Grand Canyon’s Desert View Point

The four-story tower was designed by architect Mary Colter and completed in 1932, resembling a Native American structure.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Inside the Desert View Watchtower.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors look down from the top of the Desert View Watchtower’s interior.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Young visitors explore some of the structures of the Desert View Watchtower.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The Desert View Watchtower at sunset.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

A visitor touring the Desert View Watchtower and its art.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

The Desert View Watchtower from afar.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Tourists at Desert View Point take pictures of each other at sunset, hoping to capture themselves in front of the vastness of the Grand Canyon.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Visitors relax at the Desert View Watchtower.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)