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Top travel destinations in Arizona

Name City Website Phone Number
Grand Canyon National Park Grand Canyon www.nps.gov/grca (928) 638-7888
Sedona Sedona www.visitsedona.com (800) 288-7336
Antelope Canyon Page www.antelopecanyon.com (928) 698-2808
Horseshoe Bend Page www.visitarizona.com/places/natural-attractions/horseshoe-bend N/A
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Kayenta www.navajonationparks.org/htm/monumentvalley.htm (435) 727-5870
Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest www.nps.gov/pefo (928) 524-6228
Saguaro National Park Tucson www.nps.gov/sagu (520) 733-5153
Lake Powell Page www.lakepowell.com (928) 645-2433
Jerome Jerome www.visitjeromeaz.com N/A
Bisbee Bisbee www.discoverbisbee.com (520) 432-3554
Scottsdale Scottsdale www.experiencescottsdale.com (800) 782-1117
Tucson Tucson www.visittucson.org (520) 624-1817
Phoenix Phoenix www.visitphoenix.com (877) 225-5749
Prescott Prescott www.visit-prescott.com (928) 445-2000
Flagstaff Flagstaff www.flagstaffarizona.org (800) 379-0065
Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City www.golakehavasu.com (928) 453-3444
Kartchner Caverns State Park Benson www.azstateparks.com/kartchner (520) 586-2283
Chiricahua National Monument Willcox www.nps.gov/chir (520) 824-3560
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Ajo www.nps.gov/orpi (520) 387-6849
Tonto National Monument Roosevelt www.nps.gov/tont (928) 467-2241
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Cruise Canyon Lake for dinner or sighsteeing

If squeezing every last drop out of summer ranks high on your to-do list, consider cruising Canyon Lake – in the heart of the Superstition Mountains – aboard Dolly Steamboat during its 40th anniversary season.

Listen to abundant legends and lore while looking for desert bighorn sheep, bald eagles and a host of wildlife and waterfowl.

Located 50 miles east of downtown Phoenix in Tortilla Flat (not to be confused with the Monterey, California locale in which John Steinbeck set his 1935 novel of the same name), the 103-foot-long vessel carries 142 passengers (plus three crew) powered by twin diesel engines.

Ahoy!

– Hannah Van Sickle, The Arizona 100

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Top cities to visit in Arizona

City Name City Website Year Founded
Tucson www.tucsonaz.gov 1775
Yuma www.yumaaz.gov 1854
Prescott www.prescott-az.gov 1864
Phoenix www.phoenix.gov 1867
Tempe www.tempe.gov 1871
Mesa www.mesaaz.gov 1878
Casa Grande www.casagrandeaz.gov 1879
Flagstaff www.flagstaff.az.gov 1882
Peoria www.peoriaaz.gov 1886
Buckeye www.buckeyeaz.gov 1888
Glendale www.glendaleaz.com 1892
Chandler www.chandleraz.gov 1912
Gilbert www.gilbertaz.gov 1920
Surprise www.surpriseaz.gov 1938
Avondale www.avondaleaz.gov 1946
Goodyear www.goodyearaz.gov 1946
Bullhead City www.bullheadcity.com 1946
Scottsdale www.scottsdaleaz.gov 1951
El Mirage www.elmirageaz.gov 1951
Sierra Vista www.sierravistaaz.gov 1956
Lake Havasu City www.lhcaz.gov 1964
Oro Valley www.orovalleyaz.gov 1974
Marana www.maranaaz.gov 1977
Apache Junction www.ajcity.net 1978
Maricopa www.maricopa-az.gov 2003