Fodor's Expert Review Cholla Cactus Garden

This stand of thousands of teddy-bear cholla (sometimes called jumping cholla because its hooked spines seem to jump at you) is best seen and photographed in the late afternoon, when the backlit spiky stalks stand out against a colorful sky, and in spring when they're most likely to bloom. Stay on the ¼-mile boardwalk, as the minuscule barbs easily detach and latch on, and they are very painful to remove.