Prescott, Cottonwood, Jerome, Sedona, Oak Creek Canyon, Flagstaff, Parker, and Phoenix offer museums, art galleries, historic sites, notable restaurants, scores of antique and curio shops, and seasonal live events, not to mention the popular natural wonders of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, the Petrified Forest, Monument Valley, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, Salt River Canyon, Superstition Mountains, Picacho Peak State Park, Saguaro National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, and the Colorado River, over which the famous London Bridge stands guard in Lake Havasu City. Prescott, the site of the original state capital and like Mayer part of Northern Arizona, has historic U.S. Cavalry forts, Indian dwellings, gold rush boomtowns, abandoned mines, and Spanish Land Grant ranches. Arizona’s pro sports teams include Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks, National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns, National Football League's Arizona Cardinals, National Hockey League's Arizona Coyotes, and the Phoenix Mercury, Womens’ NBA. More interesting facts:
Arizona has more parks and national monuments than any other state.
The cactus wren is the official state bird, not the roadrunner as many suppose.
The roadrunner, though not the state bird, really is pretty fast, as in 20+ mph.
Arizona observes constitutional open firearm carry, and concealed carry is allowed without a permit.
Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time except on one indian reservation.
The London Bridge was shipped in pieces and reassemnbled in Arizona's Colorado River community Lake Havasu City by the eccentric founder of McCulloch Chain Saws at a cost of $7 million in the late 1960s.
There are reportedly more hummingbirds in Arizona than in any other state. Texas is said to be next.
The mean elevation in Arizona is 4,100 feet.
The state motto is Ditat Deus, which means “God Enriches” in Latin.
Both Northern Arizona cities Jerome and Prescott were named after New Yorkers who never set foot in their namesakes.
Arizona is home to the world's second-largest Ostrich Ranch.