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 The Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is a magnet that draws visitors to Arizona. About 4-million visitors a year travel to see the Grand Canyon. Arizona is steeped in Western legend and lore. Some visitors are there for Arizona's many shopping venues or for its 27 State Parks and the fishing, camping, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing and boating they provide. Apart from many motels, Arizona is home to many of the USA’s finest hotels and resorts, including several Five-Diamond resorts. Phoenix, the Arizona capital, is saddled between dramatic mountain ranges yet it is in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Offering unique Southwest culture and more than 325 sun-filled days per year, Greater Phoenix is one of the world’s top golf destinations with more than 200 golf courses. Within the Phoenix area, a collection of museums serves as a display case for Western, Native American, Spanish and other cultural heritages. Blessed with sunshine, ample outdoor activities and spirited Western-flavored culture and history, Scottsdale is one of those special destinations in Arizona that invite families to come out and play. Scottsdale is a modern resort city. It is arguably the world's consummate golf destination. Little wonder. At last count, sunny Scottsdale was home to nearly 200 fine public, resort and private courses. Scottsdale has more than 25 day and resort spas and its resorts and hotels are world-renowned. ARIZONA HOTELS ATTRACTIONS Benson Home to Kartchner Caverns, two 1,200ft. caverns connected by three miles of tunnels, and with colorful stalactites, stalagmites and geologic formations. BENSON HOTELS Bowie Fort Bowie commemorates the story of the bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military. Cape Verde Fort Verde State Historic Park has restored buildings and exhibits from the late 1800s. Nearby Montezuma Castle National Monument is a 12th-Century cliff dwelling including a 5-story structure with some 20 rooms. Enjoy up-close and personal encounters with beautiful, exotic animals at the Out of Africa Wildlife Park. CAPE VERDE HOTELS Canyon de Chelly National Monument Sheer walls rising up to 1,000 feet with many scenic overlooks, several well-preserved Anasazi ruins and an insight into the present day life of the Navajo. Clarkdale The base for the Verde Canyon Railroad, a 19-mile scenic passenger train-ride tour up the Verde River. Clarkdale is characterized by numerous mesas and buttes. Tuzigoot National Monument, home to the ancient Anasazi Indians, is nearby. Coolidge The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument protects the Casa Grande, one of the largest and most mysterious prehistoric structures ever built in North America, and other archeological sites within its boundaries. |
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Douglas The Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains was used as a refuge by the Apache Indian Chief Cochise during the 10-year Apache war. Flagstaff Surrounded by the Coconino National Forest, a picturesque region of pine trees, lakes and rivers, Flagstaff offers an historic downtown area where visitors can wander among cafes, antique shops and other specialty establishments housed in turn-of-the-century buildings. Flagstaff is also within easy reach of Grand Canyon National Park, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Indian cliff dwellings used by the Sinagua who farmed in a 400ft.-deep canyon, and Wupatki National Monument which is the site of ancient Indian dwellings. FLAGSTAFF HOTELS Glendale Known as Arizona's Antique Capital with 90 antique and specialty shops. GLENDALE HOTELS Gila River Indian Community There are three casino locations here - Wild Horse Pass, Vee Quiva, and Lone Butte. Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass at Chandler is an 1880s Western town with Old West street skits and mock gunfights, train rides through the desert, a petting zoo and stage show, and an old-time saloon and steakhouse. The Gila River Heritage Theme Park features self-guided tours of traditional Indian homes of the Pima, Maricopa, Tohono O’odham, and Apache tribes. Gila River Indian Community is in south-central Arizona, 11 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. CHANDLER HOTELS Grand Canyon National Park GRAND CANYON HOTELS Jerome A State Historic Park where the copper mining history of the town is the primary focus. Lake Havasu City Home to London Bridge with an English village and beach. Nearby Lake Havasu State Park offers campgrounds and other recreational facilities. LAKE HAVASU CITY HOTELS Mesa The Spanish colonnade sidewalks and palm tree-lined streets give Mesa a quaint, relaxed ambiance. Among its attractions are the Dolly Steamboat at Canyon Lake, and Lost Dutchman State Park which is located in the desert landscape of the Superstition Mountains near Apache Junction. The Mesa Southwest Museum with its giant dinosaur exhibit is one of several museums and there’s live Country Western entertainment at Rockin’ R Ranch. MESA HOTELS Meteor Crater Located between Flagstaff and Winslow, this crater was created about 49,000 years ago. Monument Valley The 30,000 acres and the park's red sandstone buttes and spires are famous from countless films and television commercials.
Two of its major attractions are the Desert Botanical Garden with arid-land plants from the deserts of the world, and the Heard Museum which focuses on the cultures and arts of Native Americans and the Southwest. Biltmore Fashion Park is a world-class shopping center in a beautiful outdoor park setting. PHOENIX HOTELS 
The unique complex of concrete structures at Cosanti Foundation - Paolo Soleri Windbells is a major attraction, as is Taliesen West which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and was the architect's primary residence for 20 years. Taliesin West draws visitors from all over the world who come to this living laboratory of Wright’s ideas. SCOTTSDALE HOTELS Sedona With its eclectic shops and art galleries, Sedona is at the mouth of scenic Oak Creek Canyon and at the center of the state's famous Red Rock Country. Two of its major outdoor attractions are Slide Rock State Park which is part of Oak Creek Canyon, and Red Rock State Park nature preserve. SEDONA HOTELS Tempe Bordered by Phoenix on the west, Scottsdale on the north, Mesa on the east, and Chandler on the south, Tempe offers many attractions including Big Surf with its white-water slides, Fiddlesticks Family Fun Park, and Red River Music Hall, a 1,000-seat concert venue for musical shows and entertainment. Arizona Mills Mall has 175 retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues, IMAX and IMAX 3D Theater. TEMPE HOTELS Tombstone Known as the "Town Too Tough To Die, probably the most famous and most glamorized mining boomtown in America. Today Tombstone is still drawing thousands of people who want to relive some of its legends like that of Wyatt Earp and the gunfight at O.K. Corral. The Tombstone Courthouse State Historic State Park was where notorious criminal cases were tried during Arizona's territorial period. TOMBSTONE HOTELS Tortilla Flat An historic town (population 6) that began in 1904 as a stage coach stop along the Apache Trail, with Superstition Saloon, post office and ice cream shop. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park Features include the archaeological remains of Arizona's first European settlement, circa 1752. Tucson Nicknamed the Old Pueblo, Tucson is a unique blend of Indian, Spanish, Mexican and Anglo heritages, a modern city which has retained the charm of its desert frontier roots. It has one of the largest air museums in the world, Pima Air & Space Museum. Near Tucson the living exhibits at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum include more than 1,300 types of plants and 300 kinds of animals. The Colossal Cave Mountain Park showcases crystal-filled Colossal Cave, and the human habitat at Columbia University's Biosphere 2 Center attracts thousands of visitors. Mission San Xavier del Bac, the finest example of mission architecture in the US, is about 9 miles south of Tucson. The Old Tucson Studios theme park and movie studio has been the setting for more than 300 film and television productions. TUSCON HOTELS Wickenburg The Desert Caballeros Western Museum is filled with western art and history, and authentic cowboy outfits. WICKENBURG HOTELS Williams Located in the valley at the base of the Bill Williams Mountain, in the Kaibab National Forest, Williams features The Grand Canyon Railroad with trips leaving daily to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, and The Grand Canyon Deer Farm, where visitors can walk with the deer. WILLIAMS HOTELS Winslow Homolovi Ruins State Park has four major pueblos occupied between 1200 and 1425 by Hopi ancestral peoples. WINSLOW HOTELS Yuma Nestled in the Yuma and Gila valleys of southern Arizona, Yumma offers a variety of attractions inclding Yuma Territorial Prison, now a State Historic Park, the Century House Museum, one of Yuma's oldest and most historic buildings, and Yuma Crossing State Historic Park, once a distribution point for troops stationed at the outposts of the Arizona Territory. YUMA HOTELS Photo courtesy Arizona Office of Tourism |
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