277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep — 1.8 billion years of geology turned sideways. From Mather Point's 4,500-foot drop to Hermit's Rest, designed by Mary Colter to look like a ruin, with a uranium mine that operated inside a national park until 1969.

Stops on This Tour (8)

1. 1
   Grand Canyon Visitor Center Start. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
2. 2
   Mather Point First viewpoint most visitors see. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
3. 3
   Yavapai Geology Museum The canyon wall is a geology textbook turned sideways. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
4. 4
   Bright Angel Trailhead The most popular trail into the canyon. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
5. 5
   Trailview Overlook You can see the Bright Angel Trail switchbacking down below. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
6. 6
   Maricopa Point Remnants of the Orphan Mine — a uranium mine that operated inside a national park until 1969. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Hopi Point Best sunset viewpoint on the South Rim. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
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   Hermit's Rest Designed by Mary Colter in 1914 to look like a ruin built by a hermit. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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