Cliff Canyon
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![Balcony House featuring heritage elements](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/226000/226615-Balcony-House.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Balcony House
Careful excavations have ensured the preservation of this historical cliff dwelling, which was built by the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians.
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Soda Canyon Overlook Trail
For an easy hike with good views of several ruins in Mesa Verde National Park, choose this short stroll to the canyon edge.
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Cliff Palace
Explore this immense 700-year-old cliff dwelling, the largest and most famous ancestral residence in the impressive Mesa Verde National Park.
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Spruce Tree House
If you have time to see only one of Mesa Verde National Park’s cliff dwellings, make it this beautifully preserved site, visible from the museum.
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Petroglyph Point Trail
Get a close-up view of ruins and fascinating native rock art on this hiking path, as you learn about the cultural treasures of Mesa Verde National Park.
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Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
This fascinating museum depicts the life of the Ancestral Puebloan people through the use of intricate dioramas and prehistoric artifacts.
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