They're the ancient ruins of an indigenous people. Or it's a tourist trap that's fake, fake, fake. The Manitou Cliff Dwellings have certainly stirred up debate on the Web. The truth lies somewhere ...

A visitor to the Manitou Cliff Dwellings in Manitou Springs, Colorado, climbs out of a structure modeled after Mesa Verde National Park’s Balcony House. Russel Albert Daniels/High Country News ...

Just outside of Colorado Springs, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings have been welcoming tourists for over 100 years. In some ways, they have taken on a history of their own as a destination for families ...

More than two-thirds of voters in Manitou Springs favored Amendment 64, compared to barely more than half in the county as a whole. "That is a pretty strong number," Snyder said.