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Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum

About Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum

Located at milepost 20, the Mesa Verde Mesa Museum offers exhibits and cultural objects that provide insight into the Ancestral Pueblo lifeways. An orientation film is shown on the hour and half-hour, providing an excellent overview of the history at Mesa Verde. A museum store, water, restrooms, café, gift shop, and post office are all located nearby. Just behind the museum is a stunning view of Spruce Tree House, the third largest and best-preserved cliff dwelling in the park.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

The Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. Situated within Mesa Verde National Park, it is one of the main features of the Mesa Verde Administrative District, a National Historic Landmark since 1987.

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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 13 miles of Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum; the closest, Mesa Verde Museum, is about 8.6 miles away.