Ancient & archaeological sites in United States
Detourmap maps 231 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in United States — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Mesa Verde National Park. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Renowned
U.S. national park in Colorado
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Fallingwater
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Renowned
House designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania
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Cahokia
Ancient & megalithic · 11th century · Renowned
Archaeological site near East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
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Independence Hall
Ancient & megalithic · 18th century · Renowned
Historic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Fort Ross
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Notable
Former Russian establishment in the United States of America
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Poverty Point
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Prehistoric site of the Poverty Point culture in northeastern Louisiana, United States
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
National monument in Apache County, Arizona
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Glass House
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
House in New Canaan, Connecticut designed by Philip Johnson
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Aztec Ruins National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
National monument in New Mexico, United States
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Hull House
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Notable
Settlement house in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Independence National Historical Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
National historic site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
Historic estate on Biscayne Bay; Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida
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Wupatki National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
U.S. National Monument located in north-central Arizona
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The Breakers
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Gilded Age Vanberbilt mansion in Newport, Rhode Island
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Gibson Amphitheatre
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former concert venue located in Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Bandelier National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
U.S. national park in New Mexico
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Pechanga Arena
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Arena in San Diego, California, United States
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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
United States national historical park
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Hovenweep National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
US national monument in San Juan County, Utah, and Montezuma County, Colorado in the United States
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Blythe Intaglios
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Group of gigantic figures incised on the ground in the Colorado Desert, United States
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Rock Island Arsenal
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Army post located on Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River
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Little White House
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
House located in the Historic District of Warm Springs, Georgia, United States
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Suspension bridge that collapsed in 1940
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Tonto National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
National monument in Gila County, Arizona
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
National monument of prehistoric mounds built by Native Americans, in Iowa, United States
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Petroglyph National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
United States National Monument and archeological site in New Mexico
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Watson Brake
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
National historic site in Illinois, USA
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
U.S. national monument in Texas
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Three Saints Bay
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Bay in Kodiak Island Borough, United States of America
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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
National monument in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
National Monument of the United States in New Mexico
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Spiro Mounds
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Oklahoma, United States of America
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Walnut Canyon National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
United States National Monument in Arizona
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Etowah Indian Mounds
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
2,040-acre park in Alabama (US) maintained by the National Park Service
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Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic building in Hyde Park, New York, United States
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Mark Twain House
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Non-profit organization in the USA
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Southfork Ranch
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Conference and event center located in Parker, Texas, U.S.
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Sutro Baths
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Large defunct saltwater swimming pool complex in San Francisco
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Beth Hamedrash Hagadol
Ancient & megalithic · 21st century · Hidden gem
Synagogue in Manhattan, New York, United States
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Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
National monument in the United States
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Sitka National Historical Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
United States national park in Alaska
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Olana State Historic Site
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Historic house museum and estate; former home of Frederic Edwin Church
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Governor's Palace
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic property and museum in Virginia, United States
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Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archeological site in Bears Ears National Monument in San Juan County, Utah, United States
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Yucca House National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
United States National Monument; Ancestral Puebloan archaeological site located in Montezuma County, Colorado
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Awatovi Ruins
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
National Historic Landmark in Navajo County, Arizona, United States
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Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Indigenous historic site in Ponce municipality, Puerto Rico
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Grave Creek Mound
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Burial mound in Moundsville, West Virginia, United States of America
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Danger Cave
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Tooele County, Utah, United States
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Arkansas Post
Ancient & megalithic · 17th century · Hidden gem
Historic site in Arkansas, United States
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Lexington Battle Green
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Town common and battle site in Massachusetts, USA
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John Muir National Historic Site
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Former home of John Muir in Martinez, California
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Louis Armstrong House
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
NY location listed on National Register of Historic Places
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Wyalusing State Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
State park in Wisconsin, United States
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China Camp State Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum and state park in San Rafael, California
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America's Stonehenge
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archeological stonework site in New Hampshire
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Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
National Historic Site of the United States
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Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial Center
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Indigenous historic site in Utuado, Puerto Rico
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Caparra
Ancient & megalithic · 16th century · Hidden gem
Former settlement in Guaynabo municipality, Puerto Rico
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Fort Hall
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Historic site in Idaho. Former fort and trading post
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Madera Canyon
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Canyon in the northwestern face of the Santa Rita Mountains in Pima and Santa Cruz counties in Arizona, United States
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Mission San José
Ancient & megalithic · 18th century · Hidden gem
Historic place in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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Fort Charlotte
Ancient & megalithic · 18th century · Hidden gem
Partially-reconstructed 18th century fort in Alabama, United States; site of a Spanish victory in the American Revolutionary War (March 14, 1780)
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic fort and battlefield in Pennsylvania USA
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Antietam National Battlefield
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Historical area from the American Civil War
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
National park in Pennsylvania, United States
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Rosecliff
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic house in Rhode Island, United States
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Pittock Mansion
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic house museum in Portland, Oregon, USA
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Smallpox Hospital
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Former hospital in New York, United States
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Bussell Island
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Island in the Little Tennessee River in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States
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Homolovi State Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Protected area in Navajo County, Arizona, US
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Kituwa
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Swain County, United States of America
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Pamunkey Indian Reservation
Ancient & megalithic · 17th century · Hidden gem
Native American reservation in Virgina, established 1646
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Windover Archaeological Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Place in Florida listed on National Register of Historic Places
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Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in South Carolina, United States
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Upper Sioux Agency State Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
State park in Minnesota, United States
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Apalachicola Fort Site
Ancient & megalithic · 17th century · Hidden gem
United States historic place
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Winter Island
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Yukon Island Main Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Kenai Peninsula Borough, United States of America
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Ash Hollow State Historical Park
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Park in Nebraska, United States of America, United States of America
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Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Park in the United States of America
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Kolomoki Mounds State Park
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site and state park in Blakely, Georgia, USA
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Winterville Site
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Washington County, Mississippi, United States
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Coronado State Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in New Mexico, United States of America
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Beecher Island
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Sand bar in the Arikaree River in Yuma County, Colorado, United States
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Gettysburg Battlefield
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Site of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War
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Kings Mountain National Military Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Protected area
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Heritage site in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
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Pea Ridge National Military Park
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Historic site in Arkansas, United States; site of a Union victory in the Civil War (March 8, 1862)
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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Ancient & megalithic · 21st century · Hidden gem
National Monument of the United States commemorating Charles Young (1864-1922), an escaped slave who became a Buffalo Soldier in the U.S. Army and its first Af…
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Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Outdoor amphitheater, exhibit hall, and nonsectarian chapel located in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Ruoff Music Center
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Amphitheater in Noblesville, Indiana
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Seattle Underground
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Network of underground basements and walkways in Seattle, Washington
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Wickliffe Mounds
Ancient & megalithic · 21st century · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Kentucky, US
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Blakeley
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
