Perched above La Jolla Bay, billionaire Darwin Deason’s ornate mansion isn’t so much a California beach house as a cliff-side Palace of Versailles. The Sandcastle, as it is locally known ...

Airports: Cortez and Durango. Year-round. Wetherill Mesa, Far View Visitor Center, Cliff Palace Loop, Balcony House, and many services are closed in winter. Wildflowers bloom from April through ...

Mesa Verde is home to the Cliff Palace. It’s the largest such dwelling in North America. The Cliff Palace has 150 rooms and was once home to more than 100 people. Today, visitors can join a park ...