卡霍基亚土丘历史遗址

redtentgal

我一时兴起就带了我的3个十几岁大的女儿来这,我们经常听说这里,但都不是作为旅游景点的宣传。解说中心很不错,在这里服务的志愿者和工作人员很细心,知识很丰富。展览品可以和大多数博物馆的相媲美。真正的土丘有点降低我们的兴趣,但我们走了很长一段路才来到这,小孩们的精力也释放了不少。一定要去看看现在出土的文物。我们运气特好,最后的时候还和一位研究生交流了一下,她发现了一些史前古器物,她人很好,花时间跟我们解释了她现在正在研究的东西以及研究的原因和方法。除了我们捐的一些东西和礼物商店卖的价钱合理的商品外,这里一切都是免费的。我强烈推荐那些喜欢历史和美国本土文化的人来这参观。

Resis

即使只是对古代历史有一点好奇心的孩子也会爱上这个地方的。游客中心有一个概括了这个地方历史的小电影,大概有15分钟长。步行到上面最高的小山顶上你可以清楚的看到包括了圣路易斯拱门在内的整个地区的美景。博物馆里展出的东西信息量十足,而且都在文化上有一定的深度。一旦你来到这个地方,你一定会忘记一切不开心的事的。高度推荐!

crazywith3kids

好吧,公平地说,我在大学主修的是人类学和考古学,所以我对这个地方有着特殊的兴趣。但是,我老公和孩子们也觉得这里非常有趣。我想说中心是我见过的最好的美国本土文化博物馆。有一部电影讲述了土丘的故事,然后掀开窗帘,就会在玻璃后面露出一个跟实物一样大小的印第安村庄。你可以实实在在的走进展览里,置身于美丽的风景和古印第安住所之中。展览解释了关于这个地方的文化和历史的各个细节。还有一个精心设计的展览,展出了土丘的发现和出土的文物。在中心巨大的玻璃后面能看到土丘。有一个模型指引你去真正的土丘,向你展示你正在看的是什么东西。参观完里面后,你可以穿过玻璃门进真正的土丘里面去。在土丘周围的路上走你会很受欢迎。最大的土丘和尚土丘是唯一一个允许你爬上去的土丘。那里有梯子可以爬。从土丘的顶部,你甚至可以看到圣路易斯的地平线。我喜欢它的历史,而我的孩子喜欢爬土丘!我提到那个美丽的有植物和野生动物的自然保护区了吗?在那里我们看到了蓝色的鹭和野鹿。一个很特别的地方!一定要去看看!

ronw145

I went out of curiosity. This is a underutilized site. Few people realize that a historic site of this magnitude is only a few miles from St. Louis. This is a must see if you are into early history. There are other sites in the area that has a lot of early American history also. I don't think smaller children would appreciate it. But I think 12+ would enjoy it very much.

jsjenkins1

I wasn't sure what to expect from a bunch of burial mounds but arrived and was pleasantly surprised at the visitors center.. Very well done scenes of the occupants from the period and thorough descriptions of the purpose of the mounds, and the history of the ancient civilization that once lived here..

770randyl

I still cannot believe that a site so large could be so easily missed by people driving north in Illinois from St. Louis! Cahokia Mounds is about five minutes of the highway and advertised only once. To miss it is to miss seeing the remains of one of the largest ancient cities in North America. You're into it before you realize that you are surrounded by mounds created hundreds of years ago. Why did the people leave? We just don't know. Left behind are mounds created by people carrying baskets of earth day after day creating a mysterious site for us to ponder. The interpretive center is fantastic with a film to watch before beginning your own exploration of the site. This site is worthy of being a national park. Be sure to see it.

jeft

State of the art interpretive center. Few people know that this town was bigger than London in the 1200s. Good explanations for why it thrived, but why did it disappear? Great that all the acreage is protected.

DenaVecchetti

nice place to get up close & personal with local history. you see were it really happened both inside & outside exhibits.

777henrym

Cahokia mounds is an area just east of St. Louis that is shrouded in mystery. A hand-built earthen mound that rises 100 feet into the air is the center point of the entire complex. The Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center is an exciting place to learn about this culture that virtually disappeared from off the face of the earth around 1400 AD. An exciting place to visit that is replete with adventures just waiting to happen for anyone brave enough to explore the surrounding area via the hiking trails. I grew up visiting the Mounds site and even used the mystery of the Mississippian culture's disappearance in my first novel, HILL OF GREAT DARKNESS. If you are ever in the area, don't pass the opportunity to see this great Midwestern marvel.

CurtandJeanieB

Cahokia Mounds was a very large American Indian settlement around 1400. The huge ceremonial mound is surrounded by myriad lesser mounds of various heights and sizes. The largest mound, called "Monk's Mound", as there was a religious order housed there earlier, is quite high and I recommend a climb to the top. Early occupants are believed to observe the heavens by use of a wood henge structure. There is an excellent museum.Nearby is the Lewis and Clark camp reconstruction park. (this is not the original site, however. The actual site has been lost, due to flooding and river relocation. We have an idea where it is, but no artifacts of the camp exist.)

FrederickFlintstone

The museum is excellent with some hands on displays as well as static too. Lots of trails and historic markers so bring your hiking shoes and plan to stay most of the day if you can.

HomeOfLove

This site has a very nice museum of history of natives who lived here around 900-1500 AD. This is also good for active travelers, as people hike around the site and climb to the top of several mounds. It takes about 2 hours to go through the museum itself, plus another couple of hours for the mound climbing.

Left-the-dog-at-home

The story of this mysterious and primitive people is very fascinating. It's important that we raise awareness of such a treasure so close to St. Louis. The Mississippian culture, the 20,000 strong community, the burial mounds that took hundreds of years to build, one bucket-full of dirt at a time, are accessible here. The movie, the incredible displays, climbing the big mound, bring the time period of AD800-1400 to focus. If you are visiting St. Louis or just passing through, this is an easy stop with cultural treasure to be found.

jeffs432

The Cahokia site was a great visit. Most of us don't realize the largest mound in the America's is right here not far off of I-70 just into Illinois from St. Louis.The site has many mounds and a visitor center and museum. I did not visit the museum but hear it is nice. A must see. Yoou can do this in 10 minutes or you could spend hours.

suemap

Because it was very cold (20 degrees), we only walked up to the top of Monks Mound (the big one) when we drove out on Tuesday. Unfortunately the museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Our friends had recommended it so highly though, that we returned the next day to go through the museum. Even then we didn't have enough time to see it properly. We look forward to hiking in the area to see Woodhenge, and explore the other mounds when the weather is warmer. We have recently read about this Mississippian Culture in "1491" and it was great to see such a fine display, and the many mounds.