About 25 miles east of the Grand Canyon’s busy South Rim tourist village, the Desert View Watchtower stands like an 800-year-old stone sentry. Except that it’s barely 80 years old, designed by ...

Desert View Drive is a 25-mile scenic route in Grand Canyon National Park that with stunning viewpoints, fewer crowds, and ...

You can help the Grand Canyon land a $250,000 grant to preserve one of the national park’s most recognizable structures. The Desert View Watchtower is one of 20 competitors vying for funds in a ...

Niki D’Andrea has covered subjects including drug culture, women’s basketball, pirate radio stations, Scottsdale staycations, and fine wine. She has worked at both New Times and Phoenix Magazine, and ...

Grand Canyon National Park's east entrance — the location of the historic Desert View Watchtower — has been closed for most of the pandemic. It will reopen on Thursday, April 8. Since April 1, 2020, ...

Because it’s 25 miles east of Grand Canyon Village, Desert View isn’t on the park’s shuttle bus routes, and many travelers don’t get there. But it’s a great stop for at least two reasons. One is the ...

When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense. Two self-styled vigilantes against typos who defaced a more than 60-year-old, hand-painted sign at Grand Canyon National Park ...

Desert View Drive is a 25-mile scenic route in Grand Canyon National Park that with stunning viewpoints, fewer crowds, and fascinating cultural landmarks. Highlights include catching the sunrise at ...