Repeatedly cited as one of the world’s top cultural attractions, Mesa Verde was home to the Ancestral Puebloans for more than 700 years. Many of the best-preserved dwellings were built high on cliff walls in alcoves, well-protected from the elements. Complete homes and entire villages have survived with many artifacts amazingly intact, providing visitors a unique and thought-provoking glimpse into America’s pre-European past. Self guided interpretive trails on the mesa’s surface, ranger-guided tours of some cliff dwellings, concessions-guided tours and lodging.