Northwest Arizona
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1. Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
Situated between Needles and Lake Havasu City, this spectacular 37,515-acre refuge is home to wintering Canada geese and other waterfowl, such as the snowy egret and the great blue heron. More than 315 species have been observed resting and nesting here.
Off Oatman–Topock Hwy., Topock, Arizona, 86436, USA760-326–3853Sight Details
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2. Hualapai Mountain Park
You haven't truly hiked in northwest Arizona until you've hiked in Hualapai Mountain Park. A 15-mile drive from town up Hualapai Mountain Road leads to the park's more than 2,300 wooded acres, with 10 miles of developed and undeveloped hiking trails, picnic areas, ATV trails, rustic cabins, teepees, and RV (full hookups) and tent areas. Along the park's trail system, you'll find a striking variety of plant life such as prickly pear cactus and Arizona walnut. Abundant species of birds and mammals such as the piñon jay and the Abert squirrel live here, and pristine stands of unmarred aspen mark the higher elevations. Any of the trails can be hiked in about three hours. Keep in mind the terrain in the park ranges from 5,000 to 8,500 feet above sea level, and snow—sometimes heavy—is common in winter.
6250 Hualapai Mountain Rd., Kingman, Arizona, 86401, USA928-681–5700Sight Details
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3. London Bridge
Remember the old nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down"? Well, it was. In 1968, after about 150 years of constant use, the 294-foot-long landmark was sinking into the Thames. When Lake Havasu City founder Robert McCullough heard about this predicament, he set about buying London Bridge, having it disassembled, shipped more than 5,000 miles to northwest Arizona, and rebuilt, stone by stone. The bridge was reconstructed on mounds of sand and took three years to complete. When it was finished, a mile-long channel was dredged under the bridge and water was diverted from Lake Havasu through the Bridgewater Channel. Today the entire city is centered on this unusual attraction. Walking tours are offered Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 11 am from January through March (and group tours are also offered from October through April); the cost is $10 per person, and reservations are required. These guided strolls leave from the Lake Havasu City Visitor Center at the eastern base of the bridge, where you'll find a colorful re-creation of an English Village that houses a few curio shops and restaurants and offers good views of the channel of cool blue water flowing under London Bridge. On the western side, you'll find a handful of more urbane restaurants as well as the hip Heat Hotel.
1550 London Bridge Rd., Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 86403, USA928-855–5655-for tours -
4. Arizona Route 66 Museum
Sharing space with the visitor center, this museum provides a nostalgic look at the evolution of the famous route that started as a footpath followed by prehistoric Native Americans and evolved into a length of pavement that reached from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. The Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum, a semipermanent display inside the museum, features electric vehicles on loan from the Historic Electric Vehicle Foundation. Memory Lane, also inside the Powerhouse building where the museum is housed, is a store crammed with kitschy souvenirs.
120 W. Andy Devine Ave., Kingman, Arizona, 86401, USA928-753–9889Sight Details
Rate Includes: $4, includes admission to the Bonelli House and the Mohave Museum of History and Arts, Daily 9–5 -
5. Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge
This 6,055-acre desert oasis contains the largest surviving cottonwood-willow woodland in the region. The refuge is a favorite byway of neotropical migratory birds such as the flashy vermilion flycatcher and the brilliant summer tanager.
60911 AZ 95, Parker, Arizona, 85344, USA928-667–4144Sight Details
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6. Bonelli House
History buffs should check out the 1915 Bonelli House, an excellent example of Anglo-territorial architecture, featuring a facade of light-gray quarried stone and whitewashed-wood accents, a very popular style in the early 1900s. It is one of more than 60 buildings in the Kingman business district listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains period pieces including a large wall clock that was once the only clock in Kingman. Because of the narrow hallways, only 10 visitors are allowed to tour the property at a time.
430 E. Spring St., Kingman, Arizona, 86401, USA928-753–1413Sight Details
Rate Includes: $4, Weekdays 11–3, last tour at 2:30, Closed Sat.--Mon. -
7. Chloride
The ghost town of Chloride, Arizona's oldest silver-mining camp, takes its name from a type of silver ore mined here. During its heyday, from 1900 to 1920, some 60 mines operated in the area: silver, gold, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and even turquoise were mined in the rugged terrain. Around 375 folks live in and around Chloride today; there's a restaurant, saloon, convenience store, RV park, and a smattering of old buildings.Western artist Roy Purcell painted the large murals on the rocks on the eastern edge of town—10 feet high and almost 30 feet across, they depict a goddess figure, intertwined snakes, and Eastern and Native American symbols. To reach the murals, follow signs from the eastern end of Highway 125 along the unpaved road—it's a slow, twisting drive best attempted with four-wheel-drive vehicles. Outdoors enthusiasts can take advantage of the miles of hiking trails and explore the mineral-rich hills with excellent rockhounding opportunities.Mock gunfights in the streets mark high noon on the first and second Saturdays of the month. In October, the entire town turns out for Old Miner's Day—the biggest event of the year, featuring a parade, bazaar, bake sale, and family-friendly contests (St. Patrick's Day is also a big to-do here).The marked turnoff on Highway 125 for Chloride is about 12 miles north of Kingman on U.S. 93. Give wide berth to abandoned mine entrances and shafts, which are often unstable and can cave in without warning. Experts believe there are more than 200,000 abandoned mines in Arizona, many in the rich mineral regions such as the one surrounding Chloride.
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8. Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-in
In Seligman, you can stop here for a "small soda" and to view the old Coca-Cola and Burma Shave signs. In fact, the whole town is rife with old signs and cars.
301 W. Chino Ave., Seligman, Arizona, 86337, USA928-422–3291 -
9. Desert Diamond Distillery
Located at the Kingman Airport Industrial Complex, this distillery in an unassuming red building pours samples of its award-winning barrel reserve–aged rums and popular agave rum (along with two other rums, two whiskeys, and a vodka). Tours of the distillery explain the process of converting blackstrap molasses into fine spirits.
Kingman, Arizona, 86401, USA928-757--7611Sight Details
Rate Includes: $7 for tour; $10 for tasting, Mon., Thurs., Sun., 10–5; Fri.–Sat., 10–6, Closed Tues. and Wed. -
10. Grand Canyon Caverns
Nestled among rolling, juniper-covered hills 60 miles east of Kingman, the full extent of Grand Canyon Caverns, a massive dry cave, is still unknown. Daily tours include an elevator descent to the main floor of the caverns, 210 feet below ground. The standard ¾-mile walking tour takes 45 minutes, but a 25-minute tour is available for those short on time. The 2-hour Explorers Tour goes deeper into the cave while the Wild Tour continues into a recently discovered cluster of massive caves. In the rodeo arena behind the basic 48-room motel, restaurant, and curio shop, area cowboys often hold calf-roping competitions.
AZ 66, Peach Springs, Arizona, 86434, USA928-422–3223-option 2 for cavernsSight Details
Rate Includes: From $21.95, May–Sept., daily 9–5; Oct.–Apr., daily 10–4 -
11. Grand Canyon Western Ranch
Sprawling at the base of Spirit Mountain, this historic 106,000-acre working cattle ranch about a 75-minute drive from Kingman takes guests on an adventure to the Old West. Corriente cattle still roam the hills and their cowboy caretakers guide horseback tours and horse-drawn wagon rides through the rugged countryside. Tap Duncan (a member of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang) lived here, and Andy Devine supposedly spent some time working here. The ranch now offers rustic cabins, home-cooked meals, horseback riding, wagon rides, and a helicopter tour of Grand Canyon West. Located just 14 miles southwest of Grand Canyon West, the ranch is a popular stopping-off point for day-trippers seeking spectacular canyon views in this remote region. Several activities packages are available, with or without meal plans.
3750 E. Diamond Bar Ranch Rd., Meadview, Arizona, 86444, USA928-788--0283Sight Details
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12. Hackberry General Store
At this store, both a shop and museum dedicated to Mother Road memorabilia, you can pose for pictures with vintage cars, kitschy signs, ancient gas pumps, and highway memorabilia while sipping a bottle of sarsaparilla.
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13. Kingman Railroad Museum
Developed by Kingman's active legion of railroad aficionados, the Whistler Stop Railroad Club, this museum is set inside the town's vintage 1907 Santa Fe Railroad depot and contains vintage model-train layouts from the 1940s through the 1960s, plus additional memorabilia chronicling the region's rail history.
402 E. Andy Devine Ave., Kingman, Arizona, 86401, USA928-753--7995Sight Details
Rate Includes: $2, Wed.–Sun. 10–4, Closed Mon. and Tues. -
14. Lake Havasu Museum of History
This museum takes an in-depth look at the history of the region with exhibits on the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, London Bridge, Parker Dam, the mining industry, and historic steamboat operation.
320 London Bridge Rd., Lake Havasu City, Arizona, 86403, USA928-854–4938Sight Details
Rate Includes: $7.50, Closed Sun. and Mon., Oct.–Apr.,Tues.–Sat. 10–4; May–Sept., Tues.–Sat. 10–2 -
15. Mohave Museum of History and Arts
This museum includes an Andy Devine room with memorabilia from Devine's Hollywood years and, incongruously, a portrait collection of every president and First Lady. There's also an exhibit of carved Kingman turquoise, displays on Native American art and artifacts, and a diorama depicting the mid-19th-century expedition of Lt. Edward Beale, who led his camel-cavalry unit to the area in search of a wagon road along the 35th parallel. You can follow the White Cliffs Trail from downtown to see the deep ruts cut into the desert floor by the wagons that came to Kingman after Beale's time.
400 W. Beale St., Kingman, Arizona, 86401, USA928-753–3195Sight Details
Rate Includes: $4, includes admission to Arizona Route 66 Museum and the Bonelli House, Weekdays 9–4:30, Sat. 1–4:30, Closed Sat.--Mon. -
16. Oatman
A worthwhile if hokey stop between Kingman and Bullhead City, the ghost town of Oatman lies along old Route 66. It's a straight shot across the Mojave Desert valley for a while, but then the road narrows and winds precipitously for about 15 miles through the Black Mountains. Oatman's main street is right out of the Old West; scenes from a number of films, including How the West Was Won, were shot here. It still has a remote, old-time feel: many of the natives carry sidearms, and they're not acting. You can wander into a saloon or visit the shabbily endearing Oatman Hotel, which now contains a restaurant but no longer rents overnight accommodations. Several times a day, resident actors entertain visitors with mock gunfights on the main drag. More than 20 curio shops and eclectic boutiques line the length of Main Street. The burros that often come in from nearby hills and meander down the street, however, are the town's real draw. A couple of stores sell carrots to folks who want to feed these "wild" beasts, which at last count numbered about a dozen and which leave plenty of evidence of their visits in the form of "road apples"—so watch your step. For information about the town and its attractions, contact the Oatman Chamber of Commerce (927/768--6222, www.oatmangoldroad.org).
Oatman, Arizona, 86433, USA -
17. Oatman Hotel
HotelWhile strolling Main Street and munching on kettle corn, visit the Oatman Hotel, where you can peek into the room where Hollywood's Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their honeymoon night. The nonoperating hotel includes a restaurant offering a slew of burgers, homemade potato chips called burro ears, and cowboy singers up on stage. You can join the thousands of tourists who have stapled dollar bills to the saloon's walls in honor of the miners who used to tack up their bar tabs. There's also a little ice-cream and candy stand in the hotel lobby. The building is on historic Route 66, the "Main Street of America.
181 Main St., Oatman, Arizona, 86433, USA928-768–4408 -
18. Wigwam Motel
In eastern Arizona, at the Wigwam Motel—where the rooms are inside 30-foot-tall wood-and-concrete tepees—you'll see a vast collection of classic cars, from a '59 Chevy Impala to a '51 Studebaker Land Cruiser in the parking lot.
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