I loved exploring the Goulding's Museum in Monument Valley, Utah…read more This museum is in Goulding, right next to the Goulding's Hotel, at the upper level driveway. There are so many amazing items there! Just like in the old western movies! It's a two story building. No entry fee, but the sign says "Donation is welcome" ~ pay whatever amount you feel like, by your discretion.

What a well curated museum! The Goulding's were amazing and the reason why the movies came to the…read moremonuments. If you're interested the book "Tall Sheep" talks about their journey to the Valley, what it was like getting started, when the movies came and more. When you first enter, they've tried to preserve what the general store the Gouldings ran looked like, then the next rooms display the films, tv, music videos and commercials filmed in the valley. Upstairs is the apartment the Goulding's lived in. It's almost as if they invited you up for dessert and coffee.

When driving thru Kayenta (via Highway 160 or the Kayenta Monument Valley Scenic Road, aka Highway…read more163), there are a few must-sees. It's odd mishmash of the 2-acre cultural park, the Navajo WWII Code Breakers exhibit in the nearby Burger King (yes, you heard that right), and this l, the excellent Shadehouse Museum. The outdoor museum has authentic shadehouses: Wood-framed and handmade, shadehouses were used to shelter sheepherders from the brutal sun. There are several shadehouses and hogans (Navajo homes) of different sizes. May-November, the shadehouses are open for visitors to go in, review the display text, and get a glimpse of Navajo life. It's an excellent museum which definitely SHOULD be outside.

We didn't go inside because we got there after it closed but it had outdoor exhibits. I definitely…read morewant to return when it's open but we were just passing through this time.

This is a little gem of a museum. The Navajo Cultural Center is a small museum in Kayenta (in…read morebetween the Hampton Inn & Burger King). My good friend's father made this museum, and I was lucky to get a tour of it during the winter season. The museum was made by Mr. Richard Mike. He's a a prominent Navajo businessman. He owns several successful businesses on the Navajo Rez. The museum centers around Navajo culture, but there is also a section on Navajo Code Talkers. Richard Mike's father, King Mike was one of the 29 Navajo Code Talkers of World War II. During the warm King Mike mailed back and brought back many artifacts from the war, and many of these pieces are displayed at this museum (and at the Navajo Code Talkers Exhibit next door at the Burger King). This is is the largest collection of Navajo Code Talker memorabilia in the world. The Navajo Code Talkers played an important role in victory in the Pacific Campaign. It was truly a memorable experience to see this part of Native history. It's a source of pride for America and the Navajo Nation. Code Talker pieces are just a part of this museum. There are also sections devoted to Navajo art (such as their famous jewelry and rugs). There are also pieces devoted to the history of the Navajo Nation. The museum is housed in a shade house in the center of the 2.5 acre site. There are also several types of hogans, a sweathouse, food stand, and an area for arts & crafts. So if you're ever in Kayeta (the Gateway to Monument Valley), help support a Native-Owned business, and stay at the Hampton Inn or eat at the Burger King next door. And definitely stop by the Navajo Cultural Center and learn more about the people of the area.

I really enjoyed the Code Talkers display & the Burger King food. The display is really great,…read moreexplaining how the Navajo code that couldn't be cracked helped the USA during WW2. Great valiant men, were a huge help during WW2. There were also interesting frames showing the different plants, & their seeds, that are used to loom Native American blankets. Neat! I ordered the brisket Whopper Jr. burger. I was glad to get a junior whopper. The brisket topping was good, but one crispy piece sort of reminded me of jerky texture. It was a fraction of the price a brisket burger would cost from where I'm from so I was okay, fun to try something different that isn't hugely expensive. Employees were super nice. I waited some for my burger even though I ordered it on the app so I could get app credits. While I waited I put on a BK crown. Free parking, free entrance, free museum display, clean bathrooms, free paper crown good for a laugh, & yummy Burger King food for purchase. I'm glad I stopped in.

Here's something you don't hear everyday: I found something extraordinary in a Burger King…read more It wasn't a Whopper, wasn't a Croissan'wich, wasn't a flamed-broiled anything. Instead a found a mini museum ... a quite thorough and memorable remembrance of the Navajo Code Talkers who --- while not really getting the credit they deserved -- were integral in helping win WWII, as the German and Japanese could break all of our codes .... until the Navajos and their language came along. The display does a good job of telling the story of the Code Talkers. There's a description of the Navajo alphabet, photos and uniforms of the Code Talkers, memorabilia from the Nic Cage movie about them ("Windtalkers"), as well as equipment the Code Talkers actually used. So why in the Burger King? Well, it was Kayenta's first fast food restaurant (circa 1986), and is owned and operated by Richard Mike, the son of one of the Code Talkers. According to Mike, his mini museum has more Navajo Code Talker memorabilia than the Pentagon. This, along with the nearby Cultural Center and Shadehouse Museum tell each of their own histories of a culture that has been around for centuries. It's definitely worth a visit!