Navajo National Monument in Arizona offers guided hikes to Betatakin and Keet Seel, two of the best preserved cliff dwellings open to the public.

Cliff Palace was once home to over 100 people and is the largest known cliff dwelling in North America. It is believed to have been built between 1190 and 1280 C.E. and has 23 kivas, or ceremonial ...

The cliff dwellings only begin in the final 75 years of the 6th century. Corn grinding stones found in Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde. Photo: Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

Walnut Canyon National Monument offers visitors a rare look into cliff dwellings built more than 800 years ago by the Sinagua people—whose name means “without water” in Spanish.

Without the cliff dwellings, this would still be a beautiful hike; with them it’s simply spectacular. I have such a good time I’m hesitant to leave the monument.