Wetherill Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park

National GeographicJul 15

Soar Over the Elaborate Cliffside Villages of the Pueblo People

The sites, from mesa-top pithouses and multistoried dwellings to cliffside villages, document the changes in the lives of a prehistoric people once dubbed the Anasazi. They are now more accurately ...

Less crowded area, closed in winter

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Cliff PalaceSightLarge cliff dwelling discovered by cowboys in 1888
Spruce Tree HouseSightCliff dwelling near Chapin Mesa Archaeological Museum
Far View Visitor CenterSightPurchase tour tickets here; open mid-April to mid-October
Balcony HouseSightCliff dwelling, closed in winter
Wetherill MesaSightLess crowded area, closed in winter
Chapin Mesa Archaeological MuseumMuseum

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Soar Over the Elaborate Cliffside Villages of the Pueblo People