Goulding's Trading Post Museum
A museum in a former trading post built in the 1920s, telling the story of Navajo trade and the Western films shot here.
Harry and Leone Goulding opened a trading post here in the 1920s. During the Great Depression, they took photographs to Hollywood to persuade John Ford to come to Monument Valley to shoot films. The old building is now a museum displaying Navajo trade goods, film stills and the cabin John Wayne used in “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.” The site also includes Goulding's Lodge, a restaurant, a grocery store and a gas station, making it the main supply point around the valley.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–20:00 (varies by season)
Nearby sights
- The View (Monument Valley Visitor Center)
- The Three Sisters
- Wildcat Trail
- Mystery Valley
- Merrick Butte
- West and East Mitten Buttes
- Valley Drive
- John Ford's Point