Our new exhibit, ‘A Gift of the Clay: the Legacy of Pueblo Indian Pottery’, is open! View 1,500 years of pottery creation in the Southwest through pottery created by direct ancestors of the Pueblo Indians, as well as vessels that exemplify the traditional styles that emerged at various pueblos in the nineteenth century. | Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Salmon Ruins is a hidden gem for anyone interested in the Ancestral Puebloans. Located 2-miles west of Bloomfield, the site gets less traffic than Aztec Ruins or Chaco Canyon. However, it is a research hub for all things Ancestral Puebloan. In addition to the ruins of a 300-room Great House, they have a cultural museum housing an impressive collection of artifacts excavated at the site, as well as a research library dedicated to the history and geology of the region. The pueblo at Salmon Ruins w