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Arizona
Arizona's ancient beauty reminds you that human affairs are short-lived. Navigate the state's many showstoppers by car and you'll never forget the long, romantic miles under endless skies.
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Sedona
If you glance east when driving Sedona’s Red Rock Scenic Byway, a slender structure seemingly welded into the sandstone might catch your eye. Towering…
Tucson
Saguaros (sah-wah-ros) are icons of the American Southwest, and an entire cactus army of these majestic, ribbed sentinels is protected in this desert…
Grand Canyon National Park
Strategically located on the southernmost tip of the North Rim high above the great westward turn of the Colorado River, Cape Royal takes in almost every…
Grand Canyon National Park North Rim
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon's remote, wild and forgotten North Rim is far less developed, and sees far fewer visitors that its southern counterpart. In part this is due…
Grand Canyon Region
Forged by millions of years of erosion by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon captures the history, scale and beauty of the American West. Overlooks peer…
Sedona
Sedona’s 200-plus trails offer dramatic views and doses of adventure or escape, whether you’re seeking out the elusive subway cave off Boynton Canyon…
Sedona
It’s no secret that Arizona’s boundless trails offer infinite variety, like traversing red-rock canyons, winding among ponderosa pine forests and skirting…
Grand Canyon National Park South Rim
In 1905 Ellsworth and Emery Kolb built a small photography studio on the edge of the rim, which has since been expanded and now holds a bookstore and a…
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Top 13 things to do in Arizona
Arizona
The only way to visit Grand Canyon West, the section of the Grand Canyon overseen by the Hualapai Nation, is to purchase a package tour. These are based…
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Arizona
More impressive than Tuzigoot National Monument, Montezuma Castle is a well-preserved 1000-year-old Sinagua cliff dwelling: early explorers thought the…
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…
Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
Arizona
The Snow Cap is a Route 66 institution. The crazy decor is only the beginning. Wait until you see the menu featuring cheeseburgers with ‘dead chicken.’…
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With 114,000 square miles of Wild West landscapes, Arizona is classic driving country, but there are other ways to get around. Here are your best options.
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Connecting to top national parks, historic routes and striking landscapes, Arizona's road trips are some of the best in the US. Here are our favorites.
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