Must-see attractions in Grand Canyon National Park

  • JMJRPH The Kolb Studio, South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Village, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona., USA

    Kolb Studio

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    In 1905 Ellsworth and Emery Kolb built a small photography studio on the edge of the rim, which has since been expanded and now holds a bookstore and a…

  • Watchtower in Desert View, Grand Canyon South rim

    Desert View Watchtower

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    The marvelously worn winding staircase of Mary Colter's 70ft stone tower, built in 1932, leads to one of the highest spots on the rim. From here, slats in…

  • Group of people sitting near the edge watching sunset at Grand Canyon National Park North Rim, USA.

    Cape Royal

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Strategically located on the southernmost tip of the North Rim high above the great westward turn of the Colorado River, Cape Royal takes in almost every…

  • Grand Canyon National Park North Rim

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Grand Canyon's remote, wild and forgotten North Rim is far less developed, and sees far fewer visitors that its southern counterpart. In part this is due…

  • Grand Canyon Lodge

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Enter the front door of the lodge and see...the Grand Canyon, somehow looking even larger framed by the massive windows of the sunroom. Built in 1937 out…

  • Trail of Time

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    This outdoor interpretative display traces the history of the canyon's formation – each meter equals one million years of geologic history, for a total of…

  • Shoshone Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Walk about 1 mile along the mostly level and shaded dirt road to marvelously uncrowded Shoshone Point, a rocky promontory with some of the canyon’s best…

  • Toroweap Overlook

    Grand Canyon National Park

    While not the biggest, or highest, this is perhaps the most dramatic viewpoint in the canyon: you're literally on the edge of a 3000ft drop.

  • GRAND CANYON, USA - AUGUST 30: Lodge on August 30, 2007 in Grand Canyon: Entrance to the Bright Angel Lodge. Designed in 1935, the Lodge is a neuralgic point of activity in the South Rim.

    Bright Angel Lodge

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Commissioned by the Fred Harvey Company, designed by Mary Colter and completed in 1935, the log-and-stone Bright Angel Lodge offered canyon travelers…

  • Entry arch of Hermits Rest in the Grand Canyon National Park.

    Hermits Rest

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Commissioned by the Fred Harvey Company and designed by Mary Colter in 1913, this low-flung stone building is the South Rim's westernmost scenic overlook …

  • Grand Canyon El Tovar Hotel

    El Tovar

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Built in 1905 as a railroad hotel, El Tovar was designed by Charles Whittlesey as a blend of Swiss chalet and the more rustic style that would come to…

  • Hopi House with visitors at Grand Canyon Village.

    Hopi House

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    A beautiful Mary Colter–designed stone building, Hopi House has been offering high-quality American Indian jewelry, basketwork, pottery and other crafts…

  • Walhalla Glades Pueblo

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Around 900 years ago, as the growth of the village on Unkar delta outpaced its farming output, a group of Ancestral Puebloans established a summer…

  • Verkamp’s Visitor Center

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    The arrival of the railroad in 1901 opened up the canyon to more and more tourists, and in 1905 John G Verkamp opened the Mission-style Verkamp’s Curios…

  • Grandview Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    A 1-mile spur off Desert View Dr leads to a spectacular national park highlight. Here, in 1897, pioneer miner Pete Berry built the Grandview Hotel;…

  • Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    More than 390 people are buried at the Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery; the lives of many of them, including the Kolb brothers, John Verkamp, Ralph Cameron…

  • Yavapai Point and Geology Museum

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Views don't get much better than those unfolding behind the plate-glass windows of this little stone building, but if weather allows be sure to enjoy the…

  • Pipe Creek Vista

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Pipe Creek Vista, an easy and pleasant 1-mile ramble along the rim, east from the Visitor Center, offers a quiet alternative to Mather Point. Views from…

  • Point Sublime

    Grand Canyon National Park

    Not at all superlative, Point Sublime is exactly that – made more so by the difficult access and limited camping (only two sites, reserve at the…

  • Lipan Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Lipan Point offers expansive panoramas and views of both the Colorado River and the Unkar Delta, the seasonal home of the Ancestral Puebloan people from…

  • Hopi Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Spectacular Hopi Point juts further into the canyon than any other South Rim overlook, offering magnificent east–west views, making it an excellent choice…

  • Grand Canyon Train Depot

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    This train depot, designed by Francis Wilson and completed in 1910, was built nine years after the first train arrived in the Village from Williams. A…

  • Moran Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    With river views and an excellent panorama of the canyon's geologic history, this is one of the park's most striking and dramatic overlooks. A placard on…

  • Fred Harvey History Room

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Fred Harvey's Harvey Company opened the first Harvey House in 1876 in Topeka, Kansas. In the following decades Harvey, in collaboration with the Atchison,…

  • Grand Canyon Village Historic District

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    The South Rim's historic district is comprised of several early-20th-century national historic landmarks clustered along and around the rim between Hermit…

  • Bright Angel Point

    Grand Canyon National Park

    An easily accessible overlook that gives unfettered views down into Bright Angel Canyon: a maze of mesas, buttes, spires and side canyons. The South Rim…

  • Point Imperial

    Grand Canyon National Park

    The highest viewpoint in Grand Canyon National Park (8819ft) takes in the entirety of Marble Canyon as it cuts northeastward into the Painted Desert…

  • Powell Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    This rocky peninsula cuts out over the canyon, offering some of the South Rim's most dramatic vistas. Similar to Hopi Point 0.3 miles to the west but not…

  • Cedar Ridge

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Located 1.5 miles along the challenging South Kaibab Trail, with a descent of 1040ft, this large and flat red-dirt overlook offers some of the best views…

  • Navajo Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    At 7461ft, Navajo Point is the Grand Canyon South Rim's highest overlook. From here you can view a wide swath of the Colorado River, the stone Desert View…

  • Tusayan Museum & Ruin

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Just west of Desert View and 22 miles east of Grand Canyon Village, these small ruins and museum examine the culture and lives of the Ancestral Puebloan…

  • Plateau Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    A spectacular overlook with incredible river views, Plateau Point is accessible via a 1.5-mile spur trail off the South Rim's inner-canyon Bright Angel…

  • Mather Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Mather Point is the busiest and most popular overlook at the Grand Canyon, due in large part to its close proximity to the visitor center complex and main…

  • Monument Creek Vista

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Excellent view of the confluence of Monument Creek and the Colorado River, known as Granite Rapid. From here westward, the bicycle- and wheelchair…

  • Lookout Studio

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Like Mary Colter's other canyon buildings, Lookout Studio was modeled after stone dwellings of the Southwest Pueblo American Indians. Made of rough-cut…

  • Maricopa Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Maricopa, a 1.2-mile uphill walk from Grand Canyon Village along the Rim Trail, makes a lovely sunrise spot. Just east of here are the remains of the once…

  • Mohave Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Mohave Point is a great spot to watch the sun rise or set. In high season, when crowds at popular overlooks can be unbearable, Mohave makes a particularly…

  • Tuweep Area

    Grand Canyon National Park

    This forgotten section of the North Rim takes some doing to get to, but once you're here, you may not want to leave. It's barren and desolate, and you won…

  • Ooh Aah Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    This stop along the trail 0.9 miles below the rim on the South Kaibab trail, marked by a small sign and several massive boulders, makes an excellent spot…

  • Yaki Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    With dramatic views to both the east and west, Yaki Point is one of the best spots to catch the sunrise. Because it's accessible year-round by shuttle or…

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