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Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum

US Highway 24 West, P.O. Box 272, Manitou Springs, CO 80829
719-685-5242
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Type: Ancient Ruins
Owner description: At most museums, you hear, "Look with your eyes, not with your hands." Not at the outdoor exhibits at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, where you... more » Owner description: At most museums, you hear, "Look with your eyes, not with your hands." Not at the outdoor exhibits at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, where you can reach out and touch ancient Anasazi buildings. Explore the authentic Anasazi structures, investigate the Pueblo-style buildings and traditional clay oven, and examine the pottery, tools, and weapons used by these ancient and mysterious peoples. Open since 1907, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings have preserved these historic Anasazi artifacts for all to enjoy for generations to come. Get a hands-on look at history that the whole family will enjoy. « less
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Buffalo, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

Amazing to see how they lived at that time and there ability to make the most of Gods creation. It was an intermitten rainy cool day so we decided to stop here and glad we did. We enjoyed the history lesson!

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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

I was able to use my friends family pass and enter free with her. We arrived there pretty close to closing so we only saw the cliff dwellings and did not check out the museum. I'm not sure that I would have chosen to visit had it not been free, but it was interesting to see how peoples of another... More

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Conroe, Texas
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2013 NEW

My family and I visited the cliff dwellings last week. The price of the tickets were alittle too much considering there wasn't much to look at. It took us about an hour to view the cliff dwellings and look around the gift shop. That was with a bus load of school children also touring the dwellings. Save your money there... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

We loved learning about the culture of the indians that lived in the cliff dwellings. The dwellings themselves are a marvel! We loved climbing through them! We had fun!

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Bedford, Indiana
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Supposedly this cliff dwelling was brouht to this site from southwest CO in 1900s. I've been to mesa verde and this structuredoes'nt fit with them. Appears to have been some more modern repairs which take away from any authenticity. museum takes a back seat to the souvenir shop. Just not worth 10.00 admission

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Colorado
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

This place is commercialized, sanitized and was completely over run with raucous school children. BUT it was still magical and amazing. We were amazed with the homes built in to the cliffside. We had a fun and interesting visit and it piqued our interest to search out other cliff dwelling sites. Very glad we visited here!

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Wisconsin Rapids
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

The cliff dwellings were interesting to see and walk through, but I expected it to be bigger. It was neat to see, but don't plan on spending a lot of time there. I would recommend it if you are interested in seeing how the cliff dwellers lived and you are in the area.

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Victoria, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

You are able to walk in and around all these cliff dwellings - they're very accessable. Some good information is presented giving you insight into how the inhabitants lived. The museum is also interesting and informative and there's a very nice gift shop in the old pueblo structure. Beware tho that during the week you can run into school tours... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

The cliff dwellings is an amazing place to visit. Contrary to some other reviews, I found a magical place that let me see and feel what it was like to be a member of the ancient "Anasazi Tribe". The Anasazi were the forrunners of the Pueblo Indians. Myself, my wife and daughter spent a couple hours going through the dwellings.... More

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San Diego, California
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

This was great for kids studying Native American history. It was useful for them to be in the dwellings o feel the size and accommodations. Not much more to it than what we saw frothe parking lot, but glad we went.

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