Must-see attractions in Eastern Arizona

  • Navajo National Monument

    Navajo Reservation

    The Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings of Navajo National Monument make for a serene and highly recommended detour on the road from Glen Canyon to…

  • Monument Valley

    Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

    Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

    Great views can be had from along Hwy 163, but to really get up close and personal you'll need to visit the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. From the…

  • Meteor Crater

    Eastern Arizona

    Nearly a mile across and 600ft deep, the second-most impressive hole in Arizona was formed by a fiery meteor that screamed into the atmosphere about 50…

  • Spider Rock Overlook

    Navajo Reservation

    The silence here is strangely invigorating as you watch birds soaring between you and Spider Rock, a 800ft bifurcated sandstone spire guarding the place…

  • Petrified Forest National Park

    Eastern Arizona

    This national park is an extraordinary sight: the Painted Desert here is strewn with fossilized logs predating the dinosaurs. The 'trees' are fragmented,…

  • Hubbell Trading Post

    Navajo Reservation

    Widely respected merchant John Lorenzo Hubbell established this trading post in 1878 to supply Navajos returning from Fort Sumner with dry goods and…

  • Navajo Nation Museum

    Navajo Reservation

    The sleek and modern Navajo Nation Museum, dedicated exclusively to the history and culture of the Nation, punches well above its weight. Exhibits range…

  • Explore Navajo Interactive Museum

    Navajo Reservation

    A perfect precursor to exploring the Navajo Reservation, this museum will deepen your understanding of the land, its people and their traditions. You'll…

  • Homolovi State Park

    Eastern Arizona

    This 4000-acre high-grassland park protects the artifacts and structures within this sacred Hopi ancestral homeland. Before the area was converted into a…

  • Navajo County Historical Society

    Eastern Arizona

    The 1898 county courthouse is home to an eclectic assortment of historical local exhibits as well as Holbrook's chamber of commerce and visitor center…

  • Painted Desert Inn

    Eastern Arizona

    Redesigned in the 1940s by Mary Jane Colter, the architect behind similar Hopi-style buildings in Grand Canyon Village, this 1930s adobe lodge is now a…

  • Hopi Museum

    Eastern Arizona

    On the western flank of the Second Mesa, at the Hopi Cultural Center, you'll find the small Hopi Museum, whose historical photographs, baskets, pottery…

  • Navajo Veterans Memorial Park

    Navajo Reservation

    Below the eponymous Window Rock you'll find the Navajo Veterans Memorial Park, whose circular layout is a metaphor for the rising and setting of the sun…

  • Puerco Pueblo

    Eastern Arizona

    There's interesting rock art at Puerco Pueblo, but the real attraction here is the site of the partly excavated 100-room ruins that may have been home to…

  • Standin’ On The Corner Park

    Eastern Arizona

    A mural, statue and donor bricks celebrate the Eagles' song 'Take it Easy,' Winslow, and those that contributed to creating this civic space on Old Route…