This excellent National Monument is worth a visit. Start at the Visitor Center and tour the 0.5 mile loop trail of the Wupatki Pueblo. The easy trail has 19 numbered stops which take about 45 minutes to complete. Also do not miss Wukoki Pueblo about 2 miles from the Visitor Center.

you MUST see this for yourself... google the images and you'll know why...we had the place to ourselves at sunset - it was a mystical experience to say the least.

We took a step back in time in the 1100's and visited the homes of the pueblos ranging from one story, single-family structures to a multi-level, high rise with 100 rooms. It was hard to imagine anyone surviving in a region of scarce water and climate extremes.

Very informative site of early native american history. Visit it together with Sunset Crater National Monument! Make it a whole day trip.

Be sure to pick up the little guide that tells you what you are looking at along the way. We were glad that we took the time to drive out and see the ruins. So great. And then take the scenic drive over to Sunset Crater. That was also cool.

We were headed from Sonora to the Grand Canyon and this was suggested to us by the hotel. We were not sorry. It was amazing to come across this structure out in the middle of the desert. I know that the people that lived here must have lived in a time when the climate was different, but it makes you... More

There is one ruin that must be visited - it's in back of the informative visitor center, Go down to the "blowhole" where there is a connection to the earth's underworld. From the hole you will either feel the wind being sucked into the earth or blown out. It is an important religious site to local Native Americans, such as... More

The staff and volunteers were very helpful. The ruins set are surrounded by the beautiful landscape.A nice way to spend a few hours.

Driving southward from the East Entrance of the Grand Canyon NP toward Flagstaff, my husband and I turned off Hwy 89 onto the loop road that leads to Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monuments. I can’t recommend this scenic detour enough – it was so worth the extra time to take this tour of Native American and geologic history. Shortly... More