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The West: Arizona, California, Nevada

Arizona Attractions

G rand Canyon National Park invites visitors to hike or ride mules to the canyon floor. There, travelers can whitewater raft on the Colorado River. More than 50,000 years ago, a space rock streaked through the sky and smacked the Earth forming a hole more than two miles (3.2 km) across. Today, Barringer Meteorite Crater remains one of the best-pre- served impact craters in the world.

More than 800 years ago, the Sinagua people carved a 20-room apartment-like complex into limestone cliffs. Preserved at Montezuma Castle National Monument, the area is visited by 350,000 people a year. Phoenix’s Heard Museum of American Indian Art and History is world-recognized for vast collection of Native American artifacts, along with its cultural festi- vals.

The jail at Goldfield Ghost Town.

Visitors experience life in the Old West at the Goldfield Ghost Town near Apache Junction. They pan for gold, watch quick-draw gunslingers, visit the Goldfield Mine and more.

Baringer Crater, near Winslow.

Montezuma Castle is an ancient cliff dwelling.