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)
