Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park

Besh-​Ba-​Gowah. Sounds like a great name for some metal band or some ancient monster for a horror movie doesn’t it? There’s a reconstructed pueblo you can walk around in and that makes it pretty cool because you get to sort of experience being there unlike say Montezuma Castle where you need to use a telescope to imagine yourself actually being there. There’s also a museum exhibit where you pay the entrance fee — five bucks per adult unless you meet certain other requirements to pay less. They also have a 15 minute video that those of you without attention deficit disorders can probably sit through without fidgeting. I wanted a large popcorn and a drink but there was no concession stand. Anyway, we spent most of our time walking around outside — you can go in some of the rooms. Definitely a must if you visit Globe and have some time to spare. You probably won’t spend more than an hour to do the whole tour — film, museum and pueblo. Lots of parking available. Check it out.

Honestly I didn’t get to see much of the ruins as we were having a meeting in the rental hall but it seemed pretty neat. Very well kept. A few picnic tables. Cute gift store and staff was nice. Nice large meeting room for workshops etc.

An interesting and educational site. They have done an excellent job preserving the artifacts. It was cool walking through the pueblo and seeing how the community worked together. The botanical garden is a nice compliment to the main site.

This park has the remains of stone houses that the Salado people lived in some 700 years ago. Plus, some recreated rooms to replicate what they would’ve been like. I thought it was really interesting to see the types of pottery and tools they used back in the day. Admission is $ 3. A good place to take kids!

This is a cool little place to go exploring in Globe. Its off of the 70 and down, up, left, right, around, zig zag, then your there. Haha honestly its not that hard to find just GPS or follow the signs it will take you up a hill where theres a park, its on the left after the park. It’s some ruins of homes its well maintained. Apparently your only suppose to go exploring during certain times and we missed it and we entered through a side entrance and didn’t know that it was close but until the end, oh well. Still it a cool place to checkout if you passing through, visiting, or need a break. I’d recommend coming during the hours of operation though because it’s what your suppose to do and you can learn more from the museum.
I thinks its awesome.

Nice and interesting historical/​archaeological site. Signage getting there is quite confusing, but that’s not their fault.

My husband and I really enjoyed this little piece of history! Very well taken care of, neat plants and super kind and knowledgable staff. The gift shop was cute with some neat stuff in there.

Cool little piece of history in Globe. You can explore to your heart’s content at this archaeological park in some of the rebuilt houses.

Definate high light of our week in globe. The ruins have been restored somewhat so some rooms show daily life dioramas and some you can climn around in, which is cool. It’s enough to fantasize about living there. There’s also a side exhibit called something like the enthno botanical exhibit, where you can grind your own corn in the traditional way which I loved.
I am glad that there’s a seperate Unilocal page for the museum portion of this experience because, other than the gift shop which I found interesting wasn’t worth the time.

The Besh-​Ba-​Gowah Archaeological Park offers an interesting educational tour in the town of Globe. The park admission includes: a 15-​minute film that explains the history of the 700-​year old Salado culture and the excavation of the Besh-​Ba-​Gowah pueblo; a self-​guided tour at the indoor museum where visitors can see models of the ruins and samples of pieces excavated from the digs; a self-​guided tour at the Besh-​Ba-​Gowah pueblo next to the museum; and a visit to an adjoining lush garden area with flowers and vegetables that can be viewed from a circular trail.

if you’re already in GLOBE and looking for something to do, i would recommend stopping by and checking out the BESH-​BA-​GOWAH ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK. we went last friday. only a few days into spring, the daytime temperatures were still cool enough to be comfortable.
WYATT and JULIANNA had a great time exploring the small museum (pottery, arrowheads, dioramas) and reconstructed 700 year old SALADO pueblo. the kids had great fun scurrying up and down the climbing ladders and poking around the pre-​COLUMBIAN ruin.

Besh-​Ba-​Gowah is quite an interesting thing. It’s 700-​year-​old ruins that allows you to climb ladders (at your own risk) and walk where the pre-​Columbian Salado people stepped and lived. You can’t do that at Montezuma’s Castle or Tuzigoot.
The museum has a nice small town appeal. The nice elderly lady you see about admission ($ 4 adults) immediately goes, «I’ve got a 15 minute video about Besh-​Ba-​Gowah. Wanna see it?» and takes you into her amphitheater which is a flat screen over a fireplace surrounded by folding chairs.
In the museum, the local copper mine has rocks of copper ore you can have for free and you can look at all of the artifacts while also making a rubbing of some native art.
The ruins themselves are pretty fascinating with no one outside telling you how you’re supposed to appreciate what remains of this civilization. You just explore it at your own pace.

Besh-​Ba-​Gowah Archeological Park is the main attraction in the small, pleasant town of Globe, Arizona. Even though Besh-​Ba-​Gowah is in town, it’s still off the beaten path. That means you’ll have room to spread out and take the opportunity to explore a reconstructed 700-​year old pueblo of the Salado culture (AD 1150 – 1450) by climbing ladders and peering into rooms decorated with items typical of the time. A small museum that is well-​stocked with pottery and other items will help with your understanding of Salado people.
This is a great place for kids because Besh-​Ba-​Gowah doesn’t overwhelm the visitor. It’s really the comfort food of ruins that provides an intimate experience that other larger or more well-​known ruins can’t match.