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Nature and nurture ultimately influenced George on his quest for education to becoming a renowned agricultural scientist, educator, and humanitarian.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/gwca/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=36.9922&b_tl_lng=-94.3603&b_br_lat=36.9811&b_br_lng=-94.3507","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=George%20Washington%20Carver%20National%20Monument","directions":"https://www.nps.gov/gwca/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7C13C3-1DD8-B71B-0B1164958433C548.jpg","title":"Statue of young George Washington Carver on the Carver trail","alt":"Bronze status of young George Washington Carver atop a large boulder, on the Carver trail.","caption":"\"Boy Carver Statue,\" sculpted by Robert Amendola in 1960.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/32DE87E0-BE6A-C33A-61BD3A26E497AA3A.jpg","title":"George Washington Carver NM Entrance","alt":"An entrance sign to George Washington Carver National Monument with wildflower and plants.","caption":"Entrance sign to George Washington Carver NM will wildflower and plants.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/32F75295-D8D0-F076-B0467EF5C1D1DF8D.jpg","title":"George Washington Carver NM Prairie","alt":"Sunflowers in a prairie at George Washington Carver NM.","caption":"Prairie at George Washington Carver NM with sunflowers.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/33656CFE-EC5D-5E00-68F515AD079719B1.jpg","title":"George Washington Carver NM Science Classroom","alt":"Park's science classroom with lab tables and wall exhibits on George Washington Carver.","caption":"George Washington Carver NM science classroom modeled after one of the George Washington Carver's lab at Tuskegee Institute.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/33D94E3D-9B90-2F77-2EB5639EE1997F6A.jpg","title":"George Washington Carver Bust","alt":"A cast concrete bust of George Washington Carver and prairie in the background.","caption":"A cast concrete bust for George Washington Carver by Audrey Corwin, 1952.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Arts and Culture","Food","Picnicking","Guided Tours","Self-Guided Tours - Walking","Hands-On","Junior Ranger Program","Birdwatching","Park Film","Museum Exhibits","Shopping","Bookstore and Park Store","Gift Shop and Souvenirs"],"topics":["African American Heritage","Arts","Painting","Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite","Enslavement","Reconstruction","Religion and Spirituality","Science, Technology and Innovation","Social Movements","Civil Rights","Conservation Movement","Wars and Conflicts","Civil War","World War II","Women's History","Climate Change","Fire","Night Sky","Trails"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"George Washington Carver National Monument","description":"George Washington Carver National Monument is open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, except Thanksgiving Day, December 25, and January 1.  There is no park entrance fee.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","monday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","thursday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","sunday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","tuesday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","friday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Thanksgiving Day","start":"2026-11-26","end":"2026-11-26","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}},{"name":"Christmas Day","start":"2026-12-25","end":"2026-12-25","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}},{"name":"New Year's Day","start":"2027-01-01","end":"2027-01-01","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"Closed","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"Closed","tuesday":"Closed","friday":"Closed","saturday":"Closed"}}]}],"directions":"From Interstate 44, drive south on either: Interstate 49: Exit at Diamond (exit 35), then drive five miles east on highway V, and drive ¾ mile south on Carver Road to the park entrance. Highway 59: In Diamond, turn west on highway V and drive for 2 miles, and drive ¾ mile south on Carver Road to the park entrance.","weatherInfo":"George Washington Carver National Monument is located in southwestern Missouri just outside of Diamond and about 10 miles from Joplin. Summer temperatures generally range from 75-100 degrees with high humidity. Winter temperatures generally range from 0-50 degrees with periods of intermittent freezing.","contacts":{"phone":"417.325.4151","email":"gwca_interpretation@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"George Washington Carver National Monument","description":"The visitor center is a multilevel facility that houses a museum, theater, park store, interactive exhibits areas, classrooms, additional restrooms, library, museum collection facility, offices space, and a large multipurpose area that also serves as a tornado shelter. 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