Arizona is located in the southwestern corner on the United States border with Mexico. It lies in between the most southern parts of Nevada and California on its western border and New Mexico to the East. It is an incredibly popular state for tourism. In the United States, when people talk about a family vacation, one place they usually mention is the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is, of course , in Arizona.



There are other impressive places to visit in Arizona in addition to the Grand Canyon. The Montezuma Castle in Camp Verde, built more than a thousand years ago by the Sinagua Indians, is a 20 room castle that is built into the side of a cliff made out of limestone in a desert landscape. It is an unbelievable testament to the survival skills of those in the region hundreds of years ago. Eleven miles away is the Montezuma Well. This area is actually home to some species that are only found here and no where else on Earth. Arizona is a truly remarkable place.

The Red Rocks of Sedona have made this town in Arizona a very popular tourist site. The community that spans the counties of Coconino, Uptown Sedona, and Yavapai, West Sedona, counties in the northern Verde Valley is a beautiful and tranquil destination for year round travelers. The beautiful sunrises and sunsets on the Red Rocks attract millions every year to this town of around ten thousand.

In the 1950s a tourism boom occurred in Arizona and Sedona has been home to many celebrities, the very hip and often rather wealthy for all the years since. It has a very successful resort community feel, with beautiful golf courses, luxurious shopping, distinctive atmosphere of an appreciation of the finer things, and a spiritual wellness element is thrown over the entire place.

Sedona is very famous for its intense interest in spiritual and personal well being. There are many, many places where you can have all of your metaphysical as well as physical needs tended to. Relaxation is the name of the game in many of the rejuvenation spas located all over Sedona. I discovered this after a long flight from the . Many come for the healing features of the personal enrichment facilities. Others are simply enriched by the overwhelmingly beautiful environment.

Sedona offers many attractions, including the rock formation named Coffee Pot Rock Mountain. It is also home to a thriving art community, with several art galleries, including the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village, with over 40 galleries and shops and anchored by four fantastic restaurants. There are also several independent galleries located across the city. The city's arts and culture events calendar is always busy, with Shakespeare Sedona, The Red Rock Music Festival, Sedona Jazz, the list goes on and on!