Arizona
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| Arizona,
the Grand Canyon State, offers visitors much
more than the Grand Canyon. While the magnificent
Grand Canyon is definitely worthy of your
time (see below),
Arizona's year-round pleasant climate, its
wealth of attractions, indoor and outdoor
activities make it one America's most visited
states. Arizona is a great state to visit,
all year. The Arizona travel info on this
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Bisbee
Bisbee,
Arizona is situated in Cochise County, just
over 80 miles (130 km) southeast of Tucson.
Founded
in 1890 as a copper, gold and silver mining
town, the town is names after Judge DeWitt
Bisbee, one of the founders of the Copper
Queen Mine nearby.
The
mining boom ended in the 1950s, causing
many residents to leave the area. The subsequent
flood of real estate onto the market caused
a sharp drop on housing costs, and this,
in conjunction with the attractive climate
and picturesque scenery led to the city's
rebirth as an artist's colony. An influx
of baby-boomers in the 1990's caused a general
beautification of the city; many of the
old houses have been renovated, and property
values in Bisbee now greatly exceed those
of other Southeastern Arizona cities.
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Flagstaff
Flagstaff
is situated at the southern base of the
magnificent San Francisco Peaks, the Navajo
People's Sacred Mountain of the West. Surrounded
by lush natural forest, the city offers
an abundance of all-season outdoor activities
of all types.
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Flagstaff
Arizona is a great place to visit. Click
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Arizona
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Grand
Canyon National Park
The
majestic Grand Canyon, 280 miles in length
and an average 10 miles in width is an awe-inspiring
site that in itself justifies a visit to
Arizona. The ever-changing colors add to
the beauty and increase the enjoyment of
all the adventurous or mundane activities
you will find here - rafting the Colorado
River rapids, hiking the rim, mule-back
riding or just taking a drive along a scenic
rim. Regardless of how you decide to tour
the Canyon, once you have seen what the
Grand Canyon National Park has to offer,
you'll understand why President Theodore
Roosevelt declared it a National Monument
back in 1908, calling it "the one great
site every American should see."
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Lake
Havasu City
Lake
Havasu City, Arizona is situated along the
banks of the Colorado River. The Lake itself
was formed in 1938 due to the construction
of the Parker Dam.
The
comfortable climate and the city's friendly
atmosphere make both the city and its surroundings
popular year round tourist destinations.
Lake Havasu City boasts a wealth of recreational
indoor and outdoor activities for families,
couples and single travelers. Probably the
city's most intriguing claim to fame is
London Bridge - the real one. It was bought
by the area's founding father, Robert McCullough,
for $2,460,000, after the city of London
put it up for auction in 1968.
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Havasu City, Arizona
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Petrified
Forest National Park
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, the Petrified
Forest National Park is home to a surprising
land of scenic wonders and fascinating science.
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Petrified Forest National Park
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Phoenix
Phoenix,
undoubtedly the hub of the Southwest, offers
not only near perfect weather year round,
magnificent championship golf courses and
fine theaters and restaurants. It is also
host to a plethora of great things to do.
Art, culture, history, sport and entertainment
all intermingle in an attempt to grab your
attention.
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Prescott
Located
in the mountains of north-central Arizona,
at an elevation of 5400 feet and some 96
miles north west of Phoenix, the city is
bordered to the south and west by the Prescott
National Forest.
One
of Prescott's main attractions include world-famous
Whiskey Row, so called because of the many
taverns that once lined the street. The
Row was destroyed by fir in 1900, and rebuilt
in brick. The taverns did not return, but
the brick buildings, some of which are architecturally
outstanding, are well preserved and the
united front they present to Courthouse
Plaza, famous for its towering elms, results
in a unique, early twentieth century facade
essentially intact to this day, the focal
point of many activities. The plaza and
adjacent County Courthouse are well-known
throughout Arizona as symbolizing the quintessential
mid-western downtown square.
Temperatures
go from mild to hot, with averages ranging
from 50-90o F. (10-30o C.)
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Prescott, Arizona
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Saguaro
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Located
on the edge of Tucson, Saguaro National
Park is home to impressive forests of giant
Saguaro, undoubtedly the universal symbol
of the southwestern United States
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Saguaro
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Tombstone
A
trip to the southwest would not be complete
without a visit to Tombstone, Arizona .
. . home to Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and
other big names - and tall stories - of
Old West history.
The
city's colorful past is a main attraction,
drawing over 400,000 visitors every year
and making tourism Tombstone's primary industry.
"The
Town Too Tough to Die" offers a
vast array of attractions and points of
interest for all ages; stagecoach and wagon
tours, staged gunfights and historic places
of interest, including Boot Hill Graveyard
(now called Boot Hill Graveyard and Gift
Shop, you'll find it on the left hand side
as you drive towards Tombstone on Interstate
10).
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Tombstone, Arizona
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Tucson
While
Tucson shares the usual Arizona tourist
standards of fantastic weather, national
parks, forests, desert and abundant outdoor
and indoor recreational activities, it offers
much more. As a city with a history that
predates many of its southwestern neighbors,
Tucson proudly boasts turn-of-the-century
architecture, historic neighborhoods, museums
and the Mission San Xavier del Bac, a still-functioning
18th-century mission considered one of the
most beautiful in the US All-in-all, the
city offers a mind-boggling array of things
to do.
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Arizona
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