Museum
Salmon Ruins Museum
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The Salmon Ruins is an ancient Chacoan and Pueblo site located in the northwest corner of New Mexico. It is approximately a 6 minute drive from the Airbnb.
This ruin complex and museum, along with Aztec Ruins National Monument, provides an excellent introduction to the prehistoric cultures of the region.
Similar ancient Native cultures as those at Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. Museum and outdoor ruins.
Salmon Ruins is an ancient Chacoan and Pueblo site located in the northwest corner of New Mexico, USA. Salmon was constructed by migrants from Chaco Canyon around 1090 CE, with 275 to 300 original rooms spread across three stories, an elevated tower kiva in its central portion, and a great kiva in its plaza.
Location
6131 US-64
Bloomfield, NM