There are many cities around the world where the old city inside the walls has been preserved.  It’s fun to see what lurks inside those walls….

If you’re looking for a reason to travel, something like finding cities with walls is another lure to get you going.

Hopefully you didn’t miss our story about the W-A-L-L-E-D City of Rabat in Morocco, and how just hearing it mentioned, in just that way, set my hubby to dreaming about travel as a boy.

There are many other great cities with walls… or at least parts of their walls.

We just got back from exploring Jerusalem.  We were told before we left that we probably wouldn’t want to be inside the old city after dark, but those walls called to us.  We just couldn’t stay away, so we dove right in and found a friendly, welcoming, little restaurant the very first night.  The warning was unfounded.  We loved walking the walls and exploring old Jerusalem in daylight and in the dark.

Dubrovnik, Croatia is a real jewel of a walled city.  There was a lot of damage during hostilities a decade ago, but those famous red roofs were repaired with an international effort, and walking the city walls is a great introduction to that charming little city.  We just couldn’t stay at a hotel on the outside… we had to find a B&B inside the walls.

Lucca, Italy has great walls too.  We stopped there one time just because it was getting late, and we needed a place to stay.  Little did we know the treat we were in for.  You can walk the walls, and inside the city, you can find a ring of shops and restaurants around an oval plaza, the Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, where the old Roman amphitheater was… a delightful place for an outdoor dinner.

Avila Spain is surrounded by tall, formidable walls, amazing for a city of its size.  Things are pretty austere inside the walls, but there’s a lively area for tapas and dinner right outside the walls.

There are plenty of cities where you can walk sections of the walls.  The city of York has had walls since Roman times.  York has more miles of intact wall than any other city in England, though most of the walls have been rebuilt since the Romans started them.

The Romantic Road towns of Germany have well preserved city walls…. walk the walls of Rothenberg ob der Tauber, Norlingen and Dinkelsbuhl.

Carcassonne in France is famous for its walls… they almost look like a double ring around the city.  The fortifications have been completely restored.  Aigues-Mortes, further south in France, also has well preserved walls.

You see bits and pieces of the old city wall in Krakow, Poland….  Lots of cities have preserved parts of their old walls.  More cities have bits and pieces of their walls preserved than have the whole wall.

You can visit ancient city sites… like Mycenae in Greece.  The city is in ruins, but the Cyclopean Walls are still there to see.  (Called that because of the size of the stones.)

Circling the globe, there are walls around the old city of Cartagena, Colombia and the abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri in India.  We had a great time bicycling the city walls in Xi’an China.  It was fun to peer over the walls and watch groups of people exercising and playing music.

The list of cities with walls goes on and on.  And of course, the ultimate wall… though it isn’t a wall around a city… is the Great Wall of China.

If city walls intrigue you, go and find a city that has them.  It’s one more great reason to travel and explore.

It’s in Western France, in Brittany (Bretagne). If you liked seeing Stonehenge, Avebury and other ancient monuments, you should plan a trip to Brittany. Rent a car in Paris and drive…. it’s about a 6 hour drive southwest of Paris.

This whole area is an important site in France for ancient megaliths.
The stone circle at Stonehenge is more photographed and easily recognizable, but for the sheer number of stones and amazing geometry you can’t beat the grand alignments at Menec and Kermario.

What do we mean alignments? You’re thinking… “Don’t you find these standing stones as circles or single stones or dolmens or something like that?”

The answer is…. Not always… these are different.

The stones of Le Menec in Carnac are arranged in “alignments” that date back about 4,000 years. There are over 1,000 megaliths of granite. The largest are over 12 feet tall (about 4 meters). They are arranged in 11 parallel rows, which run for over a mile (about 2 km).

Some guides say they ran for 2 1/2 miles (4 km). When you see them, all you really know is that it’s amazing to see the rows marching through the countryside the way they do.

Scientists have determined that there were originally twelve rows. Many of the stones were taken away to use for buildings through the centuries. Of the stones that remain, many had toppled over and have been raised back into place.

The stones decrease in size and height along the length of the alignment and also across it. Experts puzzle over the reason for that.

Local tradition says that the reason the stones stand in such straight lines is that they are a Roman Legion turned to stone by Merlin. That magician gets around doesn’t he? He was supposed to be involved with moving the megaliths to Stonehenge too. Brittany has its own local versions of the Arthurian legends.

As with other ancient stone monuments, these alignments are thought to be associated with astronomical and religious rituals of some sort. These may have been used for calculating the phases of the moon.

The area is rich in other groups of standing stones… tombs and other megalithic monuments, such as the “alles couverts”, are 3rd and 4th century BC grave sites. To find them, the best thing to do is get a map from the tourist bureau and poke around the area.

Brochures on the area say the peninsula and the Golfe du Morbihan enjoy a warm micro climate, but Brittany weather is dominated by its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean. The weather can be cold and wet at any time of the year… so take a sweater and umbrella even in the summer.

If you don’t want to make the drive from Paris, you can take the TGV train to Auray. The train ride is only 3 hours. Carnac is about 12 km From Auray so from there you could take a bus or taxi. There is still the problem of getting around to all of the different alignments. You could rent a bike or a scooter, but a rental car still might be the way you want to go in the area.

Stay at a little local hotel near the beach. Try a little cider (cidre), but be careful… it’s made with fermented apples so it has a little alcoholic kick. Have crepes which are also a local specialty. And take a few days to explore the ancient French alignments at Carnac.

We recommend that after a day or so, you leave Frankfurt behind, and see the castles of the Rhine.  Once you’ve experienced the Rhine River Valley, you’re ready to round the corner to the Mosel River.  This area sprinkles smaller castles among romantic, peaceful villages and hillsides covered with vineyards.

If you approach it from the Rhine you will start near Koblenz.  One of your first treats will be to get off into the mountains to see Burg Eltz (Eltz Castle).

Burg Eltz is about an hour from the Rhine River, between Koblenz and the Mosel town of Cochem.  Your drive will take you off the main road and wind up a narrow road to a parking lot.  From there take a shuttle or walk to the castle.  I

t has been left intact for 700 years, never having been destroyed.  It is furnished as it was in the Middle Ages and is still owned by the Eltz family.  A tour of the castle takes about 45 minutes and is well worth it.  There are English as well as German tours.

Cochem is a picturesque town and a tourist hub.  You can easily find hotels, B&Bs (Zimmers in German) and restaurants.  The old quarter is dominated by its 1000 year old castle, which can be toured.  The town itself is dotted with restored timber framed houses.

Beilstein is one of the quaintest of all Mosel towns.  It has narrow lanes and yet another ruined castle.  Along the river, you’re sure to see swans… be sure not to invade their territory; they will probably try to chase you off.

Zell is a peaceful town with a fine riverside promenade.  It has plenty of wine bars, restaurants and Zimmers.  (No… Zimmer Frei doesn’t mean a free room as we overheard one tourist asking… it means there is a room available.)

The legendary (among wine aficionados) Bernkasteler Doctor Vineyard is located along the Mosel above the town of Bernkastel.  You can sample wines in town, but you’ll probably have to pay to taste this famous wine… it is one of Germany’s most famous and expensive wines.  This part of Germany is known for it’s Rieslings, but there are other wines available.

The town of Bernkastel is over 700 years old.  It is on the middle Mosel.  In a valley full of wine towns, this little village stands out.  Half-timbered buildings dating from the early 17th century surround its old Marktplatz.  It is 30 miles (48 km) from Trier.

There are small hotels in most of the towns, but this is a great area to just look for one of those “Zimmer Frei” signs and stay with a family.  Pick the right place, and they might even make their own wine….  and let you sample it.

They’ll feed you a great German breakfast and give you tips on where to have lunch and dinner.  You may have a quiet balcony to sit on and look at the swans float by on the river… and really unwind, which is what a holiday is all about…, isn’t it?

If you’re getting the idea that all the little towns and villages along the Mosel River are quaint and picturesque… you’re absolutely right.  Drive along the river.  Stop and explore where the whim strikes you… and enjoy.

While the Rhine is hundreds of miles long, it is the short stretch between Koblenz and Bingen that you really want to see.  This stretch is only 36 miles long (58 km).

There are Rhine River Cruises.  You can take a two hour cruise from Bacharach to St. Goar and see the most scenic part of the river.

It’s fun to see the Rhineland Castles from the river, but to really explore, we prefer driving the narrow roads on both sides of the river.  There are, surprisingly, lots of castles to see in this short stretch of river.

The castles of the Rhine started out as fortresses to protect the land owners or to collect tolls from river traffic.  In the 19th century, when Germany started coming together as a nation, many of the old castles were spruced up in a romantic way.

What you see today is a combination of restored castles and crumbling castle ruins.  You can tour some and stay in others.

The scenery here is beautiful and peaceful.  There are hills climbing up from the river topped with vineyards as well as castles.  Spend time in the little towns the castles protected and watch barges and river cruises pass up and down the Rhine River.

Ferries will let you get from one side of the river to the other.  Roads on both sides of the river have excellent views as well as charming towns and restaurants with terraces that overlook the Rhine and the boat traffic.

The most popular towns are Bacharach and St. Goar.  Bacharach is a great place to find accommodations.  It also has some of the best wine in the region.

The Loreley is a very narrow spot in the river that proved so treacherous to boats that soon, sailers were blaming of mermaids, and a legend was born.

The town of St. Goar is near this.  It sprang up as a place that sailors could stop and give thanks for getting past the Loreley.  There are the ruins of Rheinfels Castle above town.  It was once the mightiest castle on the Rhine River.

See Katz and Maus castles.  Katz Castle (Burg Katz, Katz means cat) was owned by a family named Katzenelnbogen.  Maus Castle (Burg Maus… mouse… get it?) got named because it was near Katz Castle.

Pfalz Castle, shaped something like a ship, is in the middle of the river.  It  was built to collect tolls from boats passing on the river.  Gutenfels Castle sits on the bank above it.

A Castle that you really should tour is the Marksburg Castle.  The tours are mostly in German, but it is the only surviving medieval castle on the Rhine.

You can stay in Schoenberg Castle high on a hill overlooking the river.  It’s one of those romantic reconstructions, but who said romantic was bad?  Or….. how about a night in the Hotel Bur Reichenstein or Castle Liebenstein.

Take a day or two in this beautiful part of the Rhine River Valley…. Stay in a castle, or just tour one.  Have a little wine and enjoy your trip.

You can even find them north into Scotland and Northern Ireland.  Were they burial grounds, or astronomical instruments, or sacred areas to the Neolithic cultures that built them?

We’ve heard all kinds of theories about their origin, but we don’t think you need to get too caught up in the theories to enjoy visiting them.

Stonehenge is the most famous of the stone circles.  One interesting little fact is that it is not, however, a henge.  Let’s get the boring technical stuff over with… Henges are, strictly speaking, circular or oval spaces that are defined by a bank with an internal ditch… so the dirt bank probably came from the inner ditch… right?

The word “henge” came from an ancient name for Stonehenge which meant something like hanging stones.  Soon all the circles they found were dubbed henges…. then archeologists found that Stonehenge does not have the classic bank and ditch of what is now regarded as a henge monument… So it’s Stonehenge… a great example of a stone circle… but not a henge.

You really don’t need to know all of that… if you like looking for and finding ancient monuments, there are plenty of henges, standing stones, and stone circles to visit in the United Kingdom and beyond.

Get a good map that marks out places of archeological interest, and meander out into the country side.   Some are remote, but you will find cute little villages with few tourists, and you might find that this is a great hook for travel.

There are several henge monuments and other neolithic sites in the Stonehenge Historic Landscape which is also called the Stonehenge World Heritage Site…. Durrington Walls, Woodhenge, and Avebury.

There are several burial mounds such as the West Kennet Long Barrow.  And there is Silbury Hill… a large man made hill of unknown purpose.

We love Stonehenge, but our favorite stone circle is Avebury… which is, by the way, a henge.  It is about 20 miles (32 km) north of Stonehenge.

You walk among the stones, feeling very special.  The ancient stones wrap around a little village.  The Red Lion Pub actually sits within the circle… stop and have a pint.

A little further north find The King Stone and the Rollright Stones.

Beyond this rich landscape in Wiltshire, England, you can find several henge monuments in the Cumbia Lake District.  Look for Castlerigg Stone Circle, Mayburgh, Long Meg and Her Daughters, and Swinside which some have called the finest stone circle in England.

Scotland has many sites… standing stones, stone rows, stone circles, cairns and hillforts.

Cornwall is another rich area for neolithic standing stones and henges.  Park and walk to the site called Men an Tol… a three stone alignment; the center stone is a ring large enough to crawl through….

All kinds of legends associated with that one!  Wales also has many burial chambers and standing stones.

If you really get into this, you can go looking for neolithic stone monuments in Ireland and Italy.  And France has some amazing “alignments” and standing stones deserving a trip.

Wet your appetite for henge monuments with Stonehenge and Avebury, you may find that looking for those ancient stones gets you traveling to places you wouldn’t see otherwise.

You’ve seen the pictures… of a “mysterious” circle of upright stones in Southern England on the Salisbury Plain… pictures of modern day Druids holding ceremonies as the sun come up during the Summer Solstice.

Maybe you’ve read accounts of Merlin moving the stones by magic.  Whether it’s fact or fiction you’ve been reading… doesn’t it make you want to go?

Most authorities say that it was built in stages starting from about 3000 BC.  Research into and about the monument and the surrounding area is ongoing.  New discoveries, details, and theories are turning up all the time.  Maybe it’s because people think it is or was a place of religious or spiritual significance that draws so many of them as visitors.

I think the fact that we know so little about such a great site is part of its allure.  Whatever draws you to this amazing stone circle, make the effort to see it.

You can make this a day trip out of London if your time is short.  The best way to do this is probably to book a one day tour.

You can also take the train to Salisbury which is the closest town to the Monument.  (It’s about 80 minutes from London to Salisbury.  Trains leave from London’s Waterloo Station.)  In Salisbury, catch the Stonehenge Tour Bus which goes about every 30 minutes from the Salisbury train station and bus station.

The bus will take you to the entrance of Stonehenge.  It returns to the Train Station with a stop at Old Sarum which is an Iron Age Hill Fort… and was the site of Old Salisbury.

We’ve always rented a car to get to there.  It is about 90 miles (145 km) from London; 2 miles west of Amesbury on the junction of two highways, A303 and A344/A360.  The circle stands on its own in the middle of open countryside…. you can’t miss it.

Facilities are pretty basic.  There are toilets and a small stand selling coffee, sodas, and snacks.  Parking is usually free.  (We’ve heard that sometimes a refundable deposit is collected at the car park during peak travel times.)

There is an entrance fee.  (Check into a British Heritage Pass for entrance to this and several other monuments.  If you’re planning to visit several of them, it could be worth it.)  Audio tours in a choice of nine languages are included with your entrance fee.

Only a chain link fence separates the road from the standing stones.  You can even stick your camera through the fence and take a picture and be done… but why would you want to do that?  Go in and spend a little time with the stones.

You are not allowed within the circle unless you apply for a special access pass.  Check with English Heritage for more details.  Take something warm with you;  the stones stand on an open plain, and it can get windy and cold.

Stonehenge is not an isolated piece of prehistory.  There are many Neolithic burial mounds in the area, the most famous is the West Kennet Long Barrow.   Avebury is a larger, some say older, stone circle about 20 miles (32 km) north of Stonehenge.  Silbury Hill, another Neolithic site nearby, is the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe. The ruins of Old Sarum are worth a visit and moving forward in history, so is the town of Salisbury.

See modern London, visit it’s historic areas, then take at least a day to get further back in history with a visit to Stonehenge.

You can make this just a day trip part way into the canyon.  The mules will take you on a seven hour ride to Plateau Point on the Bright Angel Trail.  Plateau Point offers a panoramic view of the canyon and the Colorado River.

The mule trips can also be for those who want to head into the canyon for a night or two with a stay at Phantom Ranch.  Phantom Ranch is the only lodging accommodation on the floor of the canyon.

It has dormitory rooms and rustic cabins.  They serve dinner and breakfast to mule trip riders.  The overnight trips generally take riders down the Bright Angel Trail and up the South Kaibab Trail.

So what can you expect?  This is not like taking a bus tour to see the sights.  Remember you’re RIDING those mules.

The trails into the Grand Canyon are steep, and they can be hazardous.  The sure footed mules have been carrying tourists and supplies into the canyon for years, and they have a great safety record, but you need to pay attention so they keep it that way.  You will be led by wranglers who know the mules and the canyon well.  You need to listen to what they tell you.

These mules are tall…  I DO mean tall… they are larger than some horses.  The mules are trained to walk on the outside of the trail – away from the canyon wall.  This is so they don’t brush up against the rocks with the supplies they are carrying…. or the tourists who are riding.  I’m trying to tell you, you will also be on the outside edge of the trail… if you pass hikers, the hikers are expected to hug the rock wall and let the mules pass on the outside.  So tall mules, walking on the outside…. get it?  You will be hanging over the Grand Canyon… You’re not afraid of heights are you?

You don’t have to be an expert rider to take a Grand Canyon Mule Trip.  The wranglers will teach you the basics and watch over you.   If you’ve never been a rider, or even if you have, be warned that you will probably be pretty sore after a five or six hour ride on the mules to the floor of the canyon.

Riders must not weigh more than 200 pounds (91 kilograms).  They will weigh you… with your clothes on.  You must be at least 4 feet, 7 inches (1.38 meters) tall.  And you must be able to speak and understand English so you can understand the wranglers…. their instructions and warnings are vital to a safe and fun trip.

Even with all these caveats, these trips are very popular.  Make reservations well in advance especially popular times.  They accept reservations about a year in advance.

This may not qualify as a way to play cowboy, but a Grand Canyon Mule Trip will be something you’ll never forget.

So what’s unique about it?

Hoodoos.

They’re everywhere you look.  Do you know what hoodoos are?  Wikipedia and the National Park Service describe them this way, “A hoodoo is a tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badlands.”

Hard rock on top protects softer stone below from rain and erosion.  What you end up with is pinnacles or spires of rock… but hoodoos come in a variety of shapes and sizes and thicknesses.

It’s the size and shape and color of the hoodoos that have visitors to Bryce Canyon National Park feel like they’re visiting a fairy land.

You can start your tour from your car.  The Park Service recommends starting at Rainbow Point in the south of the park.  From there you can look out over the whole park.  Walk to Yovimpa Point Overlook and you can get a sense of the different colors that pepper the canyon…. the Pink Cliffs, Grey Cliffs, White Cliffs, Vermillion Cliffs and Chocolate Cliffs.  You can sit and soak in this view all day long if you want, but to really get a feel for the magic, hike or ride horses into the canyon.

If you are going to hike all day, be prepared.  Wear good hiking shoes or boots.  Carry plenty of water… this means one quart (1 liter) per person for every 2-3 hours you plan to be hiking.  If in doubt, take more than you think you’ll need.  Parts of the park are at an elevation of over 9,000 feet (2774 meters).  Hiking at this altitude will take a lot out of you if you’re not used to it.

You can hike the Rim Trail.  If you do the whole trail it’s 11 miles (17.7 km ) round trip… but you can always just do part of it.  It’s considered easy to moderate because it is paved and fairly level.  You get great views down onto the hoodoos from here.

The hikes that go down into the canyon are considered strenuous.  They are loop trails and range from 5 miles (8 km) to 8.5 miles (14.2 km).  The Fairyland and Peek-A-Boo Loops get you into the spectacular heart of the canyon and let you experience those hoodoos from below.  (The Peek-A-Boo Loop is shared by the horse tours, and horses have the right of way.)

Ride a horse or mule into the canyon if you’d rather not hike.  There are 2 hour and 4 hour rides on that Peek-A-Boo trail.

You can get to Bryce Canyon National Park driving from either Las Vegas, Nevada or Salt Lake City, Utah.  Both are about 270 miles (435 km) from the park.  Driving a loop from Las Vegas through several of the western national parks makes a great vacation.

The park is open year round.  The Bryce Canyon Lodge is in the park on the rim, but it is only open from April thru October.

Load up your camera and plan your trip.  Whether you are driving to several of the western national parks or just planning to visit this one… Bryce Canyon National Park will have you snapping away… those hoodoos are so photogenic that they make everyone a good photographer.

The North Rim is your second choice.  It has fewer visitors and is closed to visitors in the winter.

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is located at the third point of access to the canyon… Grand Canyon West.  This is quite far from the other entrances.  The land here belongs to the Hualapai Nation Indian Tribe.  When we first saw pictures of the proposed bridge on the internet, we thought it was a hoax, but it is real.  It has been built, and it is operating.

This well publicized glass-bottomed bridge sweeps out 70 feet (20 meters) over the canyon in a horseshoe shape…. It’s suspended about 4,000 feet (1,220 meters) above the Colorado River.  If you think you might want to visit the Grand Canyon Skywalk for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk over the edge of the Grand Canyon, you will have to plan for this because it is so far from the South Rim.

Grand Canyon West and the Skywalk are actually closer to Las Vegas than to the South Rim.  It’s 242 miles (390 km) from the South Rim Visitor’s Center, so it’s too far for a quick visit from there.  It’s only 120 (190 km) miles from Las Vegas.  You can get day tours to the Grand Canyon Skywalk from a number of tour operators out of Las Vegas.

If you plan to drive yourself, you will need a high-clearance SUV or a 4-wheel drive vehicle because the last 18 miles (29 km) to the Skywalk are on unpaved and bumpy road.  It takes about 2 1/2 hours to drive there from Las Vegas.

You might be able to make it in a small car, but it is pretty rough.  If you are renting a car, we wouldn’t advise taking that sedan on this road.  It is not suitable for Recreational Vehicles (RVs) either.  If you are driving a small car or an RV, there is a “Park and Ride” shuttle service available at the Welcome Center.  There is about a $10 (7.5 Euros) fee for this shuttle.

To experience the Skywalk, you must purchase a visitation permit and a package of activities from the Hualapai.  The Skywalk fee is in addition to one of the packages, so the minimum cost to visit is about $70 (52 Euros).

They only allow 120 people on the Skywalk at any one time.  Access is first come, first served unless you have a reservation.  You will be provided with shoe covers which keep your shoes from scratching the glass… and also help keep you from slipping.

One thing you should know besides the high price of the tours is that no personal cameras are allowed on the bridge… in case you drop your camera and damage the glass.  Womens purses are also checked into lockers.

So if you want to walk OVER the Grand Canyon… visit the Grand Canyon Skywalk.  Just know what to expect and be prepared.

Descriptions will tell you that it is a great chasm carved over millennia… the Colorado River slicing away at the Colorado Plateau.

People will tell you that it has awe-inspiring views.  Vacationers and holiday makers will tell you it’s a great place to hike or ride the rapids.

All of that is true… but you have to see it.  An amazing fact we heard from a ranger once is that a typical stay in the park lasts five to seven hours, and most visitors stay at the rim of the Grand Canyon for less than an hour.  (We’ve even heard less than 20 minutes!)  How can you do that?

I guess maybe many of those short term visitors take day trips from Las Vegas… maybe even have a stop at the Skywalk on the way.  You can do that and say you’ve seen the Grand Canyon, but to really see it… you need to savor it…, take your time.

Sit and watch the way colors change from reds to purples during different times of the day.  Watch the clouds cast ever changing shadows on the plateaus and pinnacles.

The South Rim of the Grand Canyon is the most visited area and the most accessible.  It is open 365 days a year.  It’s the South Rim that we will talk about here.  Services and accommodations are available year round.  Visitor services are only available on the North Rim from mid-May to mid-October.

Stay at one of the lodges in the National Park if you can.  There are several to choose from, and they range from the historic El Tovar on the rim to more modern motel-like lodges.  The rustic Bright Angel Lodge is also only a few feet from the rim.

You can easily walk around all day to explore and catch the free shuttles to different overlooks when you want to change the view.  There are campgrounds available on the south rim.

Hike into the canyon.  You can hike part way down the Bright Angel Trail for the day.  An alternative is to hike part way down the South Kaibab Trail… markers along the side of the trail tell you how many millions of years old the rocks around you are!  Even a day hike below the rim is awe inspiring.

Reservations for wilderness permits are required for overnight camping stays inside the canyon. There are campgrounds available on the floor of the canyon with that reservation and back country permit.  Permits are popular and should be applied for well in advance, though a small number of permits may be available once you arrive.

The Park Service says that persons arriving without permits may put their names on a waiting list for cancellations.  You must pack your food in.  There is some food available on the canyon floor at Phantom Ranch.

There are also overnight mule trips into the Canyon with stays at the Phantom Ranch.  Phantom Ranch is the only lodging facility below the canyon rim, and it is run by the National Park Service.  There are dormitory type rooms and rustic cabins.  Food is also available at the canteen.

So go see the Grand Canyon in person…. but spend more than 20 minutes!  Spend a night or two and enjoy one of the world’s great natural wonders!