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Arizona is home to more than 20 national parks, nearly 40 state parks, more than 100 wineries, and America’s largest cactus. It’s no wonder it’s one of the most spectacular states to visit as well. Home to large, open canyons and immense natural stone monuments, Arizona offers breathtaking scenery and something for everyone to enjoy.
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park is Arizona’s only UNESCO site. Offering stunning views of the Colorado River, the land surrounding the park is a stunning example of natural erosion. Admire deep canyons, sculpted lakes, and stunning natural landmarks that seem to come out of nowhere. Neighboring Grand Canyon Village is the perfect place to stay if you’re looking for a base to explore the South Rim and find things to do in the Grand Canyon regions across the state. The park is also home to a wide variety of wildlife, including mountain lions, coyotes, gray foxes, and bighorn sheep.
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is located in the Navajo and Apache regions of northeastern Arizona. It is home to many fossils, particularly prehistoric trees that fell over 200 million years ago. The landscape is extremely colorful due to the different types of soil that form what is called Chinle soil. It is made up of a variety of soils and stones, including limestone, clay and mud, which come in different lines of whites, reds and browns. The surrounding desert got its name “Painted Desert” because of the vibrant stone structures that form there.
Monument Valley
Monument Valley lies across the borders of Arizona and Utah, and is a valley dotted with natural stone structures resembling monoliths. The enormous, flat-topped structures are known as buttes, and are sandstone structures that formed when an ancient river eroded them in a similar way to the Grand Canyon. The top of each structure is stronger than the sides, which is why the tops remain flat while the sides weather. Monument Valley now sits in the Great Basin Desert, and these enormous stone structures appear to have been carved by a stonemason rather than formed naturally.
Antelope Canyon
Guided tours are necessary to see this beautiful and unusual canyon, so be sure to book in advance! Antelope Canyon is home to a series of sandstone structures resembling antelope horns, shaped by years of wind and water. Unlike the immense open landscape of the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon is a narrow canyon, which is a narrow opening that forms a water drainage pathway through eroded sandstone. Because Antelope Canyon’s spiers are below the ground line, they are also part of a unique ecosystem that differs from the arid conditions directly above.
Havasu Falls
Havasu Falls is an impressive series of plateaus that form a huge, thundering waterfall in the Grand Canyon. Home to breathtaking turquoise pools and steep falls, the falls are a huge draw for people from all over the world. The land is owned by the Havasupai people rather than the state, so you’ll need to purchase a ticket to visit the area and make reservations well in advance. You’ll need to bring your camping gear, prepare for a night and hike, but the views are worth it. Be sure to read all the specifics about visiting this site!
Meteor Crater National Landmark
Barringer Crater is the site of a huge ancient meteor impact. It is 0.75 miles wide and the meteor was powerful enough to move more than 170 million metric tons of rock. The sight of a huge crater is a unique sight that you won’t soon forget. There are guided tours along the crater rim, as well as several viewpoints and a museum that unveils the mystery of the meteor. You can also stay overnight in the nearby RV park, so you have a base for your travels.
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Montezuma Castle National Monument is a perfectly preserved historic cliff dwelling in Camp Verde, Arizona. Twenty apartments are carved out of the castle-like building, which juts out over the steep limestone cliff. Montezuma Castle was first discovered and named by American-Europeans in 1860, but was originally built in 1150 AD by the Sinagua people, indigenous to the area. When a volcanic eruption drove the tribe into the Verde Valley, at the time the fertile soil would have been an excellent site for settlement and agriculture. Now you can walk around the complex and learn about the history of the tribe.
Saguaro National Park
Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona is home to the largest cacti in America. Saguaro cacti can reach heights of up to 40 meters and grow exceptionally slowly over a period of 200 years to reach their maximum height. The cactus may have many thin arms or no arms, and grows upward in a thin vertical column. In many ways, this resembles the stereotype of the skinny, two-armed cactus you see in many Western cartoons.
Canyon De Chelly national monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument resides on Navajo tribal lands. Entry is free, and this distant relative of the Grand Canyon is dotted with ancient cliff dwellings ranging from the size of a small family home to sprawling group accommodations. The canyon can be explored with the help of a qualified tourist guide, and offers you the opportunity to take a 4Ă—4 ride or horseback ride through this unusual landscape.
Wupatki National Monument
Wupatki National Monument is a series of ancient ruins near Flagstaff, Arizona. Built in a similar era to Montezuma Castle, this imperious structure looks more like a rampart, but was actually built in a modern apartment format and is believed to have housed a series of local families. These buildings were known as pueblos. Wupakti is said to have been one of the largest and most impressive, housing over 100 families. The land would have been fertile and an excellent place to settle, before the desert encroached.
Arizona is home to ancient ruins, beautiful desert structures, verdant waterfalls and cacti. Visit this state to get a taste of what life would have been like for the ancestors of the local tribes and admire the impressive
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