Tuesday, April 25, 2006
EXPLODING THE GRAND MYTH - THERE'S MORE TO ARIZONA THAN MEETS THE MIND'S EYE
Arizona places frequented most by overseas visitors in 2004:
1. Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field), Phoenix -- www.diamondbacks.com
2. Tempe Town Lake -- www.tempe.gov/lake
3. London Bridge, Lake Havasu City -- www.golakehavasu.com
4. America West Arena (now US Airways Center), Phoenix -- www.usairwayscenter.com
5. Phoenix Zoo -- www.phoenixzoo.org
6. Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe -- www.thesundevils.com
7. WestWorld of Scottsdale -- www.scottsdaleaz.gov/westworld
8. Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse, Gila River Reservation -- www.rawhide.com
9. Tombstone -- www.tombstone.org
10. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson -- www.desertmuseum.org
Top 10 natural attractions
1. Grand Canyon National Park -- www.nps.gov/grca
2. Saguaro National Park, Tucson -- www.nps.gov/sagu
3. South Mountain Park, Phoenix -- www.phoenix.gov/parks
4. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Page -- www.nps.gov/glca
5. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder City, Nev. -- www.nps.gov/lame
6. Canyon de Chelly, Navajo Nation -- www.nps.gov/cach
7. Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde -- www.nps.gov/moca
8. Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Morristown -- www.maricopa.gov/parks
9. Petrified Forest National Park -- www.nps.gov/pefo
10. Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City -- file://www.azstateparks.com/
From: The Arizona Republic, February 12, 2006 - Author: Scott Craven
