Not far from Goulding's is a Navajo arts and crafts area where you can shop with local people for hand-made jewelry and souvenirs and sample a Navajo taco or roast mutton with fry bread and green chile. Enjoy bird and wildlife watching. Muleshoe's wildlife includes coatimundis, mule deer, great blue herons, green-tailed towhees and many other species. September through May, an easy guided hike departs at 8 or 9 a.m. every Saturday, depending on the weather. If you'd like to linger, reserve a casita or cabin and enjoy natural hot springs and hot tubs too.
Extensive exhibits depict Arizona's history and diverse culture.
The gift shop is an excellent place to shop for Indian American arts and crafts. MNA also offers a Research Center with a comprehensive regional library. Zuni, Hopi, Navajo and the Festival of Pai Arts. The Zuni, Hopi and Navajo markets are limited to 50-60 artists. The Festival of Pai Arts began in 1996 and features the work of roughly a dozen artists from the Havasupai, Hualapai, Yavapai and Paiute tribes.