Chaco Culture National Historical Park, located in northwest New Mexico, protects several Ancestral Puebloan great houses populated between 850 and 1250. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Aztec Ruins National Monument is a ruined Ancestral Puebloan Great House in New Mexico. It’s included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing for Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Farmington, New Mexico, is the largest city in the Four Corners region. We stayed one night after visiting Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
The iconic Shiprock rises out of the desert and is visible for miles. It’s located in northwest New Mexico within the territory of Navajo Nation. We were able to spot it before crossing into New Mexico from Arizona.
The Four Corners Monument is a monument marking the point where the borders of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. It’s the only place in the United States where four states meet at one point. Navajo Nation maintains the monument as a tourist attraction.
Spruce Tree House is an Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling at UNESCO World Heritage listed Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
Balcony House is an Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling at the UNESCO World Heritage listed Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
Cliff Palace is a cliff dwelling at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s located along the Cliff Palace Loop Road which can be found at the end of Mesa Top Ruins Road.
Mesa Top Loop is a road at the end of Mesa Top Ruins Road at the UNESCO World Heritage listed Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The loop road runs for six miles and is open 8am to sunset. It contains 12 easily-accessible sites including ruins and overlooks.
The Far View sites were a community of farming villages at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Many visitors to the park overlook Far View in favor of the more popular cliff dwellings, but it’s well worth taking the time to see all of the structures there.