The most beautiful places in Arizona
The best of Arizona
Arizona is a state bordering, for example, Mexico, California and Utah. It is a huge semi-desert state, where you will find a number of very beautiful places. There are many canyons, including the most famous in the world – the Grand Canyon, or an inexhaustible number of strange rock formations. Let's take a look at the most beautiful places that Arizona has to offer.
Grand Canyon
The most famous canyon in the world
When you say the canyon, so almost everyone can think of the most famous in the world – the Grand Canyon located in Arizona. Not only is the best known but also the longest in the world (446 kilometers), one of the widest (500 m – 29 km). Deep is up to 1,600 meters. continue reading
Monument Valley
The most famous rock formations of the world
At Arizona and Utah there is probably the most typical „American West“ country, often referred to as the „Marlboro country“. Lonely rock formations are more than 300 meters high above the surrounding orange landscape. The whole area is relatively vastly extensive on unpaved roads. The most coveted outlook is, however, directly from the main road or from the large hotel run by the Navajo tribe. continue reading
Antelope Canyon
The most photogenic canyon in the world
Not far from the town of Page you will find one huge natural attraction – Antelope Canyon. It's basically just a narrow rock gap in the red rock, which, thanks to the shadows and lines in the stone, creates incredible scenery for the eye and the camera. The canyon is accessible only with an official guide. continue reading
Horseshoe Bend
The largest horseshoe in the world
Not far from the town of Page, Arizona is one of the natural wonders and one of the most photographed places in the US. The Colorado River has long ago excavated a huge (300m deep) meander into the sandstone bedrock that resembles a horseshoe. Since Horseshoe Bend does not belong to any of the national parks, visiting this miracle is absolutely free. continue reading
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon of Navajo Tribe
The National Monument Canyon de Chelly is very beautiful, yet relatively less well-known. The most famous formation here is a huge rock tower – Spider Rock. It is basically an area with several canyons. Around the two largest – Canyon de Chelly and Canyon del Muerto leads a scenic road with several beautiful stops. Trekking at the bottom of the canyon is only allowed with ranger. There are the remains of the old pueblos of the Indian tribe Navajo. continue reading
Painted Desert
Colorful desert near the petrified forest
At the northern end of the Petrified Forest National Park you will find an extensive area called Painted Desert. Above the surrounding landscape rises hills of different colors. There is a short scenic road with several beautiful stops continue reading
Petrified Forest National Park
The famous petrified forest in Arizona
Petrified Forest National Park is the best example in the world of how a tree can become a beautiful stone. In addition to the famous fossilized trunks, you will also be interested in the local plateau desert full of colorfully colored peaks. continue reading
Lake Powel
The most beautiful dam lake in USA
Powel Lake was created by flooding the spectacular Glenn Canyon in Utah and Arizona. Nowadays, the lake has become a very popular recreation area. The lake is ending with the huge dam of Glenn Canyon Dam continue reading
U.S. Route 163
Where Forrest Gump stopped
The name of the road tells no one, but the story of Forrest Gump does. Here was a movie scene where Forrest Gump stopped and his followers waited for what he said. Where to find it? It is between Goosneck to Monument Valley. continue reading
Mohave lake
Lake in Mojave Desert
South of Las Vegas, the Colorado River is dammed by the Davis Dam. Thanks to it, Lake Mohave could be formed in the desert. You will find even several nice beaches here. The border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada runs right in the middle of the lake continue reading
Oatman
Interesting city on Route 66
The historic Route 66 linking Chicago to Los Angeles is probably the world's most famous road. Especially some of its sections are worth a visit. Typical stretches worth seeing are about 60 kilometers around the historic city of Oatman. The road here is narrow, leads through the Black Mountains and around the area you can see various abandoned buildings of gold diggers, which originated here during the gold rush in 1915 continue reading
