A practical local guide to 31 destinations and 100 sights, with fees, hours and how to get there.
The towns and cities most worth building a trip around.
Grand Canyon & Kaibab Plateau
The South Rim's historic village, open all year, with lodging and water still limited after the 2026 flood
Sedona & Verde Valley
Red sandstone buttes, Oak Creek and trailhead parking you need to plan for
Page & Monument Valley
Dam town on Manson Mesa, gateway to Lake Powell, Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon
Phoenix & Superstition Mountains
State capital with Hohokam canals, Indigenous art, a world of instruments and very serious summers
Tucson & Saguaro
A desert city between the two halves of Saguaro National Park
Flagstaff & Painted Desert
A pine-forest city on Route 66 below Arizona's highest peak, with the observatory where Pluto was found
Phoenix & Superstition Mountains
Old Town galleries, Frank Lloyd Wright's desert camp and a huge protected preserve
Grand Canyon & Kaibab Plateau
A pine-country Route 66 town on I-40, an hour from the South Rim and the starting point of the Grand Canyon Railway
Page & Monument Valley
Navajo Nation township at the junction for Monument Valley and Navajo National Monument
Tombstone & Bisbee
The 1880s silver town of the Earps, where the best-known sights are private businesses
Pick what you came for and see every matching place in Arizona.
The practical questions, answered before you book.
Seasonal ideas, local knowledge and trip reports.
An independent guide to Arizona, organised the way you travel: region, then town, then the places worth your time. Every page leads with the practical answer — what it costs, when it is open and how to get there — and we keep updating it as things change.
Opening hours and prices change. Check the official website before you set off.
