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  • Natural SurroundingsNorthern ArizonaRecreation
    By Taylor Holmes
    June 23, 2017
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    Day Trip – Devil’s Bridge and Sedona

    Sedona is one of Arizona’s most prominent tourist attractions. In fact, PlanetWare ranked Sedona in the state’s top 15 tourist destinations alongside the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley and Antelope Canyon. The city is home to mild temperatures, a vibrant art scene, breathtaking red rocks and mysterious energy vortexes—it’s the perfect place for a quick day ...
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  • Natural SurroundingsNorthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    January 3, 2014
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    Sedona’s Damfino Canyon Named After Mix-up

    SEDONA -- Many of the red rock formations that surround Sedona have earned their names by resembling such common items as a teapot, steamboat, merry-go-round and lizard head. But there's nothing in official city history that explains Damfino Canyon. According to local legend, however, it happened this way...
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  • Boynton Canyon Spire, Kachina Woman
    Northern ArizonaOdd Observations
    By Sam Lowe
    August 26, 2013
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    Even More Odd Street Names in Sedona

    SEDONA -- A recent Arizona Oddities entry listing peculiar street names in Sedona drew responses from numerous readers. Mike Peach commented that all the streets in west Sedona have one name if you go north -- but a different name if you go south. "It might have been that this dual-naming gave the illusion of ...
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  • Northern ArizonaOdd Observations
    By Sam Lowe
    July 13, 2013
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    Odd Street Names in Sedona

    SEDONA -- Only a few Sedona streets go in a straight line. Equally interesting are the names. There is no First Street in Sedona. No Elm Street, either. Instead, the city has streets named after caffeine, like Coffee Pot Road, Silex Circle, Nescafe Drive and Lipton Drive.
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  • Natural SurroundingsNorthern ArizonaOdd ObservationsRecreation
    By Andrea Aker
    August 30, 2011
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    Boynton Canyon Vortex in Sedona

    Famed for its stunning red rock cliffs, Sedona is one of those Arizona cities you simply can’t get enough of. People travel from around the world to catch a glimpse of the crimson landscape sitting in our backyard. Yet the red rocks alone aren’t drawing tourists. Yet the red rocks alone aren’t drawing tourists. Many flock ...
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  • CultureDose of History
    By Andrea Aker
    August 9, 2011
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    Arizona’s “Hollywood” Trivia: Can You Pass?

    Test your knowledge of Arizona's "Hollywood" scene below, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The answers are posted shortly below the questions. When you’re finished, leave a comment with your score. Good luck! We have much more Hollywood trivia, so let us know if you enjoy it! 1. ...
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