Hubbell Trading Post, Ganado

I wasn't sure what to expect from the Hubbell Trading Post, but I figured it would be a quick stop on my way back from Canyon de Chelly. I was pleasantly surprised, although ironically the trading post building itself was not the highlight for me. The visitor's center had a nice set of exhibits on the trading post the churro sheep, and Navajo weaving history. I planned to take the $5 tour of the Hubbell house where the family lived, but since it was Memorial Day, has free, "walk through" tour was offered instead. Nice free hand, but I actually would have preferred the $5 tower that spent more time in the house because the store giving the tower was clearly very knowledgeable and had more stories than she could tell in the walk through. It's not a big home, but I always enjoy home tours and then I was able to wander the grounds and see the chicken coop, barns, gazebo, etc. The trading post building is a fun walk through with the old squeaky food and it's where I could get my National Parks hiking medallion and magnets, but it's pretty much a gift store with year eclectic assortment of items from preserves to Navajo rugs. I would definitely recommend the house tour, because to me the most interesting part of the visit was what life was like at the turn of the century truly imaging in that area. I think you could plan 1-2 hours here (I think the normal house tour is 1 hour and I would give yourself at least 30 minutes to wander around and read some of the exhibits in the visitors center). All in all, it was a nice little stop during a day of travel.