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Make time for quiet places.

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Acoma Pueblo

Grants, New Mexico

Acoma Pueblo - known as Sky City - is the oldest continually inhabited city in…

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Albany Historic Indian Mounds

Albany, Illinois

One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois, Albany Mounds contains evidence of continuous…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Ashland Archaeological District - NHR

Ashland, Nebraska

The Ashland Archeological District, registered on the National Register of Historic Places, contains a variety…

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Worth the stop.

Some places don't need much time, just the right moment.

Backwater Draw Archaeological Site and Museum

Portales, New Mexico

First occupied by Clovis people about 11,000 years ago.

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Beautiful Rushmore Cave

Keystone, South Dakota

13622 Highway 40 Keystone, SD 57751

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Bentonsport Indian Artifact Museum

Bentonsport, Iowa

Artisan, Tony Sanders, has achieved a unique blend of woodworking and history with his collection…

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Take the detour.

The extra miles are often where the story begins.

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Gabbs, Nevada

Remnant of an early 20th century mining camp called Berlin and the fossil remains of…

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Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park

Globe, Arizona

Besh-Ba-Gowah is an ancient ruin unlike the others. Here you are encouraged to walk within…

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Big Spring

Mt. Vernon, Missouri

When the Moore family first settled there, there were Indian camps all along the bottom…

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Black Mesa Archaeology

Black Mesa's history began millions of years ago when pre-historic beasts like the 65 foot-long…

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Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Bouse Fisherman Intaglio

Quartzsite, Arizona

The Bouse Fisherman Intaglio or geoglyph can be found along Plomosa Road near Bouse. The…

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Burkett Archeological Site -NHR

Genoa

Situated on a prominent natural terrace near the Loup River valley near Genoa, the Burkett…

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Caesar Creek Lake Fossil Hunting

n the process of building a high quality dam at Caesar Creek, the Corps of…

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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

Collinsville, Illinois

This world heritage site, a National Historic Landmark, marks the location of an ancient natural…

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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Coolidge, Arizona

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument preserves the remains of an ancient Hohokam farming village as…

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Stay a little longer.

Rushing through a place rarely does it justice.

Casa Malpais Indian Ruins

Springerville, Arizona

Casa Malpais, or "House of the Badlands", in the CASA MALPAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK is surrounded…

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Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Casamero Pueblo

Thoreau, New Mexico

Single structure, 22 groud-floor rooms, 6 rooms on 2nd story. Once occupied by Chacoan Ancestral…

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Keep moving.

Even slow progress opens up new places and perspectives.

Center For American Archeology

Kampsville, Illinois

Archeological field experience. Archeological research. Education programs. Museum exhibits and tours. Scientific publications. Public events.

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Chaco Culture National Historic Park

Crownpoint, New Mexico

World Heritage Site, 13 major ruins, 47 campsites, most sophisticated 12th-century Ancestral Pueblo economic/ceremonial center…

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Chief Looking's Village

Bismarck, North Dakota

This ancient American Indian village site has a self-guided tour of the grounds, which contain…

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Clarks Historic Site

Osceola, Nebraska

The Grand band of the Pawnee established this village some time after 1823 and remained…

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Columbi Mammoth

Tribune, Kansas

Displayed in the Horace Greeley Museum is the skull of a prehistoric mammoth. The skull,…

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Worth the stop.

Some places don't need much time, just the right moment.

Crawley Flint Quarry State Historic Site

Mercer, North Dakota

This site preserves an area from which Indians quarried quantities of Knife River flint used…

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Simple trips are often the best.

You don't need much for a place to leave an impression.

Dakota Dinosaur Museum

Dickinson, North Dakota

Museum features 11 full-scale dinosaurs, minerals, mammals, fossils and sea life.

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Deer Valley Rock Art Center

Phoenix, Arizona

The Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has over…

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Delaware Archaeology Museum

Dover, Delaware

BUILDING IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR REPAIRS. RE-OPENING DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED. Welcome to the Delaware…

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Leave room for the unexpected.

The best parts of a trip rarely show up on an itinerary.

Dickson Mounds Museum

Lewistown, Illinois

Dickson Mounds Museum, a branch of the Illinois State Museum and a National Historic Site,…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Dinosaur Capital of North Dakota

Marmarth, North Dakota

Site contains 60-million-year-old dinosaur fossils, including triceratops and tyrannosaurus rex.

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Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

Double Ditch Indian Village State Historic Site

Bismarck, North Dakota

Site contains ruins of large Mandan Indian earthlodge village believed to have been inhabited for…

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Doyle Site

McCook

Doyle is one of the finest examples of Woodland culture in the Republican River valley…

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Echo Cliff Park

Dover, Kansas

Country Park, located west of Dover in Wabaunsee County, has a rich Indian history. Archeological…

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El Quartelejo Pueblo Ruins

Scott City, Kansas

See the northernmost pueblo in the United States and one of the first white settlements…

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Fate Bell Shelter

Langtry

Fate Bell Shelter is located in Seminole Canyon State Historical Park. The shelter, which is…

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Follow what feels interesting.

Curiosity is usually a better guide than a strict plan.

Genoa Site - NHR

Genoa

After nearly three decades of Sioux harassment and epidemic diseases, all four bands of the…

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A place to slow down.

Not every stop needs to be busy to be worth your time.

Gramercy Park

East Dubuque, Illinois

Gramercy Park is located on a scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, with 26 ceremonial…

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs

Laughlin, Nevada

Seven miles west of Laughlin, ancient Native American petroglyphs adorn sheer cliffs above a freshwater…

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Simple trips are often the best.

You don't need much for a place to leave an impression.

Historical Indian Villages

Wahoo, Nebraska

These sites located throughout Saunders County have been registered as National Historic Places because of…

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Hudson-Meng Bison Kill

Crawford, Nebraska

When Albert Meng was preparing to build a pond in the early 1950s, he uncovered…

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Hudson-Meng Bison Kill

Harrison, Nebraska

When Albert Meng was preparing to build a pond in the early 1950s, he uncovered…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Huff Indian Village

Huff, North Dakota

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark, the…

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Indian Hill Archeological District - NHR

Ponca, Nebraska

A cluster of eighteen prehistoric archeological sites within less than one-half square mile constitutes the…

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Indian Mound and Museum

Florence, Alabama

The Florence Indian Mound is the Tennessee Valley area's largest domiciliary mound. The mound rises…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Judaculla Rock

Cullowhee, North Carolina

Huge boulder with yet unexplained hieroglyphics said to be carved by Indians.

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Stay a little longer.

Rushing through a place rarely does it justice.

King Tut's Tomb & Museum

Las Vegas, Nevada

One of the most quintessential Las Vegas attractions, if only due to its overall strangeness,…

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Let it unfold.

Not everything needs to be scheduled to be meaningful.

Kinishba Ruins National Historic Landmark

Whiteriver

Kinishba is a large pueblo ruin containing nine masonry buildings constructed between 1250 and 1350…

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Take the detour.

The extra miles are often where the story begins.

Laguna Pueblo

Grants, New Mexico

Laguna Pueblo was founded in 1699. Part of the attraction to settle here was the…

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Lake Scott Archaeology

During the Pleistocene epoch, when glaciers came as far west as Lawrence, Kansas, dinosaurs lived…

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Start early. Stay late.

The edges of the day tend to hold the best experiences.

Logan Creek Site

Oakland, Nebraska

Hunter-gatherers of the Early Archaic period intermittently reoccupied a campsite on a now deeply buried…

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Pause when it feels right.

Some stops aren't on the map, but they're worth taking.

Lost City Museum

Overton, Nevada

Exhibits focus on artifacts from ancient Puebloan settlement dating from A.D. 1-1150. Actual dwelling reconstructions…

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Lovitt Historical Site

Imperial, Nebraska

Between A.D. 1675-1725 Apache peoples known as the Dismal River Complex (and related to populations…

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Go a little further.

The next turn is often where things start to get interesting.

Mastodon Lake at Phillips Park

Aurora, Illinois

Remains of the extinct elephant-like Mastodon were found in this lake in the 1930's. See…

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Mastodon State Historic Site

Imperial, Missouri

Excavation of American mastodon remains and Indian artifacts make this one of North America's most…

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Medicine Rock State Historic Site

Elgin, North Dakota

This ancient, sacred American Indian gathering place was used for dance ceremonies before a buffalo…

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Take the detour.

The extra miles are often where the story begins.

Menoken Indian Village State Historic Site

Menoken, North Dakota

Site preserves a prehistoric village dating to the early 1200s. Site is a National Historic…

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Molander Indian Village

Price, North Dakota

Site preserves a large prehistoric Hidatsa earthlodge village dating to the 1700s, protected by a…

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Moundville Archaeological Park

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

26 large prehistoric platform mounds in 320-acre park. Attractions include reconstructed Indian village, museum, nature…

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Mowry Bluff Historic Site

Cambridge, Nebraska

National Historic Register - Mowry Bluff is a small Upper Republican Phase hamlet occupied during…

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Nehawka Flint Quarries - NHR

Weeping Water, Nebraska

Early archeologists observed nearly 300 unusual depressions in flint-rich areas of Pennsylvanian limestone formation along…

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Leave room for the unexpected.

The best parts of a trip rarely show up on an itinerary.

Old Cahawba Archaeological Park

Selma, Alabama

Alabama's 1st permanent capital and most famous ghost town. Archaeological Interpretive Park includes welcome center…

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Let it unfold.

Not everything needs to be scheduled to be meaningful.

On-A-Slant Mandan Indian Village and Custer House

Mandan, North Dakota

The On-A-Slant Indian Village is a 400-year-old Mandan Indian Village, which thrived for 200 years.…

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Painted Rock Petroglyph Site

Gila Bend, Arizona

Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, just south of Gila Bend and approximately 90 miles southwest of…

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Start early. Stay late.

The edges of the day tend to hold the best experiences.

Pecos National Historical Park

Pecos, New Mexico

Pueblos, Spanish colonial mission ruins, abandoned by 1838. Santa Fe Trail Landmark. Kozlowski's Ranch was…

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Pembina State Museum

Pembina, North Dakota

Discover 100 million years of regional history from the Cretaceous Age to contemporary times in…

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Piasa Bird

Alton, Illinois

The Piasa Bird (pronounced Pie-a-saw), is a local legend in the Alton area. Its foundings…

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Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park

Phoenix, Arizona

Pueblo Grande Museum is located at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins in modern day…

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Pulver Mounds State Historic Site

Washburn, North Dakota

Two low burial mounds from Woodland culture tradition of the Late Prehistoric Period are the…

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Quindaro Ruins and Undergound Railroad

Kansas City, Kansas

The Quindaro Ruins and Undergound Railroad archeological free port of entry off the Missouri River…

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Follow what feels interesting.

Curiosity is usually a better guide than a strict plan.

Raven Site Indian Ruins

Springerville, Arizona

Raven Site sits majestically above the Little Colorado River in the White Mountains area of…

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Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Red Smoke Historic Site

Stockville, Nebraska

National Historic Register - Red Smoke is one of three Paleo-Indian Tradition sites excavated following…

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Stay curious.

A small detour can turn into something worth remembering.

Saint Claude State Historic Site

Bismarck, North Dakota

Site contains the archaeological remains of an 1882 mission and its cemetery founded by Father…

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Go a little further.

The next turn is often where things start to get interesting.

Serpent Intaglio

Lyons, Kansas

The Serpent Intaglio was dug by the Indians sometime around 1200-1300 A.D., and is approximately…

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Pause when it feels right.

Some stops aren't on the map, but they're worth taking.

Shoofly Indian Archaeological Site

Payson, Arizona

A self-guided tour through this ancient village site will show you how the native people…

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A place to slow down.

Not every stop needs to be busy to be worth your time.

Spiro Mounds Archeological Park

Spiro, Oklahoma

Oklahoma's only archaeological park, is a 150-acre site encompassing 12 southern mounds which contain evidence…

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Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park

Dayton, Ohio

SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park is an archaeological site and reconstructed Fort Ancient American Indian village…

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Table Rock Archaeological Site

Table Rock, Nebraska

The Table Rock Site, located near the town of Table Rock, is one of only…

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The Great Serpent Mount

Peebles, Ohio

One of the few effigy mounds in Ohio, Serpent Mound is the largest and finest…

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Theodore Davis Site - NHR

Weeping Water, Nebraska

On a prominent natural terrace of Weeping Water Creek, the Davis village, located near the…

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Simple trips are often the best.

You don't need much for a place to leave an impression.

Toledo Sword

Tribune, Kansas

(transcribed from correspondence to Museum Curator) - ... about the sword. I carried that thing…

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Tonto National Monument

Payson, Arizona

Well-preserved cliff dwellings were occupied by the Salado culture during the 13th, 14th, and early…

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The road is the experience.

Getting there is often the point, not just the outcome.

Toolesboro Indian Mounds

Toolesboro, Iowa

Group of Woodland culture burial mounds and Oneota culture artifacts. Visitor Center.

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Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

Tours of Fossil Sites and Paleontological Area

Bowman, North Dakota

Visit fossil-bearing sites ranging in age from 30 years to 73 million years.

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Start early. Stay late.

The edges of the day tend to hold the best experiences.

Towosahgy State Historic Site

East Prairie

A 64-acre site preserving the remains of the once fortified ceremonial village inhabited by the…

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Take less, experience more.

What you carry matters less than what you notice.

Tumacacori National Historical Park

Nogales, Arizona

Tumacacori National Historical Park in the upper Santa Cruz River Valley of southern Arziona is…

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Under the Prairie Frontier Archaeological Museum

Elkhart, Illinois

The Under the Prairie Frontier Archaeological Museum has displays of hundreds of authentic artifacts from…

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Wright Site - NHR

Genoa

Sometime between A.D. 1600 and 1750 the ancestors of the Skidi Pawnee occupied this immense…

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Writing Rock State Historic Site

Grenora, North Dakota

This site preserves two large boulders bearing many Indian pictographs. This area was used by…

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Upcoming & Annual Events

Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

Annual FOSSILMANIA

Glen Rose, Texas

An annual fossil and fossil-related show, with dealers from all over the country. FREE educational…

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Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Archaeology & Ohio Geology Day

Peebles, Ohio

Archaeology & Ohio Geology Day at Serpent Mound, 10:00a.m to 5:00 p.m. Members from different…

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Find your way.

There's no single right route, just the one that fits you.

Archeology Days

Mitchell, South Dakota

Learn about the past beneath your feet. Watch archeologists excavating in the Thomsen Center Archeodome.…

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Artifact ID Day

Blytheville, Arkansas

Northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri are rich in archeological treasures from ancient native cultures. Each…

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Elderhostel Excavations at The Mammoth Site

Hot Springs, South Dakota

Elderhostel volunteers excavate new areas of the sinkhole looking for more mammoths and other species…

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Hidden Cave Tours

Fallon, Nevada

Guided tour of Hidden Cave archaeological site includes self-guided tour of Grimes Point petroglyph site.…

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Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

Hidden Cave Tours

Fallon, Nevada

Guided tour of Hidden Cave archaeological site includes self-guided tour of Grimes Point petroglyph site.…

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Follow what feels interesting.

Curiosity is usually a better guide than a strict plan.

Hidden Cave Tours

Fallon, Nevada

Guided tour of Hidden Cave archaeological site includes self-guided tour of Grimes Point petroglyph site.…

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Keep moving.

Even slow progress opens up new places and perspectives.

Summer Solstice Sunset Celebration

Peebles, Ohio

Summer Solstice Sunset Celebration at Serpent Mound - 8:00 p.m. Take part in a guided…

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Go a little further.

The next turn is often where things start to get interesting.

Verde Valley Archaeology Fair

Camp Verde, Arizona

Explore archaeology through exhibits, demonstrations, a kids archaeology area and an International Archaeology Film Festival…

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