Yes. There's a few small spaces close to the Visitor Center, but other larger parking areas a little further away from the V.C., near Monk's Mound, and a turn-out near Woodhenge.

No, you can't look for your own artifacts. But many have been found by people who live in the area and given to archeologists.

Sorry for the delay in answering your question but you can go to our web site for more information as well as a bibliography that lists published articles about Cahokia and the Mississippian culture. Just go to Google and look for Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Site.

Several hiking trails but I don’t recall seeing anyone biking. However I believe St. Louis has a biking trail that goes for several miles that is near where Lewis and Clark started their voyage of discovery. Google should have it.

Just saw your question. As the other responders noted, no giant skeletons or copper armor have been found here. The tallest burial was about 6 feet, most were shorter. The only copper thus far found has been small ornaments or tools, although a copper workshop area has been identified where they were heating and hammering copper nuggets into ornaments, leaving residue in the soil, but no finished objects.

There are 156 stairs to the top of Monks Mound

Our open-close schedule for the Interpretive Center does change periodically, depending on budget and staffing. Currently we are now open 6 days a week, closed on Mondays. For the summer months it looks like we will be open 7 days a week, including holidays Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. After labor day we may go back to the 6 day schedule.

That is a tough question to answer, but I will try. The short answer is three hours, but that is really too short. The museum alone will need most of an hour that you can break up with the video that is another half. That is close to two without walking the grounds. I can't think that once you are there you would not want to walk the grounds for less than an hour, and that would be just a survey but would be well worth doing. We were amazed.

I wish I could answer your question, but we had driven our own vehicle and I don't remember any tour buses pulling into the parking lot the day we were there. You might call the park and ask them if they are aware of any tour buses.

They are allowed outside and on-leash... Please, also plan to bring some sort of baggies to clean up after your pet. I don't think dogs are allowed inside the educational center though... you'd have to call and ask about that.