The museum also has a gallery with rotating displays of artworks inspired by the park.Whether a trip to California's Yosemite National Park is just a few hours' drive away from home or a far-flung vacation you've long dreamed of taking, there is plenty of lodging to be found both inside the park's gates and in the surrounding towns, from nearby Mariposa to Twain Harte, a small mountain town whose slogan is “more trees than people.” Below, you'll find a selection of craftsman-style cottages and cozy A-frame cabins to rent near the park, all with an abundance of windows looking out over Yosemite's lush trees and vistas. It houses exhibits exploring the geology, natural history, and indigenous cultures of Yosemite. This small museum, opened in 1926, is one of the first museums established in the park system. Wander among the graves and giant sequoia trees and ponder the lives and deaths this park has seen. Laborers, hotel operators, and homesteaders rest here, too.

Here lie the bones of James Mason Hutchings, who led the first tourist party into the park in 1855, and Galen Clark, who arrived as a visitor the same year and decided to remain in the nearby mountains. This graveyard dotted with granite and wooden markers is a kind of who's-who of Yosemite’s past. Stop in here and appreciate the craftsmanship before sending a letter to a pal that will bear the Yosemite postmark. The post office’s wood and stone facade is home to 760 ornate brass post boxes where mostly park employees receive their mail. Completed in 1925, the village’s historic post office was designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, famed for his work in the rustic - or parkitecture - style.

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