3 Best Sights in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

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We've compiled the best of the best in Petrified Forest National Park - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Newspaper Rock

Fodor's Choice

See huge boulders covered with petroglyphs believed to have been carved by the Pueblo people more than 500 years ago. Look through the binoculars that are provided here—you'll be surprised at what the naked eye misses.

Main park road, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, 86028, USA

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Agate House

This eight-room pueblo is thought to have been built entirely of petrified wood 700 years ago. Researchers believe it might have been used as a temporary dwelling by seasonal farmers or traders from one of the area tribes.

Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, 86028, USA

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Puerco Pueblo

This is a 100-room pueblo, built before 1400 and said to have housed Ancestral Puebloan people. Many visitors come to see the petroglyphs, as well as a solar calendar.

Main park road, Petrified Forest National Park, AZ, 86028, USA

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