The first miniatures in history were generally dollhouses. Nowadays, you can still see miniatures on display in buildings, but there are also standalone items and diorama type scenes. I always find myself drawn to tiny food pieces.
After my museum visit, I got a much-needed car wash and had lunch at a road trip favorite, Culver's...frozen custard! I then traveled north to the town of Camp Verde, the location of Montezuma's Castle National Monument. Now, this park has nothing to do with the Aztec ruler, Montezuma...the ruins were named by European-Americans back in the 1860s. They are really the ancient cliff dwellings of the Sinagua and Hohokam cultures. Some Hopi and Yavapai tribal clans are ancestors of those early peoples. Due to its location in the cliffs, the "castle" was basically inaccessible to the curious and thus, fairly well preserved.
Tomorrow, the temperatures will continue to drop to more my style...40s and 50s! I'll be visiting a couple more outdoor sights and maybe see animals! Five more road trip days to go...
1 comment:
Wow! Some of those minis are mini-minis!
The "Castle" would be a GREAT subject for some virtual reality goggles. If someone with a video camera, or even a drone, could go up there and record, and then at a visitor center you could put on the goggles and "virtually" explore the Castle, that would be REALLY cool! :-)
KJ&MK
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