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    Shoshone Museum

    5.0 (15 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Isobel L.

    Fantastic local history museum with free admission. If you're in the area, and it's open, this is a must see. Paleontology, history, and local recommendations for sight-seeing and dining make it a great information center for visitors. Ask for their local map and any tips; the gentleman volunteer was extremely helpful and actually called a local restaurant for me to make sure they were open. Cute gift shop too! Free parking.

    Beautiful selenite wand and... something. (We decided it's citrine)
    SisterMable S.

    Absolutely delightful experience! The owner John was a sweetheart (and I love it when men call me "Sis"). He had tons of great knowledge ready to share. Lovingly arranged, the wee museum covers local history and details the area's prehistoric origins, including local crystals and woolly mammoth bones! Be sure to buy some of the local glamour, including mineral adorned necklaces and leather medicine bags for your pocket rocks. I'll be back!

    Betty L.

    Great museum to visit. Donations accepted. Carla was super informative in providing what to do in Death Valley NP. She even gave us a map of the park with detailed information on what to do. Superb customer service :-)

    Kimberly T.

    The Shoshone museum is worth a stop. Outside you can view various rocks that are mined including the white talc seen alongside the road and various farm implements. Inside are lots of historic photos, gems and minerals and a few large dinosaur fossils. AND they have free WiFi.

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    Lovely little local museum, partial mammoth skeleton and lots of local artifacts, and history! Nice books and do-dads in the gift shop.

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    Shoshone is a small town, population under 30. This is a nice Museum with several artifacts for the area.

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    The man who works here is also very knowledgeable about getting around Death Valley and can be very helpful in planning your visit.

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    Amargosa River Canyon

    Amargosa River Canyon

    5.0(4 reviews)
    12.3 mi

    Enjoyed going thru this river and canyon on a side by side! We camp at Dumont Dunes and this is…read morelocated in that vicinity. This river is an underground river but when it rains hard there's so much water on the trails it looks so cool! Such a great experience seeing this canyon! Totally recommend!

    I have been hiking in the area for over a decade and it's always been a very special…read moreplace--history, great geology, and a date shake--all are part of hiking here. The Amargosa Rover Canyon offers several trails in China Ranch and beyond. There are two ways to hike the canyon itself. The best way to enjoy most of the entire canyon is to spot cars. Leave one at China Ranch and drive the other to Tecopa, California and park where there's public parking behind the post office. From here, hike south following the trail. Mostly you'll hike on the railroad bed of the T&T Railroad (Tonopah and Tidewater) bed as it follows the Amargosa River through the canyon. At places, the trail leaves thew railroad bed and makes wide arcs on the east side of the trail. After 5 miles, you'll reach the turnoff for China Ranch and where the spur from the T&T was built to bring gypsum from the mines above the ranch from the Morrison Siding. Along the way through the canyon from Tecopa, you'll see areas with barbed wire. This is where horses and cattle were fenced in to keep them off the railroad tracks. You will see no track. The railroad stopped operating in 1940 and the rails were pulled up and used for World War II needs. About a mile and a half from the Ranch, there's a turnoff to the west (right) and this leads to a little waterfall on the river. Beyond this about 1/4 mile, there's another turnoff--again to the west--that leads to a slot canyon that is blocked by a huge chockstone. Both side trails have signs but they have faded a lot over the years. When you almost reach the 90º bend in the river, the trail goes up a hill and heads east (left) toward the ranch. Before going up the hill, take time to look at the wood left from when this was where the gypsum was loaded onto ore cars over 100 years ago. Follow the trail from here to China Ranch. On this last bit, you'll come to a building. My first photo of this building is from 2005. The building was called the Tuff Building and the sign that was there said it was first a bar and then an assay house. The building was supposed to have been repaired that years. 1w2 years later, another portion has fallen over including the concrete piece from the doorway with the 1903 construction date in the concrete. I'm sure when I hike here next year, the rest of the southerly wall will be down too! What a shame! There are several hikes. After this 6.5 mile hike, you'll want to have a date shake and perhaps some date cookies. You earned them. On another day(s), you can explore the other trails in China Ranch. After your shake, take the car you left at the ranch and ride back to Tecopa to get the one where you started your hike. This is the way to see almost the entire canyon.

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    NASA Goldstone Visitor Center - Astro Space Suit

    NASA Goldstone Visitor Center

    4.8(8 reviews)
    85.3 mi

    Don't just make a Barstow stop on the way to Vegas to go to the restroom or to get fast food; check…read moreout the NASA Goldstone Visitor Center... 4 stars!!!! Learn all about the satellite ground station located in Fort Irwin, CA that tracks and communicates with interplanetary space missions at this visitor center. Located in the second floor of the historic Harvey House at the Barstow Amtrak Train Station, the visitor center offers interactive exhibits to learn how the Jet Propulsion Laboratory tracks and communicates with interplanetary spacecrafts. Not just kids, but also adults can find this center a worthwhile stop in Barstow. As a bonus, you can also learn about the historic Harvey House as well as visit the Western America Railroad Museum and the Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum, all during the same stop.

    Wow I didn't think much of this place until I got home to read the brochures and went online…read more Goldstone is one of three complexes around the world known as the Deep Space Network (DSN) that provides the ability to communicate with spacecraft! This is on the top floor of the Amtrak train station in Barstow, Ca. There work is within the two-way robotic spacecraft communication and radio astronomy. The Goldstone Deep Space Network Visitor's Center is OPEN Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9am-3pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm with no cost to visit and no reservations required. They are closed on Federal Holidays. Historic Harvey House (Casa Del Desierto) 681 North First Avenue, Barstow, CA 92311 The main Harvey House entrance faces South toward the Railroad Tracks and this is located on the second floor. This is a road that is not traveled by much traffic.

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