Montezuma Castle

Very well preserved cliff dwelling, built by Sinagua people around 700 AD and occupied until 1400 AD. Occasional religious ceremonies take place here up to this day. Access to the site requires a long ladder or very good climbing skills.

Keet Seel

Abandoned Anasazi cliff dwelling, occupied in 1250, abandoned around 1300 AD. Here lived up to 150 people. Contains a circular tower, one of the most prominent cliff dwellings in the United States. Located under cliff overhang.

Honanki cliff dwellings

Two pueblos in cliff overhangs, inhabited by Sinagua people in 1100 – 1300 AD. Numerous petroglyphs, even from 2000 BC, although most drawn by Sinagua people during the habitation period.

Betatakin

Abandoned Anasazi cliff dwelling that once had up to 120 rooms for up to 125 people, now some 80 rooms remain. Located under a spectacular cliff overhang.

Antelope House

Impressive ruins of Anasazi settlement under cliff overhang. Abandoned around 1260. Nearby was the Tomb of Weaver that contained a mummified body of an old man.

Tonto National Monument – Lower Cliff Dwelling

The more visited of the two closely located cliff dwellings. Lower Cliff Dwelling had some 20 rooms and was developed and inhabited by the people of Salado culture in 1300 – 1450 AD. Roofs of some structures have been preserved.

Ulupo Heiau

Enormous ancient temple with 55 by 43 m large platform. Walls of the platform rise up to 9 m tall. The temple reached the height of its importance around 1750 AD.

Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs

One of the largest petroglyph sites in Polynesia. Content of the images is linked to a cult of life.

Pu’u O Mahuka Heiau

The largest heiau – ancient Hawaiian temple – in O’ahu. It was built in the 17th – 18th century and the area of the elevated stone platform reaches almost 8,000 m².

Pu’ukohola Heiau

Last and one of the largest ancient Hawaiian temples, built sometime around 1790. The enormous stone platform is an impressive element of the landscape.