Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Top 3% of attractions in Colorado Springs
8/10

4 expert reviews

“The 40 rooms and towers in Phantom Cliff Canyon were dismantled by archaeologists in the Four Corners area at the end of the 19C and reconstructed here as a re-creation of 12-13C Anasazi culture.”

– Michelin Guide

Fodor's Fodor's
"Two rooms of artifacts in the museum offer information on the history of the dwellings. Native American dance demonstrations take place several times a day in summer." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This set of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings were grooved into the red-rock hills just east of Manitou Springs off Hwy 24." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Some of these ruins, constructed from a.d. 1200 to 1300, can be seen here in a village reconstructed by archaeologists. There are also two museums with exhibits on prehistoric American Indian life" Full review



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