“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 ...

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, park ...

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, ...

Mesa Verde National Park will restart its hallmark cliff dwelling tours that were suspended in 2020 because of the pandemic. Tours will resume to the popular Cliff Palace and Long House sites.

Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado is celebrates it's 100th year in operation this week.The park is the site of the largest and most extensive pre-historic cliff dwellings in the United ...

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 ...

When the tourists leave the cliff houses at Mesa Verde National Park, wildlife will wander in for a photo shoot. Cameras monitor the condition of ancient dwellings and watch for looting and ...

Retired archaeologist Victoria Atkins holds in her hands a necklace made from dried juniper berries, thought to bring tranquillity to the wearer and protection from bad spirits. "It's a ghost necklace ...

Check out the 48-hour guides to Colorado’s other national parks here: Rocky Mountain National Park Great Sand Dunes Black Canyon of the Gunnison While the other three national parks all focus on ...