The National Geographic® Visitor Center is a great starting point to begin your visit to the Grand Canyon National Park. Located at the Grand Canyon South Rim, the Visitor Center offers an interesting and informative overview of Arizona's famous landmark, as well as maps, brochures, tour and park entrance tickets. Ask knowledgeable local representatives about a Grand Canyon tour, program, and special event. Helpful staff will gladly assist you with information about Grand Canyon hotels and restaurants. You'll also find the ticket desk, exhibits, restrooms, store, and cafe in this building along with the world famous IMAX movie, Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets.
In only 34 minutes, viewers will discover a Grand Canyon that would take a lifetime to experience. This IMAX movie opens with the beginning of man's fragile kinship with the twisting 277 mile Grand Canyon in Arizona, then moves the audience through time with brief glimpses at the stone pages of human history. From the mysterious Anasazi who inhabited the Canyon 4,000 years ago, viewers at The National Geographic Visitor Center will travel through Grand Canyon history to join Major John Wesley Powell as he challenges the unexplored Canyon and raging Colorado River in 1869.
Reservations are not required.
Available: Daily
Showtimes:
Summer (March 1 to October 31):
8:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Every hour on the 1/2 hour from 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM
Winter (November 1 to February 28):
9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Every hour on the 1/2 hour from 9:30 AM to 6:30 PMDuration 34 minutes
Location:
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VISITOR CENTER
Hwy 64/US 180 south of Park Entrance and 1/2 mile north of Grand Canyon Airport.
Grand Canyon, Arizona USA
REGULAR TICKETS PRICES*
Adult (11+) $13.59 BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF
Senior/Military (55+) $12.50
Child (6-10) $10.33
Children 5 and under are FREE when accompanied by a paid adult.
*Plus taxes. Prices subject to change without notice.