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If you are into Native American History, Chaco Canyon, NM is a pretty cool place to visit. It is one of the few National Parks anymore that you can really get into ancient dwellings without having a Ranger breathing down your back. It is WAY out of the way though, and may be too far north for you.
The best time to go would be the winter solstice, so you could see how they perfectly aligned their buildings with true east & west, north & south, and how a marking in the great Kiva is perfectly brightened at exactly noon on the solstice.
I could be wrong on this, but I believe at it's peak it was the largest city in North America. They had dwellings 4 stories high, with over 700 rooms. The astronomy and architecture of the place are really amazing. And because so few people make it there, accessing the dwellings is not as limited as other places (ie Mesa Verde).
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