Arizona places

Places to Go in Arizona

22 towns and places, by region. Pick one on the map, or browse below.

Cities with a guide of their own

These Arizona cities have their own site in the Dot Life Network, with neighborhoods, restaurants and events.

Phoenix

Almost 300 days of sunshine a year, in a Sonoran Desert setting.

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Tempe

Tempe Town Lake, Mill Avenue, ASU's campus and the view from "A" Mountain.

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Northern Arizona

The canyon, Flagstaff, the White Mountains and Navajo Nation land

Alpine

Arizona Highways describes Alpine as a Swiss-like village settled in the late 1870s, in the spruce-fir forests along the Coronado Trail. The magazine also notes elk, ospreys and golden eagles along the road nearby.

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Flagstaff

Flagstaff received its designation as the world's first International Dark Sky City in 2001, according to the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition. The coalition's site shows the Milky Way over town and calls it what success looks like.

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Holbrook

Holbrook is a Route 66 hub in Navajo County, founded in 1881 and home to the Wigwam Motel. The city puts Petrified Forest National Park about 20 minutes east on I-40.

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Page

The City of Page holds its annual Balloon Regatta in November, with balloons launching in Page and Lake Powell. The city's site also has a section on Horseshoe Bend.

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Show Low

Show Low takes its name from an all-night card game between ranch owners Marion Clark and Corydon E. Cooley, with the 100,000-acre ranch going to the winner. Cooley turned up the deuce of clubs to win.

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Springerville

Springerville and its twin town of Eagar mark the northern end of the Coronado Trail, according to Arizona Highways. The route follows the trail used in 1540 by the Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.

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Williams

Williams calls itself the Gateway to the Grand Canyon. Visitors can ride the Grand Canyon Railway through the high country or walk more than six blocks of historic Route 66 buildings and shops.

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Winslow

Arizona State Parks says Homolovi is Hopi for "Place of the Little Hills", the traditional name for Winslow. Homolovi State Park is a research center for the late migration period of the Hopi and the only Arizona state park with a permanent observatory.

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North Central Arizona

Red rock, pine country and the Verde Valley

Cottonwood

Cottonwood calls itself the Heart of Arizona Wine Country, with tasting rooms, vineyards and wineries. The town runs from the Verde River to the shops of its walkable Old Town.

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Jerome

Jerome was built on Cleopatra Hill above a vast deposit of copper, according to its chamber of commerce. United Verde mining operations began there in 1883.

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Payson

Payson is known as the "Gateway to the Rim," set by the Mogollon Rim and surrounded by forest. The town promotes itself for outdoor adventure and small-town hospitality.

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Prescott

Experience Prescott places the town at 5,200 feet among what it calls the largest stand of ponderosa pine forests in the US, with four distinct seasons. Historic Whiskey Row is among the draws it lists.

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Sedona

The Sedona Chamber of Commerce describes Sedona as a slender stretch of habitable space surrounded on all sides by national forest land, with nearly two million acres of forest and four wilderness areas around it. It counts 400-plus miles of hiking and biking trails and more than 80 art galleries.

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Phoenix & Central Arizona

Desert metro, the Superstitions and the Apache Trail

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat sits at about Mile 16.5 of the Apache Trail, a tiny "town" that Arizona Highways says boasts a population of 6. It has a lively restaurant and an ice cream shop whose specialty is prickly pear gelato.

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Tucson & Southern Arizona

Saguaros, copper camps and Old West towns

Bisbee

The City of Bisbee says the town became known as the "Queen of the Copper Camps" and produced 8 billion pounds of copper in almost a century of mining. In 1910 it was considered the largest city in the territory, with over 25,000 people, and it is now a well-known artists' community.

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Patagonia

Patagonia's community site promotes bird watching in the Sky Islands, saying over 300 species migrate, nest and live in the riparian habitat. Trail nature walks with the Friends of Sonoita Creek are part of the area's offerings.

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Tombstone

The City of Tombstone calls itself the "Town too Tough to Die" and lists the O.K. Corral, Boothill Graveyard and the world's largest rose bush among its sights. Visitors can take a stagecoach or trolley ride through its history.

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Tubac

Tubac is a village in Santa Cruz County that its community site calls the site of the first European settlement in Arizona, now known for its art scene. It is home to the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and sits about 45 minutes south of Tucson.

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Tucson

Visit Tucson says Tucson was the first city in the US designated a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, crediting its history and native ingredients. Farming in the valley dates back thousands of years to the Hohokam people, and Sonoran hot dog stands are part of the local food scene.

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West Coast Arizona

The Colorado River and Route 66

Kingman

Kingman calls itself the Heart of Historic Route 66. Its tourism site points to the preserved Bonelli House, railroad landmarks, mining history and a historic downtown.

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Lake Havasu City

Lake Havasu City calls itself home to the iconic London Bridge. Its tourism site counts 60 continuous miles of connected lake and river and 400 miles of coastline.

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Yuma

Visit Yuma says the sun shines 310 days a year here. It says the wide-open spaces around the town suit outdoor trips in the desert or on the Colorado River.

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