Pipestone National Monument

Pipestone, Minnesota

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1 (507) 825-5464, 5078255464

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www.nps.gov

This quarry was visited for centuries by various American Indian tribes to ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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The atmosphere was great. more on Yahoo! Travel

With visitation of about 80,000 people each year compared to the Badlands, over ten times that amount, almost one million and Yellowstone's near three million, this is a quiet park. more on Epinions.com

There is a gift shop where the pipes and other ornamental items can be purchased, and there are other relevant displays throughout the museum. more on TripAdvisor

Soooo, through my memory, pictures we had taken, the National Parks web site, and a long phone call to the site last week I am totally updated with some excellent facts, experience and suggestions. more on Epinions.com

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This monument protects an area where Indians quarried pipestone to carve into pipes. The visitor's center has many styles of pipes on display, as well as carving demonstrations. This monument also pro ... more on TripAdvisor

From the outside this park looks like nothing, but once you understand why American Indians made this is a sacred you will understand just why it is so important to protect it. Indian tribes from acro ... more on TripAdvisor

Good place to visit with or without children. Gives great insight to current and past Native American culture. Sioux and other Indian nations have gathered stone from the quarries at the Monument for ... more on TripAdvisor

Of the all the national parks I been to this is probably the worse. However Pipestone national monument is still good stop to stretch your legs and walk around. The highlight of the park was the water ... more on TripAdvisor

We stopped at Pipestone just out of curiosity, because it was on our route. I had never heard of pipestone before, but there were three friendly carvers demonstrating their skill at the interpretive c ... more on TripAdvisor

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2 friends and I visited Pipestone, MN on July 16,2005, We visited the Pipestone National Monument. The Visitor Center was very informative. But the walk into the Park was wonderfull. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We really like how they have actual Native Americans doing their craft of carving pipestone right there on the spot, you are able to ask them questions about ... more on Yahoo! Travel

It was wondeful! The atmosphere was great. This place is very spiritual. There isn't anything about this place i dont like. What a ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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