Mumm. In 1992, Mumm moved to the United States where he met and married his wife. His wife had a small farming operation, which allowed him to use some heavier machine. However, nothing quite thrilled him as much as heavy construction machinery, which he had still DECEMBER 2023 THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AMERICA - WEST “The business started to open in 2007. Mumm and his developing business spent the first four years situated in Colorado while refining the business model. The business then moved to a Las Vegas in 2011, which propelled the success of the attraction significantly.” Photo: Briar McKendrick Photo: Briar McKendrick
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