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The park's entrance is located on U.S. Highway 19, the main road through the town of Maggie Valley. An unusual aspect of this park is that it is located atop a mountain which originally could only be accessed by visitors via a 3,370-foot-long (1,030 m) chair lift or an inclined funicular railway.
Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2020 census. [4] A popular tourist destination, it is home to Cataloochee Ski Area and the former Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park. Maggie Valley is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.
Deer Valley Rock Art Center Museum. This list of museums in Arizona encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Tourism, a $350 million business in Haywood County, diminished by Helene. Throughout 2023, the county pulled in over $350 million in tourism-related business, an increase of 4.2% from 2022 ...
Tuzigoot was excavated from 1933 to 1935 by Louis Caywood and Edward Spicer of the University of Arizona, with funding from the federal Civil Works Administration and Works Project Administration. In 1935–1936, with additional federal funding, the ruins were prepared for public display, and a Pueblo Revival -style museum and visitor center ...
The site was known to early American settlers, and became part of a cattle ranch around the turn of the 20th century. Some historic ranch buildings remain near the visitor center. The US Forest Service acquired the site in 1994 when it became the V Bar V Heritage Site. The site was renamed Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site on March 16, 2024. [5]
The Mogollon Rim (/ m ʌ ɡ ɪ ˈ j oʊ n / or / m oʊ ɡ ə ˈ j oʊ n / or / m ɒ ɡ ɒ dʒ ɔː n /) [1] [2] is a topographical and geological feature cutting across the northern half of the U.S. state of Arizona. It extends approximately 200 miles (320 km), starting in northern Yavapai County and running eastward, ending near the border ...
Tumacácori National Historical Park is located in the upper Santa Cruz River Valley in Santa Cruz County, southern Arizona. The park consists of 360 acres (1.5 km 2) in three separate units. [4] The park protects the ruins of three Spanish mission communities, two of which are National Historic Landmark sites.