Mesa Verde
Cortez, United States
Mesa Verde National Park in south-western Colorado protects more than 5,000 Ancestral Puebloan sites, including about…
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Ancient Cities in the United States
The ancient towns of the United States are the stone pueblos and cliff dwellings of the south-west, built by Ancestral Puebloan and Sinagua farmers mostly between the 11th and 14th centuries.
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Canyon de Chelly
Chinle, United States
Canyon de Chelly is a national monument in north-eastern Arizona where red sandstone canyons hide cliff dwellings built…
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Montezuma Castle
Camp Verde, United States
Montezuma Castle is a five-storey cliff dwelling built by the Southern Sinagua people in a limestone alcove about 27…
2 tickets & tours
Wupatki National Monument
Flagstaff, United States
Wupatki National Monument protects red sandstone pueblos built by Ancestral Puebloan farmers on the dry plains…
2 tickets & tours
Tuzigoot National Monument
Clarkdale, United States
Tuzigoot is a Sinagua pueblo of about 110 rooms built along the crest of a ridge 37 metres above the Verde River near…
1 ticket or tour
Mesa Verde in Colorado protects about 600 cliff dwellings, and Cliff Palace can be entered only on a ranger-led ladder tour. Canyon de Chelly hides ruins in red sandstone canyons on Navajo land, where the canyon floor needs a Navajo guide. Montezuma Castle is a five-storey dwelling in a cliff alcove, seen from below. Wupatki has a pueblo of more than 100 rooms and a ballcourt. Book Mesa Verde tours up to 14 days ahead; summer slots sell out.