Just north of Furnace Creek, a 0.5-mile interpretive trail follows in the footsteps of late-19th-century Chinese laborers and through the adobe ruins of Harmony Borax Works, which operated from 1883–88. Follow up with a side trip through twisting Mustard Canyon.
Harmony Borax Works
Death Valley National Park
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