Dwellings were taken from their original site in Southwest Colorado Just outside of Colorado Springs, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings have been welcoming tourists for over 100 years. In some ways, they ...

See petrified redwood stumps, ancient dinosaur bones, archaeological sites and more at these lesser-known parks.

Located just minutes from Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings offer a hands-on look at ancient architecture and the culture of the Ancestral Puebloans. More than 700 ...

The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument lies deep in the mountains of the Gila National Forest. Just 45 miles north of Silver City, the cliff dwellings date back to the 1280s.The dwellings were ...

Route 66 is lined with state and national parks where visitors can see petroglyphs, canyons, lakes, historic sites, and desert vistas.

MIMBRES, N.M. (AP) — With the threat of a wildfire lessening, the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is ready to reopen. Acting Park Superintendent Jerome Flood announced Wednesday that Gila Cliff ...

An inconspicuous free-standing arch that spans the famous Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park is secured by 60-year-old bolts and is threatening to collapse. Plans are being ...

“I studied these peoples, the ancestral Puebloans,” the former Fairfax resident said of her decision to work in southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park. Besides this $3-per-person tour, the park ...

Mesa Verde National Park, which has been a pretty dark place since the ancient Pueblo people left their cliff dwellings in the 13th century, is bidding to be designated an International Dark Sky Park ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Exiting the Manitou Cliff Dwellings can be a potentially dangerous situation for drivers turning right to merge onto westbound US 24, or crossing speeding lanes of ...

Dec. 26—SANTA CLARA PUEBLO — After every few steps, Joseph Mark Chavarria points out more pottery shards, pieces of obsidian and other artifacts that are laying on the ground while walking around the ...

The structures were built by the Ancestral Pueblo people over 700 years ago. The park also has plentiful opportunities to hike, embark on scenic drives, and watch the night sky. In southwest Colorado, ...