Being a southwestern site of the United States, Arizona is considered to be an impeccable tourist spot. Its captivating history, beautiful weather for the whole year, and dynamic cities are a view to be captured and lived for. Arizona is ideal for road trips as you can experience the Latino and Hispanic cultures along with the bright intriguing festivals in the entire state. Several activities that you can indulge in are water rafting, skiing, cycling, hiking, or visiting the desert. The Grand Canyon and Sedona are the best places to visit by walking or hiking. Along the way you can climb to the layered red sandstone desert, Cathedral Rock, Skeleton Point Trail, River views, and the extraordinary Cameron Trading Post. Moreover, Arizona National Park cycling and hiking trails are a great option to opt for the inspiring sceneries of Tuscan and Phoenix. Another wonderful monument is Montezuma Castle which is a five-story building situated on the cliff side. Phoenix is the capital of Arizona which comprises outstanding spas, golf courses, trails for hiking, vibrant restaurants, and the Desert Botanical Garden. The Petrified Forest National Park is another vacation spot as you can get involved in several activities like biking, horse riding, and hiking along with the visit to the world’s major animal fossils, rocky cliffs, and petrified woods.
Located on the scenic San Francisco Peaks in the Coconino National Forest, the Arizona Snowbowl is just a few hours from Phoenix. This cool mountain oasis offers a range of challenging terrain for both skiers and…
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place! Exhibits re-create the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region so realistically you find yourself eye-to-eye with mountain…
Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, the cultural resources of Canyon de Chelly include distinctive architecture, artifacts, and rock imagery while exhibiting remarkable preservation integrity that provides outstanding opportunities for study…
Whether you're young or old, big or small, you'll find lots of fun, food and excitement at Arizona's Finest Family Fun and Thrill Park. From the thrilling sky high roller coasters and exciting water rides, to…
Acting on the principle that learning is a joy, the Children's Museum of Phoenix provides hands-on exhibits and educational programs to engage the minds, muscles and imaginations of children and their families - while promoting cooperative…
Discovery Park offers you the opportunity to explore 124 acres of scientific, historical, and cultural exhibits. Currently open to visitors is the Gov Aker Observatory, containing a 20-inch optical telescope, the world's largest known Camera Obscura,…
Whether you like spinning, flying, dropping, bumping, driving, rocking, or rolling, the rides at Enchanted Island Amusement Park are sure to thrill and delight. If you're in a leisurely mood, tour the grounds on the C.P.…
Encompassing over 1.2 million acres, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (NRA) offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation. The recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs…
The Grand Canyon is more than a great chasm carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. It is more than an awe-inspiring view. It is more than a pleasuring ground for those who…
The world's largest collection of optical telescopes is located high above the Sonoran Desert under some of the finest night skies in the world. Kitt Peak, on the Tohono O'odham Reservation, is home to twenty-two optical…
Lowell Observatory is a privately owned astronomical research institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona at an elevation of 7,250 feet. The Observatory was founded in 1894 by Boston mathematician Percival Lowell. Best known for the discovery of…
This five-level, 20 room cliff dwelling nestled into a limestone recess high above Beaver Creek served as a "high-rise apartment building" for prehistoric Sinagua Indians over 600 years ago. It is one of the best preserved…
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument celebrates the life and landscape of the Sonoran Desert. In this desert wilderness, you may drive a lonely road, hike a backcountry trail, camp beneath a clear desert sky, marvel at…
With one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, multi-hued badlands of the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and displays of 225 million year old fossils, this is a surprising land…
In the heart of Arizona's magnificent White Mountains, Sunrise Park Resort is a recreational paradise offering a wide range of fun and excitement. In winter, our three mountains offer some of the finest skiing in the…
Sunset Crater Volcano was born in a series of eruptions sometime between 1040 and 1100. Powerful explosions profoundly affected the lives of local people and forever changed the landscape and ecology of the area. Lava flows…
Wildlife World Zoo has Arizona's largest collection of exotic animals, totaling over 2400 individual animals representing in excess of 400 species. One satisfied zoo member comments: "If you want to see animals up close, this is…
