Road closed by snow from November to June. The legacy of the last of the last narrow-guage railroad west of the Rockies is preserved at this site, containing the original 1883 Laws Depot. Laws Post Office, and Agent's House, as well as the locomotive, string of cars and exhibits of railroad memorabilia. Tour the train and museum buildings, which house fascinating collections from the Owens Valley pioneer days. Reception center has gifts, books and souvenirs, with a special emphasis on railroads.
Gift shop features books and Native American arts and crafts.
The oldest known continuously growing organism in the world is a 4,700 year-old bristlecone pine named Methuselah in the Schulman Grove of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Sculpted over centuries by wind, blowing ice and sand, bristlecones develop unique and exquisite shapes of golden-hued wood. Guided tours available to prehistoric petroglyphs, ancient living sites and unique geologic areas feature narratives of the history and culture of the Owens Valley Paiute and the settlement of the Owens Valley. In the Aurora Pottery studio at 450 Bartell Road in Big Pine. From U.S. 395, turn east on Bartell Road, continue 5 blocks, and look for the Studio sign on the right.