Arizona for Dummies (ISBN - 0470043075)

506 Pages·2021·8.77 MB·English

by Edie Jarolim

Arizona

FOR

DUMmIES

‰

4TH EDITION

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by Edie Jarolim

Arizona

FOR

DUMmIES

‰

4TH EDITION

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Arizona For Dummies®, 4th Edition
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About the Author

Edie Jarolim has worn many hats — not counting the sombrero she
donned on a certain one-margarita-too-many night. . . . She has a Ph.D. in
American literature from New York University and was a senior editor at
Frommer’s travel guides in New York before being lured by the warm sun
and endless vistas — not to mention the inexpensive real estate — to
Tucson, Arizona, in 1992. She has since written about the Southwest and
Mexico for a variety of national publications, ranging from Art & Antiques
and Brides to National Geographic Traveler, The New York Times Book
Review, and the Wall Street Journal, and is a frequent contributor to
Tucson Guide Quarterly and Tucson Home. She is also the author of
Frommer’s San Antonio & Austin.

Author’s Acknowledgments

It has been a decade and a half since Marjorie Magnusson and Leia
James of the Arizona Office of Tourism warmly welcomed a flustered
travel writer who, new to the many mysteries of driving, showed up
more than an hour late for her first lunch in Scottsdale with them. My
ability to judge distances between cities is a bit better these days, but
the helpfulness and good spirits of everyone I’ve worked with at the
Arizona Office of Tourism have remained unchanged. In addition to
Marjorie — who continues to be an invaluable resource — I’d particu-
larly like to thank Jacki Mieler and Heather Koncilja for their assistance.

If I could individually thank all the people who assisted me in getting to
know Arizona, this book would be twice the size, so I’ll restrict myself
to those in the organizations that most directly helped to facilitate my
research for the 4th edition of this guide. They are (in alphabetical
order by destination): Luanne Matson (TMC Group, Inc. for Cochise
County); Meg Roederer (Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau);
Dwayne Cassidy (Page-Lake Powell Chamber of Commerce); Brett Brooks
(Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau); Sachiko Sado and Jennifer
Wesselhoff (Sedona–Oak Creek Chamber of Commerce); Laura McMurchie,
Tatum Ostaff, Michelle Streeter (Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau);
Toni Graham (Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau); Kimberly Schmitz
(Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau) and Julie Brooks
(Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce).

Special thanks go to Nikki Buchanan, Phoenix Magazine’s food critic, for
her expert advice on Valley restaurants; and to Kate Davis, Kira Hesser,
Kathy McMahon, and Austin Pederson for their invaluable research
assistance.

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Editorial

Editors: Lindsay Conner, Production

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction.......................................................1
Part I: Introducing Arizona..................................7

Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Arizona ..................................9
Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Arizona ......................................20
Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go ..............................31
Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Five Great Options ..............43

Part II: Planning Your Trip to Arizona ................51

Chapter 5: Managing Your Money ................................................53
Chapter 6: Getting to Arizona ........................................................61
Chapter 7: Getting Around Arizona ..............................................68
Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations ................................72
Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests..........79
Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details ......................87

Part III: Exploring the Big Cities........................93

Chapter 11: Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the Valley of the Sun ......95
Chapter 12: Going Beyond Greater Phoenix:

Two Day Trips ........................................................................168

Chapter 13: Tucson ......................................................................178
Chapter 14: Going Beyond Tucson: Two Day Trips ..................242

Part IV: Exploring the Regions.........................251

Chapter 15: Southeast Arizona ....................................................253
Chapter 16: Central Arizona ........................................................299
Chapter 17: The Grand Canyon and Northwest Arizona..........335
Chapter 18: Northeast Arizona: Hopi and Navajo Country......394

Part V: The Part of Tens ..................................433

Chapter 19: The Top Ten Crafts to Buy in Arizona ..................435
Chapter 20: Arizona’s Top Ten Desert Denizens ......................441
Chapter 21: Arizona’s Top Ten Food Groups ............................444

Appendix: Quick Concierge..............................448
Index.............................................................455

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Maps at a Glance

Arizona........................................................................................................10
Arizona Cities and Regions ......................................................................33
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the Valley of the Sun Orientation ................99
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the Valley of the Sun Accommodations ....106
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the Valley of the Sun Dining........................120
Phoenix, Scottsdale, and the Valley of the Sun Attractions ..............132
Side Trips from Greater Phoenix ..........................................................170
Tucson Orientation ................................................................................183
Tucson Accommodations ......................................................................188
Tucson Dining ..........................................................................................200
Tucson Attractions..................................................................................210
Side Trips from Tucson ..........................................................................244
Southeast Arizona ..................................................................................255
Central Arizona ........................................................................................301
Sedona and the Verde Valley..................................................................303
The Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona ..........................................337
Flagstaff ....................................................................................................339
Grand Canyon Village..............................................................................361
Northeast Arizona ..................................................................................395

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