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National Historical Park · OH

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Nearly 2000 years ago, Native Americans built dozens of monumental mounds and earthen enclosures in southern Ohio. These earthwork complexes were ceremonial landscapes used for feasts, funerals, rituals, and rites of passage associated with a Native American religious movement that swept over half the continent for almost 400 years. Come walk among the earthworks and experience the past.

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Photos

An early morning sun casting long shadows over grass-covered mounds.
Dawn at the Mound City Group as the sun casts long shadows over the grass.
A tan building with a red-peaked roof surrounded by green grass and tan sidewalks
The Mound City Group visitor center main entrance with Mound City Group in the background view
A green, grassy field with taller areas of uncut grass in geometric shapes under a partly cloudy sky
The overlook area of Hopeton Earthworks allowing visitors to view the interpretive mowing of the geometric shapes
An overlook area showing a green grassy field with a panel showing artwork and text
The main overlook area of Hopewell Mound Group showing the enormity of the site.
A grassy trail running between tall trees in a green field leads to a large grass-covered mound
A cut grass trail leading to the large Seip Mound at Seip Earthworks.
A tan-orange curved information desk with a man sitting behind the counter
The information desk inside of the Mound City Group visitor center.
Several children walking with a park ranger in a flat hat near grass-covered mounds.
A school field trip visiting the Mound City Group as a ranger leads them on a tour.
Several square pedestals hold books and other gifts in the middle of a carpeted floor
The bookstore inside of the Mound City Group visitor center.
An asphalt path with a steel handrail on the left with green vegetative slope to the right.
The paved river walk trail at the Mound City Group.
A gray coyote begins walking in the grass in front of a grass-covered mound
A lone coyote stares at the photographer while walking in front of a mound at Mound City Group.

Activities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Biking
  • Road Biking
  • Food
  • Dining
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store