Insight Guides Arizona & Grand Canyon (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

by Insight Guides

Overview

Insight Guide to Arizona and the Grand Canyon is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, choosing what to see, from exploring Grand Canyon National Park to discovering Tucson or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Sedona, Monument Valley, Navajo Nation and the Chiricahua National Monument. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about Arizona and the Grand Canyon as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. This guide book has been fully updated post-COVID-19.

The Insight Guide Arizona and the Grand Canyon covers: Grand Canyon National Park, Flagstaff, Four Corners, Monument Valley, Phoenix, West Coast, Sedona, Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, Tucson

In this travel guide you will find:

IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES  
Created to explore the culture and the history of Arizona and the Grand Canyon to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics

BEST OF
The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around Arizona and the Grand Canyon

CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS
Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in the Grand Canyon National Park, Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson and many more locations in Arizona and the Grand Canyon.

COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS
Every part of Arizona and the Grand Canyon, from Northern Arizona and Central Arizona to Southern Arizona has its own colour assigned for easy navigation

TIPS AND FACTS
Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Arizona and the Grand Canyon as well as an introduction to Arizona and the Grand Canyon's food and drink and fun destination-specific features.  

PRACTICAL TRAVEL  INFORMATION
A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, how to get there and how to get around, as well as Arizona and the Grand Canyon's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more.  

STRIKING PICTURES
Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Monument Valley and the spectacular Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of a printed book to access all the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781839053122
Publisher:	Apa Publications
Publication date:	10/18/2022
Series:	Insight Guides Series
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The best of Arizona & the Grand Canyon 6

The Grand Canyon State 19

The cultural landscape 23

History & features

Decisive dates 36

Native heritage 40

The Spanish era 49

A hostile takeover 55

Birth and rebirth 65

The naked Earth 73

Arizona volcanoes 79

Desert Life 81

A mountain in reverse 88

Outdoor adventure 91

Golfer's paradise 94

Exploring ancient Arizona 99

Ghost towns 105

The Arizona cowboy 111

Places

Introduction 123

Northern Arizona 127

Grand Canyon National Park 129

Return of the railroad 141

Colorado river rafting 143

Flagstaff and environs 151

Reach for the stars 159

Page and the Arizona Strip 163

Desert blooms 170

Navajo and Hopi Reservations 175

Native American art: a buyer's guide 187

Central Arizona 191

Arizona's west coast 193

Water issues 198

Phoenix and environs 209

The Heard Museum 222

Sedona and the Verde Valley 225

Arcosanti 230

Bird watching 234

Mogollon Rim and the Tonto Basin 237

White Mountains and East Central 245

Southern Arizona 261

Tucson and environs 263

Fairs and fiestas 275

Wine Country 276

Border Country 279

Travel tips

Transportation

Getting there 294

Getting around 294

A-Z

Accommodations 297

Admission charges 297

Budgeting for your trip 298

Children 298

Climate 298

Crime and safety 299

Customs regulations 299

Disabilities, travelers with 299

Eating out 300

Embassies and consulates 300

Etiquette 300

Festivals 301

Health and medical care 303

Health hazards 303

Internet 304

LGBTQ+ travelers 304

Media 305

Money 305

Opening hours 305

Postal services 305

Religious services 306

Shopping 306

Telephones 306

Tourist information 306

Tour operators and travel agents 307

Visas and passports 307

Weights and measures 307

Further Reading

Guides 308

History and culture 308

Nature 308

Fiction 308

Other Insight Guides 308

Maps

Prehistoric cultures 42

Arizona 124

Grand Canyon National Park 130

Flagstaff 152

Northern Arizona 164

Arizona's West Coast 194

Phoenix 210

Phoenix Environs 218

Sedona and the Verde Valley 226

Central Arizona 238

Tucson 264

Southern Arizona 280

Inside front cover Arizona

Inside back cover Arizona's national parks and monuments

Legend

Insight on

Photo story