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- Aztec National Monument– One of the best Chaco Outliers.
- Bandelier National Monument– 13th century Pueblo ruins named after the “discoverer” of this rugged canyon.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument– Anasazi ruins among some of the most beautiful scenery in the Southwest.
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument– This country’s first archaeological preserve representing the Hohokam Culture.
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park– Isolated, rugged and a highly important prehistoric area.
- Coronado National Memorial– Commemorates Coronado’s first entry into the U. S. Southwest.
- El Malpais National Monument– For 10,000 years and still today a region of great significance to the indigenous people.
- El Morro National Monument– Inscriptions etched from prehistoric times through Spanish, Mexican and U. S. occupations.
- Fort Bowie National Park– Close to Apache Pass in the Chiracauhua Mts, important in understanding the Apache wars.
- Fort Union National Monument– Built to protect travelers on the Sante Fe Trail.
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument– So isolated the Forest Service provides the staff.
- Hohokam Pima National Monument– Closed to the public.
- Hovenweep National Monument– Across the border in Utah but critical to understanding the four corners area.
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site– Represents the numerous traders to the Navajos.
- Lees Ferry Historic District– Site of historic Mormon ferry located in part of the Glen Canyon Recreation Area
- Mesa Verde National Park– Across the border in Colorado and one of the most popular sites in the four corners area.
- Montezuma Castle National Monument– One of the earliest preserved sites representing the Sinagua Culture.
- Navajo National Monument– Location of several significant Kayenta Anasazi sites.
- Pecos National Historical Park & Glorieta Pass– Prehistoric pueblo, historic Spanish mission and Civil War battlefield.
- Petroglyph National Monument– Covers more than 17 miles, 12,000 years and 15,000 petroglyphs west of Albuquerque.
- Pipe Spring National Monument– A living history site memorializing the Mormon colonization.
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument– Represents stark reminders of the Spanish/Pueblo collision.
- Tonto National Monument– Preserved in 1907 and representing the Salado Culture along the Salt River Valley.
- Tumacacori National Historical Park– A beautiful example of Spanish Colonial church architecture.
- Tuzigoot National Monument– Further down the Verde Valley, a larger example of Sinagua architecture.
- Walnut Canyon National Monument– Stark, lonely rooms built on towering cliffs in high beautiful forests.
- Wupatki National Monument– Located adjacent to the geological phenomenon, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument