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Attractions near Marvel

A day out from Marvel: Mesa Verde National Park, 14 mi away

Roughly 463K visitors a year make it to Mesa Verde National Park. Nothing on our list is inside Marvel; the 11 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 3 national monuments, 3 museums and 2 ski areas to choose from. Shiprock, 49 mi away, is the best-known day out.

Attractions nearby
17
within 60 miles
The big one
14 mi
Mesa Verde National Park
National park units
4
parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Telluride Ski Area
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 14 mi northwest

Mesa Verde National Park

National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The layout

Furthest from the centre is Purgatory Resort, 39 mi away.

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Orange: Marvel. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

These 17 are within 60 miles, none in town.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Marvel → · Marvel’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mesa Verde National Park: Elaine from Sheffield, England, CC BY 2.0 · Shiprock: Bowie Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0 · Four Corners Monument: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cliff Palace: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: pixelFire, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aztec Ruins National Monument: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hovenweep National Monument: teofilo, CC BY 2.0 · Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain · Chimney Rock National Monument: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain · Bridal Veil Falls: Terry Foote (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yucca House National Monument: National Park Service, Public domain · Anasazi Heritage Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aztec Ruins Administration Building-Museum: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0

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