If you’re near Colorado Springs and want to experience a mix of ancient architecture, Indigenous history, and jaw-dropping scenery, add the Manitou Cliff Dwellings and Museum to your list. Located against fiery red rock formations, this site gives you a rare glimpse into the world of the Ancestral Puebloans, the original builders of these incredible homes in stone.
A Walk Through History
The Manitou Cliff Dwellings were built in 1898 using real Ancestral Puebloan structures that were carefully relocated from the Four Corners region. Native Americans lived in the dwellings until 1984, preserving centuries-old traditions of the Taos Pueblo style, think low doorways, layered adobe walls, and kiva-inspired rooms…