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World’s Largest Petrified Tree in Holbrook
JOSEPH CITY -- The folks at Geronimo Indian Store don't have to worry about anybody walking off with their prize attraction because most people ...Stay in a Tepee in Holbrook
HOLBROOK -- The Wigwam Motel is where memories are born and people from all over the world still carry them around. The motel has ...Get a Whiff of This Old Arizona Party Spot
PINAL MOUNTAINS -- Despite its name, Limburger Rock was, for many years, a popular gathering place in the Pinal Mountains. It received the aromatic ...The Legend of How Eloy Got Its Name
ELOY - Sometimes, a legend is to good to let die, even though there's nothing to support it as truth. One of them is ...How Nutrioso Got Its Name
NUTRIOSO -- This Apache County community, located at the south end of Dry Valley, got its name because the Spanish settlers who first arrived ...The Story Behind Salome’s Fighting Frogs
SALOME -- The Salome High School teams are probably the only athletes in the country nicknamed the Fighting Frogs. It's a tribute to a ...Keeping the Riverbanks Lighted in Lake Havasu City
LAKE HAVASU CITY -- Although it's in the desert, many miles from any ocean, Lake Havasu City has something in common with the rocky ...Eternal Flickers at Patagonia Shrine
PATAGONIA -- Near a small jog in the pavement south of Patagonia, cars pull into a small area where a set of cement stairs ...The Mine That Ate an Arizona Town
MORENCI -- If you ever dug up your mom's garden with a tin scoop shovel and hauled the dirt away in a toy dump ...Why Why is Why
WHY -- Many years ago, Peggy and Jim Kater homesteaded at the base of the Little Ajo Mountains near the junction of State ...
Why Does Downtown Phoenix Seem to Have Two Downtowns?
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