The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona and stretches to Colorado. The canyon was created by the Colorado River over a 5.4 million year period.

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and 5000 feet deep.

In the Grand Canyon lives 75 different species of mammal, 50 species of reptiles, 25 species of fish, and 300 species of bird.

There are approximately 1,737 known species of vascular plants, 167 species of fungi, 64 species of moss and 195 species of lichen found in Grand Canyon National Park.

Prehistoric Pueblo Peoples are living in the canyon (900 years ago) .

Grand Canyon established as a forest preserve in 1892.

Scattered rocks located at the bottom of the canyon date back as far as 2 billion years.

Grand Canyon National Park is one of the world’s premier natural attractions, attracting about five million visitors per year.