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Day 3: Santa Fe Day 2: The Apache Trail and
Spend a full day in Santa Fe Biosphere 2
visiting the Palace of the Drive up the Apache Trail (p86),
Governors (p198), the Georgia east of Phoenix, into the
O’Keeffe Museum (p198) down- Superstition Mountains,
town, and the Museum of and explore the ancient cliff
International Folk Art (p200). dwellings in Tonto National
Monument (p86). Then go south
Day 4: Chimayó and Taos through the silver-mining town
Head into the hills to the pilgrim of Globe (p87), and take a tour
chapel at Chimayó (p207), then of the futuristic Biosphere 2
continue to picturesque Taos Center (p91), en route to Tucson.
(p208), where the twin adobe
“houses” at Taos Pueblo (p210) Day 3: Tucson and Saguaro
date back centuries. National Park
Once you’ve strolled around
Day 5: Chaco Culture Tucson’s historic, Hispanic The ruins of the five-story Montezuma
National Historic Park downtown (pp88–9), drive west Castle, a 12th-century cliff dwelling
Head west to Chaco Culture to hike in the cactus-studded
National Historic Park (pp178–9) hills of Saguaro National Park Day 6: The Grand Canyon
where the vast pre-Columbian (p90), and see desert wildlife in and Flagstaff
settlement held “great houses” the Arizona-Sonora Desert Set off early for a full day at the
such as 650-room Pueblo Museum (p90). South Rim of the Grand Canyon
Bonito. Camp in the park or (pp62–7). Begin with the views
continue northwest and stay Day 4: The Mission Trail from Grand Canyon Village, then
overnight at Farmington (p177). and Tombstone tour the overlooks along Desert
Follow the Mission Trail south View Drive. Once the sun goes
Day 6: Canyon de Chelly towards Mexico, stopping to down, head for the lively college
National Monument swoon at the Southwest’s finest town of Flagstaff (pp70–71).
Continue west over the Arizona Spanish mission church, San
border to Canyon de Chelly Xavier del Bac (pp92–3). Indulge To extend your trip…
(pp172–5), where ancient ruins in a little shopping in the arts Take a day to explore the
nestle into sheer red-rock cliffs, colony of Tubac (pp94–5), Navajo Nation east, staying
and Navajo shepherds graze before heading east from the overnight at Monument
their flocks below monolithic border town of Nogales (p95) Valley (see pp168–9) or
Spider Rock. to catch a staged shootout in Canyon de Chelly (pp172–5).
the fabled Wild-West town of
Day 7: Acoma Pueblo Tombstone (p96). Day 7: Flagstaff to Phoenix
En route back to Albuquerque, Spend the morning exploring
detour south to Acoma Pueblo Day 5: Sedona Flagstaff, with a visit to the
(p221), whose inhabitants defied Turning your attentions to Museum of Northern Arizona
Coronado’s conquistadores. northern Arizona, head back up (p72). Then drive back to
I-10, beyond Phoenix, to reach the Phoenix, pausing to see the
One Week in Arizona red-rock paradise (and New-Age pink-tinged ruins in Montezuma
rendezvous) of Sedona (p77). Castle National Monument (p76).
• Airports Arrive at and depart
from Sky Harbor International
Airport in Phoenix.
• Transport Renting a car
is essential.
• Booking ahead Contact
Taliesen West beforehand
if you plan to take a tour.
Day 1: Phoenix
Visit the Heard Museum
(pp82–3) in downtown for an
introduction to Arizona’s Native
peoples, then drive into the hills
north of Scottsdale to see
Frank Lloyd Wright’s purpose-
built architec tural studio,
Taliesin West (p85). Giant saguaros, iconic cacti of the Southwest, in the Saguaro National Park

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