If you're interested in (very) early American history, take a trip to the west side of the Rio Grande where you'll find Petroglyph National Monument – one of the top things to do in New Mexico.

Many of Bandelier's canyon walls also bear intricate petroglyph artwork ... Bandelier National Monument is less than an hour's drive from New Mexico's capital — and artsy Western cultural ...

A great, big stretch of lands were recently preserved as the Chuckwalla National Monument ... cliff walls display petroglyphs painted as long as 10,000 years ago. The monument lands also provide ...