Travel Information for Arizona Hotel Guests
If you are searching for an inn, hotel, motel or resort near an Arizona attraction, amusement and theme parks, or close to shopping, cultural events, historic sites, museums and performing arts centers, or nearby zoos, a festival, a golf course, an Arizona state park, this is where you will find it.
The Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is a magnet that draws visitors to ARIZONA. There, they can embark on an amazing journey through a state steeped in legend and lore – its significant role in shaping the image of the Old West, epitomize by Tombstone, "The Town Too Tough To Die," or the ruins of villages and ancient structures of Native American farmers like the five-story Montezuma Castle cliff dwelling in the Verde Valley; some visitors are there for Arizona's 300-plus golf courses, for its many shopping venues or for its 27 State Parks and the fishing, camping, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing and boating they provide.
BENSON is home to Kartchner Caverns, two 1,200ft. caverns connected by three miles of tunnels, and with colorful stalactites, stalagmites and geologic formations. At BOWIE the story of the bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military is commemorated at Fort Bowie.
At CAMP VERDE, Fort Verde State Historic Park has restored buildings and exhibits from the late 1800s, and the nearby Montezuma Castle National Monument is a 12th-Century cliff dwelling including a 5-story structure with some 20 rooms.
The sheer walls of CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT rise 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 is 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.
At 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. The Cochise Stronghold at DOUGLAS 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, is a picturesque region of pine trees, lakes and rivers; it 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.
GLENDALE is known as Arizona's Antique Capital with 90 antique and specialty shops. JEROME, now a lively arts and writers' community, is a State Historic Park where the copper mining history of the town is the primary focus.
LAKE HAVASU CITY is home to London Bridge with an English village and beach; nearby Lake Havasu State Park offers campgrounds and other recreational facilities. 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.
The 30,000 acres and red sandstone buttes and spires of MONUMENT VALLEY are famous from countless films and television commercials.
Built on the ruins of the Hohokam civilization, PHOENIX is within day-trip reach of many scenic Arizona destinations; 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.
SCOTTSDALE is a modern resort city with a taste of the Old West. At the Rawhide 1880s Western Town there are 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; other attractions are Out of Africa Wildlife Park, Fountain Hills, which has nine shows, and CrackerJax Family Fun & Sports Park; 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.
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.
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.
Known as the "Town Too Tough To Die, probably the most famous and most glamorized mining boomtown in America, 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.
TORTILLA FLAT is 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 includes the archaeological remains of Arizona's first European settlement, circa 1752.
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.
The Desert Caballeros Western Museum at WICKENBURG is filled with western art and history, and authentic cowboy outfits.
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.
The Homolovi Ruins State Park at Winslow has four major pueblos occupied between 1200 and 1425 by Hopi ancestral peoples.
Nestled in the Yuma and Gila valleys of southern Arizona, Yuma offers a variety of attractions including 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.
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