1Aztec Ruins National Monument
National monument in New Mexico, United States.
Attractions near Aztec
Aztec’s places to visit, starting with Aztec Ruins National Monument
Around 463K people visit Mesa Verde National Park each year. Look within 40 miles and the list grows by 5 beyond the 2 inside Aztec. The mix takes in 2 museums, a national monument and a national park. At 49 mi, Shiprock is worth the journey.
Attractions nearby
15
within 60 miles
The big one
34 mi
Mesa Verde National Park
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Purgatory Resort
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · 34 mi northwest
Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Map of the places
Out of town, most of the 5 are to the northwest.
Orange: Aztec. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All of them, one by one
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 13 within 60 miles.
2Aztec Ruins Administration Building-Museum
Entrance to Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico.
Mesa Verde National Park
National park in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
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5Chaco Culture National Historical Park
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
6Cliff Palace
Human settlement in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States of America.
7Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Heritage railroad in California, US.
8Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness
Protected wilderness area in New Mexico, United States.
9Hovenweep National Monument
US national monument in San Juan County, Utah, and Montezuma County, Colorado in the United States.
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12Yucca House National Monument
United States National Monument; Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site located in Montezuma County, Colorado.
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Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum
Archaeological museum in Mesa Verde National Park.
The places inside Aztec lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Aztec → · Aztec’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Aztec Ruins National Monument: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aztec Ruins Administration Building-Museum: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mesa Verde National Park: Elaine from Sheffield, England, CC BY 2.0 · Shiprock: Bowie Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0 · Chaco Culture National Historical Park: National Park Service (United States), Public domain · Cliff Palace: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: pixelFire, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hovenweep National Monument: teofilo, CC BY 2.0 · Chimney Rock National Monument: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain · 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
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