Must-see attractions in Arizona

  • Smoki Museum

    Arizona

    This pueblo-style museum displays Southwestern American Indian objects – baskets, pottery, kachina dolls – dating from prehistoric times to the present…

  • Pipe Creek Vista

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Pipe Creek Vista, an easy and pleasant 1-mile ramble along the rim, east from the Visitor Center, offers a quiet alternative to Mather Point. Views from…

  • Walnut Canyon

    Flagstaff

    The Sinagua cliff dwellings at Walnut Canyon are set in the nearly vertical walls of a small limestone butte amid this stunning forested canyon. The mile…

  • Tuzigoot National Monument

    Arizona

    Atop a ridge due east of Clarkdale, Tuzigoot National Monument – a Sinaguan pueblo like nearby Montezuma Castle – is believed to have been inhabited from…

  • Fort Apache Historic Park

    Arizona

    A self-guided tour of the park leads to the fort's historic buildings, where an exhibit inside the 1871 officers' quarters highlights Apache scouts and…

  • Pueblo Grande Museum

    Phoenix

    The O'odham Indians use the word 'Hohokam' ('all used up') for the ancestors who mysteriously abandoned this adobe city and the intricate irrigation…

  • Fred Harvey History Room

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Fred Harvey's Harvey Company opened the first Harvey House in 1876 in Topeka, Kansas. In the following decades Harvey, in collaboration with the Atchison,…

  • Grand Canyon Village Historic District

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    The South Rim's historic district is comprised of several early-20th-century national historic landmarks clustered along and around the rim between Hermit…

  • Montezuma Well

    Arizona

    An outlying site of Montezuma Castle National Monument, Montezuma Well is a natural limestone sinkhole 470ft wide, surrounded by both Sinaguan and Hohokam…

  • Desert Caballeros Western Museum

    Arizona

    Take a stroll into the early 1900s at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum, where re-created street scenes lead to an old-time saloon, the post office and…

  • Heritage Square

    Phoenix

    This cluster of late-Victorian and early-20th-century homes stands in stark contrast to the soaring modernity of downtown Phoenix. With the buildings now…

  • Mine Museum

    Arizona

    Two halves of a 4-ton flywheel mark the entry to this small but informative museum that highlights Jerome's hardscrabble past. Displays include a…

  • Point Imperial

    Grand Canyon National Park

    The highest viewpoint in Grand Canyon National Park (8819ft) takes in the entirety of Marble Canyon as it cuts northeastward into the Painted Desert…

  • Colorado River State Historic Park

    Arizona

    Decades before the town jail was built, Yuma became a crucial junction in the military supply lines through the West. Its role in getting gear and…

  • Arboretum

    Flagstaff

    This 200-acre arboretum is a lovely spot to take a break and rejuvenate your spirits. Two short trails hug a meadow and wind beneath ponderosa pines,…

  • Havasu National Wildlife Refuge

    Arizona

    The Havasu National Wildlife Refuge is a major habitat for migratory birds and waterbirds. Look for herons, ducks, geese, blackbirds and other winged…

  • Mather Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Mather Point is the busiest and most popular overlook at the Grand Canyon, due in large part to its close proximity to the visitor center complex and main…

  • Honanki Heritage Site

    Sedona

    Honanki is an impressive vestige of a Sinaguan pueblo, similar to Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot. This site was originally active between AD 1000 and 1400…

  • Phippen Museum

    Arizona

    The Phippen, located 7 miles north of Prescott en route to Jerome, is named after cowboy artist George Phippen. The museum hosts changing exhibits of…

  • Phoenix Zoo

    Phoenix

    Home to more than 1400 animals, including local natives such as the bald eagle and bighorn sheep, Phoenix Zoo houses species rare and common in several…

  • Lost Dutchman State Park

    Greater Phoenix

    Located 40 miles east of Phoenix, leading into the snaggle-toothed Superstition Mountains, this 320-acre state park is popular with day-trippers and…

  • Monument Creek Vista

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Excellent view of the confluence of Monument Creek and the Colorado River, known as Granite Rapid. From here westward, the bicycle- and wheelchair…

  • Vulture City & Mine

    Arizona

    Town founder Henry Wickenburg discovered gold nuggets here in 1863. The mine spat out gold until 1942, then petered out along with surrounding Vulture…

  • Pause-Rest-Worship Church

    Arizona

    Around 14 miles north of Yuma, a tiny white-and-blue chapel sits on a patch of farmland on the west side of Hwy 95. A local farmer built the original in…

  • Buckskin Mountain State Park

    Arizona

    Tucked along a mountain-flanked bend in the Colorado River about 11 miles north of Parker, this park has a great, family-friendly infrastructure with a…

  • Superstition Mountain Museum

    Greater Phoenix

    Exhibits at this worthwhile local museum examine the geology and native cultures of the Superstition Mountain area, plus the legend of the Lost Dutchman's…

  • Lookout Studio

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Like Mary Colter's other canyon buildings, Lookout Studio was modeled after stone dwellings of the Southwest Pueblo American Indians. Made of rough-cut…

  • Maricopa Point

    Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

    Maricopa, a 1.2-mile uphill walk from Grand Canyon Village along the Rim Trail, makes a lovely sunrise spot. Just east of here are the remains of the once…

  • Route 66 Museum

    Arizona

    On the 2nd floor of the 1907 Powerhouse, which also holds the visitor center, this small but engaging museum has an informative historical overview of…

  • Dead Horse Ranch State Park

    Arizona

    The Verde River runs past this 423-acre park, which offers picnicking, fishing, 20-plus miles of multi-use trails (for bikes, horses and hikers) and a…

  • Jerome State Historic Park

    Arizona

    This state park preserves the 1916 mansion of eccentric mining mogul Jimmy 'Rawhide' Douglas, who developed the Little Daisy Mine. An interesting variety…

  • Chase Field

    Phoenix

    The home field of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks, Chase Field is a technological and environmental wonder, with a retractable roof to keep…

  • Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center

    Grand Canyon Region

    This center on the west bank of the Colorado River has good background information on the region and the historic bridge. Look up – California condors are…

  • Navajo Village Heritage Center

    Grand Canyon Region

    The Grand Tour at this Navajo center offers a look at Navajo dwellings, a rug-weaving presentation and traditional Navajo storytelling, dancing and…

  • Secret Slickrock Trail

    Sedona

    Photographers, this one's for you. Come here at sunset to capture Cathedral Rock reflected in the sandstone pools atop this lovely mesa. It's best after a…

  • Hackberry General Store

    Arizona

    The 1934 Hackberry General Store lures passersby with its eccentrically decorated gas station, vintage cars in faded disrepair and rusted-out ironwork…

  • Midgley Bridge

    Sedona

    This Instragram-worthy bridge about 1.5 miles north of town is also a great spot to hop on a hiking trail. Head up into Wilson Canyon or, for a great one…

  • Arizona History Museum

    Tucson

    For an engaging look at highlights from Arizona's past, spend an hour at this family-friendly museum near the University of Arizona. You can walk though a…

  • Castle Dome Museum

    Arizona

    Less celebrated than other mining ghost towns on Arizona's Wild West circuit, this ghost town/outdoor museum nonetheless delivers, with more than 50…

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