The grand canyon is a very scenic place, and has been used as the set of many movies and series, in Hollywood and beyond. One specific spot is particularly famous amongst Dutch people, because a famous character threw a cream pie into the canyon there once.
‘Bassie en Adriaan’ is a popular children’s tv show from the 80’s and 90’s that became a cult classic in the Netherlands. the show revolves around where the two titular characters, who are a smart acrobat and a dumb clown. The duo constantly get into trouble and travel the world to solve various problems.
One of the most popular arcs of the series is the one where they travel around the grand canyon and visit various places there. In one of the episodes the duo have a picnic along the grand canyon. Clown Bassie brought a cream pie to celebrate the occasion, but gets startled while holding it and unfortunately drops it into the canyon, right on top of a criminal chasing them.
The place became popular under dutch tourists, lovingly known as creampie point.
Know Before You Go
The spot is freely accessible. Just follow the marker, its about 10 min walk from the main road.
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