Desert View Watchtower
A Hopi artist painted scenes inside its stone walls
Art · 🇺🇸 Grand Canyon Village · one place, one stop
+35 ptsMary Colter designed this stone tower to resemble an ancient ruin on the canyon rim. Inside, Hopi artist Fred Kabotie painted scenes of Hopi life, ceremonies and stories on the walls, turning the lookout into a work of art as well as a place to see the canyon.
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