Arizona 101

Arizona may be one of the four corners of the United States, but it is definitely not a wallflower.

In fact, the state is one of the most visited places in America despite of it being one of the farthest states, as it borders New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and California with an almost four hundred mile border from Sonora, Baja California located in Mexico. But no one can really resist the beauty of the Grand Canyon and other historic attractions either highlighted or enhanced with many breath taking sceneries around the state which include deserts, long stretches of high mountains and crystal-like rivers.

There are also a lot of national forests and parks where tourists and their families can stroll along as they admire the beauty of nature, and historical monuments that tells a lot of stories about the colourful pasts of the state and the locals’ ancestors.

But what is great about Arizona is the diversity of cultures that make up the unique and attention worthy ways of living. As a matter of fact, more than a quarter of Arizona’s lands is dedicated to the different tribes such as the Navajo Nation, the Tohono O’odham, Apache people, and the Hopi tribes that lives together in harmony along with few groups of Yuman tribes and little fraction from the Quechan, Hualapai and Yavapai.

Nobody had really presented some proof for it, but the thriving of these tribes in the state may be one of the reasons why Arizona have gained close attention from Archaeologists over the years. In fact, the relics found along the different locations and regions of the state were collated together and became one of the tourist favourites. Ancient Indian Ruins, for one, are enjoyed by many scholars and visitors when they come to visit Northern Arizona particularly in Flagstaff and Sedona. The Northeast region also finds pride in the Navajo Indian Reservation which also houses the most amazingly preserved cliff dwellings and pueblos found by scientists.

The most highly recommended destination for history and archaeology lovers though are located in central Arizona which includes the Phoenix Area where the Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park is situated. It is in this museum that can be seen near the Sky Harbor International Airport that the remains of the Hohokam Indian Village are preserved and well taken care of. The casa Grande Ruins National Monument is also not too far away and just South of the Phoenix in Coolidge.

Visitors may also find the Besh ba Gowah Archaeological park informative yet exciting because the different displays of relics give tourists an opportunity to travel back in time over seven hundred years ago and have a taste of the complex lives of ancient Indian communities.

Arizona is also oozing with beautiful lakes where visitors can enjoy sharing drinks during tranquil late afternoon or bond with the family with a picnic by the lake or fishing. Either way, simply driving along the breathtaking roads of the state bordered with good smelling pines and sparkling bodies of water make every visit worth reminiscing.