• The Great House at Casa Grande Ruins stands out for miles

    Casa Grande Ruins

    National Monument Arizona

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April 15, 2013
Free Admission and National Parks Week
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, along with 400 other national park sites, will celebrate National Parks Week from April 20th to Sunday, April 28th. Admission will be FREE from Monday, April 22nd to Friday, April 26th.

 
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Did You Know?

1852 sketch of Casa Grande by John Bartlett.

Father Kino, in 1694, was the first European to call this structure Casa Grande.  It is a Spanish word that means 'great house.'  The Casa Grande is a 4-story, 11-room structure which was built about 700 years ago.