Copper Queen Hotel
Bisbee
You wouldn’t guess it today, but Bisbee once was a bustling mining town, with a population of more than 20,000 in the early 1900s…
Faraway Ranch
Chiricahua National Monument
The Chiricahua Mountains are a long way from Sweden — and a lot of other places, too. But that’s where Neil…
Grand Canyon Lodge
North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park
For most people staying overnight at the Grand Canyon, there’s Bright Angel Lodge and El Tovar on…
Hubbell Trading Post
Ganado
The Long Walk, the U.S. government’s forced relocation of some 9,000 Navajos in the 1860s, had a lasting effect on the Navajo…
Orpheum Theatre
Phoenix
It all started with Gustav Walter. Walter, a German impresario, dreamed of building a cross-country “Orpheum Circuit” of…
Painted Desert Inn
Petrified Forest National Park
Stock-market turmoil took a toll on construction projects in the 1930s, but the Painted Desert Inn was an…
Patagonia Railroad Depot
Patagonia
The centerpiece of one of Southern Arizona’s most charming small towns is a depot built for the New Mexico and Arizona…
Pioneer Museum
Flagstaff
The building that today houses the Pioneer Museum is 108 years old, but if you want its true origin, you’ll have to go back…
Pipe Springs National Monument
Near Fredonia
On the Arizona Strip, water can be nearly impossible to find. That’s what drew Mormon missionaries to Pipe Spring, which…
Riordan Mansion
Flagstaff
It’s not as big as Xanadu — the opulent mansion at the center of Citizen Kane — but the 13,000-square-foot Riordan…
Shumway School
Near Show Low
Larry Muder was one of the last students to attend class at Shumway School. Later, Muder told a newspaper reporter about “…
Slaughter Ranch
Near Douglas
John Slaughter spoke softly and carried a big stick long before Teddy Roosevelt made it cool. Elected Cochise County…