One of the most significant ancestral Puebloan sites in North America, featuring massive multi-story great houses, petroglyphs, and astronomical alignments that dominated the region's cultural landscape from 850-1250 CE. A UNESCO World Heritage Site requiring a scenic drive through remote badlands terrain.

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Ruins, Wind, and Wide Sky: Two Days in Farmington's High Desert

2 days · 4 stops

Ancient Walls, Wide Skies: 3 Days in Farmington Country

3 days · 3 stops

Ancient Silence, Painted Earth: Three Days Among Farmington's Ruins and Badlands

3 days · 5 stops

Sandstone Giants & Desert Quiet: 3 Days in Farmington with the Kids

3 days · 4 stops

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