Arizona, by region.
Six wildly different corners of one Grand Canyon State — and the ten experiences you shouldn't leave without.
Explore by region
Central Arizona
Sonoran sun, Scottsdale style, Phoenix grit
Northern Arizona
Grand Canyon, red rocks, and pine country
Southern Arizona
Saguaros, sky islands, and Wild West history
Western Arizona
Colorado River playground and desert lakes
Top 10 things to do in Arizona.
- 01Guided Tour · Northern
Antelope Canyon Slot Tours
Sculpted sandstone slot canyon — only accessible with a Navajo-guided tour.
- 02Museum & Zoo · Southern
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
98-acre hybrid zoo, botanical garden, and natural history museum — outdoors and immersive.
- 03Hiking · Central
Camelback Mountain
Phoenix's signature urban hike — Echo Canyon or Cholla Trail to a 2,704-ft summit.
- 04Hiking · Northern
Cathedral Rock
Sedona's most photographed formation — 1.2-mile climb with hands-on scrambling.
- 05Garden · Central
Desert Botanical Garden
55-acre showcase of desert plants from around the world — magical at night.
- 06National Park · Northern
Grand Canyon South Rim
Arizona's most iconic vista — open year-round with shuttle access along the Rim Trail.
- 07Waterfall Hike · Northern
Havasu Falls
Turquoise waterfalls deep in the Grand Canyon — permit-only, 10-mile hike in.
- 08Historic Engineering · Western
Hoover Dam
Depression-era engineering marvel on the Arizona-Nevada border.
- 09Scenic Overlook · Northern
Horseshoe Bend
1,000-foot cliff overlooking the Colorado River's dramatic horseshoe curve.
- 10Lake & Landmark · Western
Lake Havasu & London Bridge
Original London Bridge re-erected over a Colorado River channel.
Every destination
Northern ArizonaAntelope Canyon
Narrow slot canyon on Navajo land famous for light beams and flowing sandstone walls.
Southern ArizonaBisbee Historic District
A mile-high former copper boomtown turned bohemian arts colony, tucked into the Mule Mountains near the Mexican border.
Central ArizonaDowntown Phoenix
Major league sports, Roosevelt Row arts district, world-class museums, and rooftop dining.
Northern ArizonaFlagstaff & San Francisco Peaks
Mountain town at 7,000 ft — gateway to the Grand Canyon, Lowell Observatory, and Arizona Snowbowl.
Northern ArizonaGrand Canyon National Park
One of the seven natural wonders of the world — a mile-deep, 277-mile-long chasm carved by the Colorado River.
Northern ArizonaMonument Valley
Sandstone buttes rising 1,000 feet from the desert floor on the Navajo Nation.
Southern ArizonaMount Lemmon
A 9,159-ft sky island just north of Tucson where saguaros give way to pine forests in a single afternoon drive.
Central ArizonaOld Town Scottsdale
Upscale resorts, championship golf, Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West, and vibrant nightlife.
Southern ArizonaSaguaro National Park
Two desert districts protecting the iconic saguaro cactus on the east and west of Tucson.
Northern ArizonaSedona Red Rock Country
Towering red sandstone formations, vortex sites, art galleries, and world-class hiking.
Southern ArizonaTombstone
The Town Too Tough to Die — the Old West's most famous silver-mining boomtown, frozen in 1881.
Southern ArizonaTucson — The Old Pueblo
UNESCO City of Gastronomy with Mexican heritage, mountain hiking, and dark-sky observatories.
Western ArizonaHistoric Yuma
Sunniest place on Earth, Colorado River history, and Yuma Territorial Prison.
Northern ArizonaLake Powell
Second-largest man-made reservoir in the US — houseboats, slot canyons, and Rainbow Bridge.