Things to Do in Death Valley

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Things to Do in Death Valley

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Artist's Drive
This 9-mi, one-way route skirts the foothills of the Black Mountains...
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Artist's Palette
So called for the brilliant colors of its volcanic deposits...
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Badwater
This shallow sodium chloride pool lies in an expanse of desolate...
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Charcoal Kilns
Ten stone kilns, each 30 feet high and 25 feet wide, stand as...
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Dante's View
This lookout is more than 5,000 feet up in the Black Mountains...
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Darwin Falls
Named for Dr. Darwin French, who explored this desert wilderness...
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Death Valley & Scotty's Castle Adventure Tour
This 11-hour luxury motor coach tour of the park passes through...
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Devil's Golf Course
Thousands of miniature salt pinnacles carved into surreal shapes...
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Furnace Creek Visitor Center and Museum
The exhibits and artifacts here provide a broad overview of how...
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Furnace Creek Visitor Center tours
This center has the most tour options, including a weekly 2-mi...
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Gadabout Tours
Take multiday trips through Death Valley from Ontario, California...
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Golden Canyon
Just South of Furnace Creek, these glimmering mountains are perhaps...
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Harmony Borax Works
Death Valley's mule teams hauled borax from here to the railroad...
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Junior Ranger Program
Children can join this program at any of the three visitor centers...
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Keane Wonder Mine
The tram towers and cables from the old mill used to process...
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Mines Death Valley
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Racetrack
Getting here involves a 27-mi journey over rough and almost nonexistent...
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Sand Dunes at Mesquite Flat
These dunes, made up of minute pieces of quartz and other rock...
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Scotty's Castle
This Moorish-style mansion, begun in 1924 and never completed...
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Scotty's Castle Visitor Center and Museum
If you visit Death Valley, you'll likely make a stop here at...
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Stovepipe Wells Village
This tiny 1926 town, the first resort in Death Valley, takes...
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Titus Canyon
Titus Canyon is a popular 28-mi drive from Beatty south along...
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Canyon Death Valley
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Twenty Mule Team Canyon
This canyon was named for the 20-mule teams that, between 1883...
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Canyon Death Valley
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Ubehebe Crater
At 500 feet deep and ½ mi across, this crater resulted...
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Volcano Death Valley
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Zabriskie Point
Although only about 710 feet in elevation, this is one of Death...
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