Experts' Choice Award Wupatki National Monument
What the experts agree on
Ancient pueblo ruins scattered across red rock desert, mysteriously thriving after volcanic eruption enriched the soil. The unique blowhole phenomenon may explain why ancestors of Hopi and Zuni built here around 1100 CE.
Travel + Leisure "Check out the fascinating pueblo cliff dwellings, where prehistoric Puebloan and Sinagua peoples made their homes." Full review
Atlas Obscura "This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report5.0
"Established in 1924, the Wupatki National Monument – part of a collective of Flagstaff Area National Monuments, including Sunset Crater Volcano and Walnut Canyon – is a nature and culture preserve." Full review
Frommer's "The most unusual feature of Wupatki, however, is a natural phenomenon: a blowhole, which may have been the reason this pueblo was constructed here." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The eruption of Sunset Crater briefly enriched the surrounding soil, luring the ancestors of the Hopi, Zuni and others...about 2700 of their structures lie within Wupatki National Monument" Full review
Travel + Leisure "Wupatki National Monument is a must for travelers who are fascinated with the ways ancient people survived and thrived in the hot Arizona desert"
CNN "This Ancestral Puebloan structure was a hub for trade and agriculture from the early 1100s to the mid 1200s CE. It's one of several national monuments near Flagstaff."
National Geographic
