Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum is Southwest Colorado’s premier archaeological museum, operated by the Bureau of Land Management since 1988. All museum facilities are wheelchair-accessible.

Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum is a museum focusing on Ancestral Puebloan, Native American, and historic cultures in the Four Corners region. It is also headquarters for visitors traveling to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

Features include:

• Permanent exhibits on archaeology, local history and Native American cultures
• Two 12th-century archaeological sites (Ask a volunteer about the visiting these sites just outside of the museum.)
• Special exhibits and events
• Educational resources for teachers
• Internships for enrolled and recently graduated college students
• Research library of archaeology and anthropology resources
• Research collection of more than 3 million artifacts and records from archaeological projects in Southwest Colorado
• Picnic area and half-mile nature trail