点评:I have lived in AZ for many many years now, so how I have not stopped in to visit and see this gem of history is beyond me. We had decided to take the scenic route (Pinal Pioneer Parkway) home from a day trip to Phoenix, and am so glad we did. Casa Grande Ruins was right on the way and was an easy stop that you MUST carve out at least 30-45 minutes for. Of course you can spend way more time than that here doing the movie and perusing all of the inside exhibit/information areas but can definitely do this in about half an hours time if you focus on the outside/ruins themselves. I found the ruins, along with the information fascinating. The monument/area is as well preserved as possible, although I will say I was sad to see that there were current day people who had etched things in the adobe. The inside area has lots of great information, National Park employees that are well versed in the history and a little gift shop.
Pets are welcome in outside areas, including a short cut through the building to the ruins themselves. Clean bathrooms and a picnic area across the parking lot.
翻译:我在亚利桑那州已经住了很多年,真不明白自己为何一直没抽空来参观这座历史瑰宝。那天从菲尼克斯一日游归来后,我们决定走风景更优美的路线——皮纳尔先锋公园大道回家,结果真是做对了。卡萨格兰德遗址正好就在路线上,非常值得顺道一游,建议大家至少预留30到45分钟的时间来参观。当然,你也可以花远超过这个时间来这里拍摄电影,或者仔细浏览所有的内部展览区及资料展示区;不过如果只专注于外部的遗址本身,半小时左右也绝对能完成参观。我觉得那些遗址以及相关的介绍内容都十分引人入胜。整个遗迹区被尽可能地保存完好,不过让我有些难过的是,我看到如今仍有人在土砖墙上刻字。内部区域则提供了大量有用的信息。国家公园的工作人员对历史了如指掌,园区里还有一家小礼品店。
户外区域允许宠物入内,甚至可以穿过大楼走捷径直达遗址处。停车场对面设有干净的洗手间和野餐区。