There are many events that Arizona is known for: The Phoenix Open, NASCAR, All Major Leagues Sports, Barrett Jackson Car Show, Renaissance Festival and AZ State Fair just to name a few.
There are just as many attractions: Phoenix Zoo, Out of Africa, Odysea Aquarium, Butterfly Museum, Botanical Gardens, Rawhide, Goldfield Ghost Town, White Dove, Old Tucson, Sedona Red Rock Formations, Grand Canyon, Salt River Canyon, Snowbowl & Sunrise Ski Resorts, Sand Dunes, and the list is boundless.
If you want to be outdoor active:
✔️Lakes: Boating, Fishing, Canoe, Kayak, Paddleboard, Rowing, Sailing, Skiing….
✔️Golf: 9 and 18 hole courses, driving ranges, miniature golf, Top Golf
✔️Land: hike, run, bike, mountain bike, atv, dirtbike, 4 wheel, golf, pickleball, tennis, climbing
Interesting Facts about Arizona:
📍You can be adventurous and Skydive out of a plane or go to iFly and train inside! You can take a hot air balloon ride or what the balloon festival!
📍Do you like Motorsports? Drag Racing, Mud Bogs, Dirt Tracks, Off-Road ATV or climbing, Racing Schools and more!
📍Architectural sites are visible throughout the state: Frank Lloyd Wright has several completed projects in the Phoenix Metro, Adobe Ruins, Historical Homes and more.
📍If you like baseball we not only have our Major League Team “AZ Diamondbacks” but we are hosts for the “Cactus League” Spring training in March each year.
📍There are an average of 299 Sunny days for the State of Arizona - no matter what part you live in!
📍The average rainfall in the Valley of the Sun - Phoenix Metro - 9.2 inches. The state’s precipitation varies. At Flagstaff the annual average is 18.31 inches; Phoenix averages 7.64 inches; and Yuma’s annual average is 3.27 inches.
📍The states has terrain variances from: desert, high desert, sand dune, rock face, rim country, high mountain.
📍Arizona is a right-to-work state. The law states no person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of non-membership in a labor organization.
📍Petrified wood is the official state fossil. Most petrified wood comes from the Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona.
📍The only North American “7 Wonders of the World” is located in Arizona - The Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon’s Flaming Gorge got its name for its blazing red and orange colored, twelve-hundred-foot-high walls. Grand Canyon’s Disaster Falls was named to commemorate the site of a previous explorer’s wreck. Grand Canyon’s Marble Canyon got its name from its thousand-foot-thick seam of marble and for its walls eroded to a polished glass finish.
📍Arizona observes Mountain Standard Time on a year round basis. The one exception is the Navajo Nation, located in the northeast corner of the state, which observes the daylight savings time change.
📍The original London Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City.
📍Rising to a height of 12,643 feet, Mount Humphreys north of Flagstaff is the state’s highest mountain.
📍The world’s largest solar telescope is located at Kitts Peak National Observatory in the city of Sells.
📍Tombstone, Ruby, Gillette, and Gunsight are among the ghost towns scattered throughout the state.
📍Cattle and calves and dairy are leading Arizona ag products, with cotton, lettuce and hay positioned as top-produced crops. Additionally, citrus is a vital economic force, and the Grand Canyon State ranks second in the nation for cantaloupe, honeydew melons and lemon production.
📍The major employment sectors in Arizona include aerospace, electronics and semi-conductor manufacturing. Tourism, business services and back-office operations are also important sectors. Arizona's original export activities - agriculture and mining - remain significant in many rural parts of the state.