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Winslow, Arizona, Navajo County, Route
Winslow, Arizona Is More Than a Corner

Route 66 history, a legendary Eagles tribute, and one of Arizona's most beautiful railway hotels - Winslow earns the detour.

Peach Springs, Arizona, Mohave County, Route
Grand Canyon Caverns Is the Route 66 Stop Worth Slowing Down For

Two hundred feet underground along historic Route 66, Grand Canyon Caverns is the kind of stop that makes a road trip memorable.

Two Guns, Arizona, Coconino, Route, abandoned
Two Guns Is One of the Strangest Stops on Route 66

A ghost town with a bloody legend, a death cave, and graffiti-covered ruins - this one is hard to explain and impossible to forget.

Jerome, Arizona, Yavapai, mountain
Jerome Is Worth Every Switchback

A former copper boomtown turned artist enclave, Jerome rewards the curious traveler with history, galleries, and views that earn the drive.

Flagstaff, Arizona, Coconino, mountain
Flagstaff in Fall Is Worth Every Degree of That Drive

Cool air, golden aspens, and a calendar full of events - Flagstaff earns a fall visit before the crowds figure it out.

Dragoon, Arizona (near Benson), Cochise, Arizona, desert
The Thing Is Exactly What You Think – And Better

Hundreds of billboards dare you to stop. Go ahead and stop.

Clarkdale, Arizona, Yavapai County, canyon
Verde Canyon Railroad Is Worth Every Slow Mile

A four-hour round trip through a roadless canyon - no hiking required, no crowds, just canyon walls and cold champagne.

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, Apache and Navajo counties, petrified, forest
Petrified Forest National Park Earns a Weekday Drive

Two hundred million years of geology, a stretch of Route 66, and almost no one else on a Tuesday morning.

People enjoy the view from the red caboose of the Verde Canyon Railroad
Verde Canyon Railroad: The Most Effortless Four Hours in Arizona

A restored vintage train rolls through a roadless canyon - no hiking, no driving, just red rock country passing by your window.

Strawberry, Arizona Is 90 Miles from Phoenix and Feels Like a Different World

A small mountain town near the Mogollon Rim where summer temperatures stay cool and the pace stays slower.

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