Pueblo Bonito — Attraction in Crownpoint

Absolutely worth it. Don’t let the bumpy dirt roads deter you from going. I drive a bmw 230i, low car, and even that was no problem; you just have to go slow in the beginning where it’s a rocky and bumpy, but after that it’s relatively smooth (Navajo Service Road 57).

The ruins themselves are spectacular. Must-see UNESCO World Heritage Site. Barely any people in this huge ancient city of ruins… and by barely, I mean in the whole park I must’ve crossed half a dozen people the whole day I was there. 2 cars in the parking lot. Gives you the whole ruins to yourself, you can almost hear the ancient ghosts lol.

Visitor center staff super nice… the video projector for the movie wasn’t working but they got it starting just for us after 30 minutes.

Strongly recommend seeing the sunset on top of Pueblo Alto trail!!! On the way you can see the whole valley with Kin Kletsin and Pueblo Bonito.

Even saw some wild grazing animals crossing the road on the loop!!

You can even walk inside the maze of rooms in Pueblo Bonito and get lost walking among the very same walls these people walked in a thousand years ago…

A unique experience and well-maintained. Just respect the cultures and recognize that this is still a holy site, this is basically the Puebloan Jerusalem for surrounding Indigenous nations! Don’t vandalize or desecrate, as is sadly popular in many Precolumbian burial sites and ancient cities...

My favorite site! The reason I wanted to experience Chaco Canyon. My imagination couldn't help but envision all the pueblo ancestors whose hands built those structures. The people who lived there and the archaeologists who restored it later. Such a monument to human ingenuity and their connection to the planets and constructing these buildings in alignment with the sun.

While we were about to leave a guy jumped out of the interior of the building. It just blew my mind they let you walk inside them! So cool! It's low clearance so you have to make short, but it was so amazing to feel what the inside felt like. Just ingenious! Best part of my...

Pueblo Bonito is the largest native american ruin north of Mexico, and is a must-visit for those who are interested in history. The architecture is strikingly sophisticated, with a complex multi-story square layout alongside the circular ceremonial rooms. You can still see the original timbers in the roofs and floors, 1,000 years after they were built! The remoteness of Chaco Canyon makes exploring these sites even more rewarding, there were not many tourists when we visited in the summer, so we had the place to ourselves. We spent about 40 minutes...