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Death Valley National Park
Indoor Activities

For those times it is too hot or too windy to spend time outdoors...

Ranger Programs
Presented during the main visitor season from mid October through mid-April. Map talks in the Death Valley Museum or evening programs in the Furnace Creek Visitor Center auditorium cover a wide variety of subjects. Check the schedule for current programs.

 
Death Valley Museum
Furnace Creek Visitor Center 
The main park visitor center has a bookstore, auditorium with park orientation program, and the Death Valley Museum. Exhibits explain natural and human history of Death Valley. Rangers are on hand to answer questions. Hours: Winter 8 am to 5 pm; Summer 9 am to 5 pm.
 
Great Hall of Scotty's Castle

Scotty's Castle & Visitor Center
Scotty's Castle is an elaborate, Spanish-style mansion built in the 1920s and '30s. Take a ranger-guided tour of the castle interior or the system of underground tunnels. Visit the museum and bookstore located in the Scotty's Castle Visitor Center. A snack bar and gift shop are nearby. Hours: Winter 8:30 am to 5:30 pm; Summer 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

 
Borax Museum
Borax Museum 
A privately-owned museum located in the Furnace Creek Ranch. Exhibits include a mineral collection and the history of Borax in Death Valley. Behind the museum building is a assembly of mining and transportation equiment. Hours: call (760) 786-2345
Death Valley is a land of little rain  

Did You Know?
Rainfall in Death Valley averages less than 2 inches a year. There have been some years of no recorded rainfall at all!
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Last Updated: April 12, 2009 at 15:10 EST