Interesting Places to see and do
My other post title was probably a mistake when I asked for your favorite places. Now I hope you will reply with some of your "Interesting places" to see and do. After about 15+ years of traveling 49 ...
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In St. John's, Newfoundland, The Rooms is a museum that tells the story of a fascinating province very effectively.
Near Mesa Verde National Park is the Crow Canyon center where you can take a one-day course and learn all about the Ancestral Puebloans - a GREAT introduction if you plan to visit any Southwestern ruins such as MV, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Hovenweep, etc.
Also near MV in Delores, CO is the BLM's Anasazi Heritage Center, a fascinating place.
Edge of the Cedars State Park in Utah (not a park, but a museum and ruins) is another don't-miss for fans of the Ancestral Puebloans.
Then there are all the Lewis & Clark Museums and sites. Great to climb Pompey's Pillar and see Clark's signature carved into the rock with the date in 1806. And in St. Louis, ride to the top of the arch and see the marvelous museum under it.
A fun thing to do is camp at Wahweap on Lake Powell and see Glen Canyon Dam three ways - on a boat ride into the lake's canyons; on a tour where you walk out onto the dam holding the lake and ride an elevator deep into the base of the dam; and finally, on an easy rafting trip on the Colorado River from the base of the dam to Lee's Ferry.
Near Mesa Verde National Park is the Crow Canyon center where you can take a one-day course and learn all about the Ancestral Puebloans - a GREAT introduction if you plan to visit any Southwestern ruins such as MV, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Hovenweep, etc.
Also near MV in Delores, CO is the BLM's Anasazi Heritage Center, a fascinating place.
Edge of the Cedars State Park in Utah (not a park, but a museum and ruins) is another don't-miss for fans of the Ancestral Puebloans.
Then there are all the Lewis & Clark Museums and sites. Great to climb Pompey's Pillar and see Clark's signature carved into the rock with the date in 1806. And in St. Louis, ride to the top of the arch and see the marvelous museum under it.
A fun thing to do is camp at Wahweap on Lake Powell and see Glen Canyon Dam three ways - on a boat ride into the lake's canyons; on a tour where you walk out onto the dam holding the lake and ride an elevator deep into the base of the dam; and finally, on an easy rafting trip on the Colorado River from the base of the dam to Lee's Ferry.
