The best-known cliff dwellings from these cultures are at Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado, which draw the attention of over 500,000 visitors each year. Far from these madding crowds ...

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK — The corncob impression ... significance and the context they provide, Cliff Palace and Balcony House are must-see dwellings. That said, I preferred our time on ...

Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for some strenuous climbing if you plan to visit the cliff dwellings. Binoculars are useful for enhancing views across the canyon. Mesa Verde National Park is ...

In Mesa Verde National Park, you'll find elaborate villages tucked beneath sandstone overhangs. These cliff dwellings were built by the Ancestral Pueblo people and date back more than 700 years.

One look at the iconic cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and it’s easy to imagine the lives that once bustled within them. In a free audio tour visitors can download ...

MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK – We climbed ladders ... of Mesa Verde's immaculate Cliff Palace and Balcony House ancient cliff dwellings and immerse yourself in the lives of the mysterious ancestral ...

Mesa Verde National Park is unique in the fact that it houses such beautifully constructed cliff dwellings that represent the history of our nation’s first inhabitants. These structures are some ...

A newly discovered crack could have wide ranging impacts on the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park. The 800-year-old archeological wonder is in southwestern Colorado. Archeologists ...

Mesa Verde National Park will restart its hallmark cliff ... where a ranger may lead groups of up to 55 people at certain cliff dwellings to various points of interest, and give a presentation ...

The National Park Service estimates that there are ... against both the elements and intruders. "Many of the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde are small, only one or two rooms built in alcoves or ...