Arizona Region

Ponderosa pines surround Flagstaff, which serves as a stopover for the Grand Canyon, offers Route 66 nostalgia, night skies at Lowell Observatory and mountain trailheads for hiking and winter skiing.

Cactus-studded suburbs and low-slung mountains surround Phoenix; hikers climb Camelback, golfers hit desert courses, and visitors use city galleries and flights out to Sedona or the Grand Canyon as day trips.

Tucson hangs at the edge of the Sonoran Desert: saguaro-studded vistas, Saguaro National Park trails, Mission San Xavier del Bac, lively Sonoran-Mexican food and year-round outdoor pursuits from cycling to rock climbing.

Sun, sand and the Colorado shape Yuma: winter bird migrations, river paddling, the Territorial Prison museum, and vast winter vegetable fields that dominate the local economy.

Whiskey Row’s wooden facades and the Courthouse Plaza bring history to Prescott; visitors hike Granite Dells, ride the Prescott National Forest trails, and chase local events and craft breweries.

Red-rock mesas define Sedona’s skyline; hikers, photographers and jeep-tour clients come for Cathedral Rock, Oak Creek Canyon and art galleries lining Uptown. Spiritual retreats and Southwestern cuisine complete the circuit.

Lake Havasu City centers on the transplanted London Bridge and a marina full of houseboats. Boaters come for wide water, dune runs and a late-winter snowbird scene - wash down the day with fish tacos.

Nogales hugs the U.S. - Mexico line: travelers come for bustling border markets, Sonoran-style barbecue and the daily choreography of goods and people between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora.

A cliffside former mining town known for its precarious location and galleries; visitors come for mining museums, ghost-town lore, panoramic canyon views and tasting rooms in the surrounding Verde Valley.

The Grand Canyon cuts across northern Arizona with layered rock strata visible from rim viewpoints; visitors hike trails, ride mules, raft the Colorado River and study geology at visitor centres on both rims.

Saguaro National Park flanks Tucson and safeguards dense stands of saguaro cactus across Sonoran Desert terrain; visitors drive scenic loops, hike trails and photograph large columnar cacti at sunrise and sunset.

Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona preserves colorful badlands, the Painted Desert and fossilized logs. Visitors drive the park road, hike short trails to petrified wood deposits and view petroglyphs and archaeological sites.

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