Reconstructed stone kiva amidst stone ruins
Great Kiva in Aztec West plaza NPS Photo

Aztec Ruins National Monument

National Monument · New Mexico · National Park Service

Aztec Ruins has some of the best-preserved Chacoan structures of its kind. Learn more about the ancestral Pueblo people in the park's museum and explore the Aztec West great house to see exceptionally advanced architecture, original wooden beams, and a restored Great Kiva. Aztec Ruins is a deeply sacred place to many Indigenous peoples across the American Southwest. Please visit with respect.

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Know before you go

Phone
5053346174
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

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Things to do

Highlights: Architecture and Building · Archeology · Ruins · Arts · Commerce · Trade · Engineering · Farming and Agriculture · Music · Native American Heritage · Schools and Education · Animals · Geology · Night Sky · Astronomy · Trails · Unique Species · Rare · Endangered

Activities & features: Arts and Culture · Cultural Demonstrations · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Front-Country Hiking · Junior Ranger Program · Park Film · Museum Exhibits · Shopping · Bookstore and Park Store

Photos

  • Interior of a reconstructed great kiva
    NPS Photo
  • Rainbow over the reconstructed Great Kiva
    NPS Photo
  • Winter snow on stone ruins
    NPS Photo
  • Original "T-shaped" doorway in stone ruins
    NPS Photo
  • Three layers of original intact roof beams
    NPS Photo

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12