Lake Havasu City, Arizona figure. Since its inauguration on October 5, 1971, London Bridge has become the second-largest tourist attraction in Arizona, after the Grand Canyon. In 2017, a panel of experts partnering with "USA Today"s 10Best.com chose London Bridge as one of 20 initial nominees for Best Arizona Attraction. 10Best.com readers voted London Bridge as a top 5 favorite. Lake Havasu City is an active event destination for a wide range of people. During spring months, the community is joined by university students for spring break. In 1995, Lake Havasu City was featured during MTV's Spring Break coverage. For boaters, March to September
Lake Havasu City, Arizona cameo by porn star Ron Jeremy. "Piranha 3-D" was filmed in Lake Havasu in 2009. The city was called Lake Victoria in the film. It was directed by Alexandre Aja and starred Adam Scott, Elisabeth Shue, Kelly Brook, Richard Dreyfuss, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames and Christopher Lloyd. The film is a remake of the 1978 film "Piranha". It debuted in Lake Havasu on Thursday, August 19, 2010, and was released nationally on August 20, 2010. In 2009 Travis Pastrana and the rest of the Nitro Circus crew filmed an entire episode of their TV show in Lake Havasu that aired