The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The primary public areas of the park are the South and North Rims, there are many attractions on the South Rim, Desert View is amongst the most popular ones.
The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometers long and 1,200 meters deep on average, it was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.
Desert View is the eastern-most developed area on the South Rim of the park, as the name suggests, you can enjoy the panoramic view of the desert here.
The Grand Canyon mid-air collision occurred around here on June 30, 1956, all 128 on board both collided flights perished, making it the first commercial airline incident to exceed one hundred fatalities.
Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, the Watchtower was constructed in 1932. Architect Mary Colter’s design takes its influences from the architecture of the Ancestral Puebloan people.
Puebloans or Pueblo peoples, are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who share common agricultural, material, and religious practices.
There are some frescoes painted by Puebloans in the watchtower, and the human-like figures look strange in shapes, which make Choumeizai thinks of aliens...
