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Ancient place in Coolidge, Arizona
Photo: Cathy Cline, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument preserves an ancient Hohokam farming community and Great House, dating back 500+ years. It is south of metro Phoenix in the central Arizona desert.
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Construction began in 1932 to create the current adobe visitor center. Funding was provided for only half of the open square building, final completion was delayed until 1956. Exhibits detail the history of Hohokam culture and the Casa Grande structure. There are also restrooms, a bookstore, and an orientation movie available in the current building. All park visitors enter the historic area by passing through the visitor center.
A short walk around the ruins of Casa Grande.
A short 30-40 minute tour led a park ranger or volunteer through the ruins site (generally half sitting down and half walking around the ruins).
The monument is about 20 miles (32 km) west of Interstate 10 and the city of Casa Grande. From I-10, take exit 194 and head east on Arizona State Route 287 (AZ 287) for 10 mi (16 km) to AZ 87.
Read in the guideAs this monument is so small, foot travel is sufficient to experience the entire site.
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