5. Mesa Verde National Park, USA

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Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park is said to be one of the country’s “best-preserved native Ancestral Puebloan sites.” It was first settled approximately 7500 BC. Here you will discover over 5,000 separate sites and 600 cliff dwellings.  

Mesa Verde is arguably most well-known for Cliff Palace. It is one of North America’s largest cliff dwellings. Be sure to see Long House and Balcony House too.

 

6. Lapakahi State Historical Park, USA

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Travel to the edge of Hawaii’s Big Island. Here on these remote beaches, you will discover more than the waves lapping the shore. Here you will find a mix of thatched huts and the random ruins of an ancient fishing village amidst a 262-acre coastal historical park. This partially restored village is over 600 years old.

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