 | | The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a rare historical treasure. Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago, await visitors. Visitors are free to touch and even go inside these fascinating architectural remnants of an American Indian culture that roamed the Four Corners area of the Southwest from 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1300.The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are located in Manitou Springs, Colorado, at the foot of Pikes Peak, the mountain that provided the inspiration for the writing of, America the Beautiful. The dwellings are open seven days a week, year round, except for Christmas Day and Thanksgiving. During the summer months, Native American Indians - descendants of the Ancient Ones - demonstrate their living culture through traditional dances handed down from generation to generation.Next to the cliff dwellings are a three-story Pueblo-style building that houses the Anasazi museum and a Southwestern gift shop. This structure was faithfully designed and constructed in the architectural style of the Pueblo Indians, descendants of the Anasazi.Our outdoor archaeological and natural history preserve includes reproductions of a stone mesa-top building and an Anasazi baking oven. A nature walk with well-labeled native flowers, herbs, trees and other plants connects the cliff dwellings and the Pueblo structure.This area is located in Manitou Springs, Colorado, at the foot of Pikes Peak, the mountain that provided the inspiration for the writing of "America the Beautiful". |
| |  | | | Facilities: The Anasazi museum and a Southwestern gift shop are both provided. A snack bar is also on site. Reservations: Reservations are not needed to visit The Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Best Time To Visit: The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is open seven days a week, year-round, except for Christmas Day and Thanksgiving. Fees: An admission fee is charged to gain access to The Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Accessibility: Because of the slope of the dwellings, the steps and the narrow passages inside, the dwellings, themselves, are not accessible to wheelchairs. The Indian Dance area - at the entrance to the cliff dwellings - is wheelchair accessible by ramp from the parking lot. From that point the entire front of the dwellings can be seen. People in wheelchairs are admitted to the Manitou Cliff Dwellings for free. Rules: There are no "Do Not Touch" signs. Directions: To get to The Manitou Cliff Dwellings from Colorado Spring: From I-25, take Exit 141 (near downtown Colorado Springs) and turn left (going west towards the mountains) on US Highway 24 and go five miles. Turn right into the entrance, marked by billboards and state highway signs. If you're headed west to Colorado Springs on Highway 24, proceed through town and follow the Highway 24 signs to I-25. Continue west on US Highway 24 five miles. Turn right into the entrance.If visitors are headed east toward Colorado Springs on Highway 24, pass through Woodland Park, Green Mountain Falls, Chipita Park and Cascade. When at Manitou Springs, make a left into the entrance. | | |
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| | | | Address | | Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum | | P.O. Box 272 | | Manitou Springs, Colorado 80829 |
| | | Phone | | General: (719) 685-5242 | | Toll Free: (800) 354-9971 | |
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