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Although you’ll see plenty of stunning desert scenery on a Mesa Verde National Park tour, the park is most famous for its archaeological sites. Mesa Verde is home to over 5,000 historical sites, mostly left behind by the Ancestral Pueblo people. Those sites include about 600 cliff dwellings, which have become the park’s most iconic […]

We highly recommend Mesa Verde National Park tours to anyone with an interest in archaeology or history. While the park certainly has its fair share of scenic desert vistas, the real attractions there are the well-preserved archaeological sites left behind by the native people who once lived there. Mesa Verde features over 5,000 historical sites, […]

You’ll have to take your car on any Mesa Verde National Park tours since there’s not much by way of public transportation there. While the park’s borders start right next to Highway 160, it’s a bit of a drive to reach any of the interesting archaeological sites. We would recommend stopping at the Visitor Center […]

Located in the southwestern corner of Colorado, Mesa Verde is absolutely worth visiting for anyone with an interest in North American history. Although you’ll see plenty of hiking trails and scenic viewpoints on any Mesa Verde National Park tours you take, the real stars of the show are the incredibly well-preserved archaeological sites within the […]

There are plenty of places to see and things to do at Mesa Verde National Park, so we recommend spending a full day there when you visit. The park’s main attractions are the amazing and well-preserved archaeological sites left behind by the Ancestral Puebloan people who lived there between the 7th and late 13th centuries. […]

There are over 5,000 archaeological sites in Mesa Verde, and while you won’t be able to see them all on Mesa Verde National Park tours, you can certainly get a close look at some of the most complete and well-preserved ones. The vast majority of the historical sites contained within the park were left behind […]