• Mesa Verde National Park - As the audio guides play commentary based on your GPS location, you can create your own itinerary along the tour routes to match your interests and schedule.

Alternatively, you can use our trip planners for suggestions on half-day, full-day, or multi-day itineraries.

Here are some of the many highlights:

• Balcony House - Located on the Cliff Palace Loop, Balcony House is one of the more adventurous cliff house tours, requiring you to climb multiple ladders and squeeze through tight passageways.

The best non-tour view of Balcony House is from the Soda Creek Overlook Trail, also on the Cliff Palace Loop Road.

To see inside Balcony House, you must have a ticket for the Ranger-guided tour.

• Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum - This museum boasts a superb collection of items and exhibitions, offering an excellent opportunity to experience more of the culture beyond just seeing the ruins.
• Cliff Palace - Perhaps the most famous of all the cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace was first rediscovered by rancher Richard Wetherill, who had received tips of its existence from a local Ute member. It is the largest cliff dwelling in North America, with 151 rooms and 23 kivas.

Getting into Cliff Palace requires a pre-purchased ticket, and the tour is considered Ranger-assisted. Your timed visit is supervised by a ranger who provides information, but you are somewhat allowed to self-explore.

• Montezuma Valley Overlook Trail - Mesa Verde is most famous for its cliff dwellings and rich archeological sites, but its elevated mesa-top setting also offers fantastic views in every direction.

Though its name is factually incorrect, the Montezuma Valley Overlook reveals a landscape where you can see as far as 100 miles away. This view is also significant because it shares the locations of other significant pueblo sites in the valley below.

• Park Point Overlook Trail - There are many worthwhile scenic views throughout Mesa Verde, but this one must rank as the best. A full 360 degrees of viewing can be enjoyed from this highest, easily accessible point in the park.

On a clear day, you should be able to see into each of the Four Corners states, as well as numerous mountain ranges and specific geological features such as Shiprock.

• Spruce Tree House - Spruce Tree House is located at the same access area as the museum and other park services. Though it is not as large as Cliff Palace, this dwelling is considered the best preserved. It is easily appreciated and photographed from the viewpoint behind the museum.

Unfortunately, due to some rock falls and destabilization, it is not possible to visit inside the Spruce Tree House for an indefinite time moving forward.

There are also two popular but somewhat strenuous hiking trails that leave from this location: Petroglyph Point Trail, which, as the name suggests, leads to a petroglyph panel, and the Spruce Canyon Trail. Expect each of these hikes to take approximately 2 hours.

• Step House - Step House offers the best opportunity in Mesa Verde to get up-close and personal with a cliff dwelling without requiring you to join a ranger-led tour or purchase tickets.

Step House is located at the endpoint of the excellent drive along Wetherill Mesa Road. The bonus of visiting Step House is the many outstanding views along the 20-minute each-way drive.

• Sun Temple - Sun Temple was one of the last mesa-top pueblos built at Mesa Verde. The distinction is that it is built on the land and not in a cliff alcove, almost like a regular building!

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