Arizona's Hot Spots

Arizona state comes under the most flourishing tourism state in the US and visited by maximum numbers of tourists every year.It offers its tourists the exotic desert landscape, Colorado Plateau and mountain peaks. The Monument Valley, the Meteor Crater and above all the Grand Canyon are some of the world’s exquisite natural wonders that make Arizona a must in the itinerary.

• Grand Canyon National Park:A visit to one of the designated Seven Natural Wonders, Grand Canyon National Park, is an iconic American experience.It is among country's most visited and celebrated destination having breathtaking beauty that provoke the inspires.It is the largest known rift of the world that were made by Colorado river in North America in the state of Arizona.It is something like treasure of the nature itself that visited by many millions of people every year.There are two rims in the Grand Canyon, the South Rim and the North Rim, who offer quite difference experiences.South Rim comes under the most visted destination,which boasts easy access, the bulk of services and the panoramic views for which the park is famous.On the contrary, North Rim has its own charms and attractions, which attracts with cool temperature that support unique flora to develop.Summers especially between late May and September is the most favorable period to visit the park.
  

Phoenix:
Phoenix is the capital city of state Arizona who is situated in the southwestern part of the United States in the Maricopa County.Phoenix is in the Salt River valley, at the edge of the Sonoran Desert.It is among the preferred tourist destination because of its optimal climate.Heritage Square: Heritage Square is famous for its eight late 19th and early 20th century houses preservation.It also features fine arts and crafts shops.

• Heard Museum : The museum is famous for its art and culture exhibits of the Native American's history . There are outstanding presentations of Kachina Dolls,pottery,jewelery,textiles.

• Mystery castle : It is worth visiting place for its wacky architecture.Western hemisphere native arts, artifacts,castle,palace are the attractions.

• Arizona Science Center : The center has around 350 exhibits,astronomical observatory and site,a computerized planetarium,science technology where live demonstration are held throughout the day.

• Phoenix Museum of History : exhibits interactive features on the development of the city and the Salt river valley. It is a historical museum that displays the sinking of the USS Arizona at Pearl harbor.

Scottsdale:
Scottsdale is a popular winter vacation of Arizona and is popularly known as the "Valley of the Sun". It is a major tourist attraction and has many golf courses and resorts attract visitors from around the world. Some of other reasons for tourists visiting Scottsdale are art galleries, purple shadowed mountains, and pastel landscapes, the lively restaurants, nightclubs, and cultural and sporting events.

• Taliesin West : It was built by Frank Lloyd Wright in the mid 20th century.The site has educational institutions,environmental organic buildings spread all over the city.

Flagstaff:
Flagstaff is located in North Arizona and is known as the “ City of Pines”.The Grand Canyon is Flagstaff's most famous destination. Some other wonders that surround Flagstaff are red rocks of Sedona, Meteor Crater, the San Francisco Peaks, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the Wupatki ruins, Sunset Crater, and numerous Native American communities.

• Museum of Northern Arizona : It features the exhibits on local Americans archaeology,history and customs as well as geology, biology and arts.

• Lowell Observatory : It is the only place who is witnessed of the first sight of Pluto in 1920.various astronomical observations, live view through telescope and weather permitting are the attractions.

• Walnut Canyon National Monument : It is famous for Sinagua cliff dwellings which are set in vertical walls of small limestone butte in the forested canyon.Western hemisphere native art, artifacts,  Hiking opportunity, National park and  Scenic site are the major attractions.

• Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument : It is a worthwhile visiting place that was formed by the volcanic eruptions in AD 1064.It features 1,000 foot volcanic cinder cone and lava flows.

• Wupatki National Monument : The monument has hundreds of ancestral historical sites.It occupies around 2000 protected archaeological sites in the monument.

Tucson:
Tucson is famous for its rich culture and high technology. The city is popular for its outdoor activities and has become a center for opera, theater, ballet, symphony, and visual arts as well as the economic and industrial focal point of an area called the "Silicon Desert."

• Center for Creative Photography : Situated on the University of Arizona campus and has a great collection of works by American photographers,gallery shows.

• Santa Cantalina Mountains : Among the Tucson mountain's ranges the Santa Cantalina is most visited and impressive mountain ranges.

• Saguaro National Park : The park is the part of the Sonora Desert.The main feature of this desert area is the abundant and varied flora and fauna which flourish in spite of the great heat.