Yavapai is a must if you have only a few hours in the park. Hours change seasonally. This small pueblo was occupied by several farming families for a short period beginning in a.d. 1185. The adjoining museum interprets the ancestral Puebloan culture and that of the Hopi, who live just to the east and are generally considered to be their descendants. Tusayan Museum is located 23 miles east of the Village and 4 miles west of Desert View.
Hours change seasonally.
See The Guide for details. This site, now on the National Register of Historic Places, was built by Emery and Ellsworth Kolb as a photography studio in 1904 and later expanded to accommodate a soda fountain and the showing of Saturday-night Hollywood movies. The Kolbs were the first to film a Grand Canyon river run, and Emery continued showing films, photographing mule riders descending the Bright Angel Trail, and selling curios until his death in 1976. Perched at the head of the Bright Angel Trail, the studio now houses a bookstore and exhibit hall. Hours change seasonally.