Places to Explore In Southeast Arizona

Discover the best places to explore in Southeast Arizona with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Benson

Back in its historic heyday as a Butterfield stagecoach station, and later as the hub of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Benson was just a place...

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Bisbee

Like Tombstone, Bisbee was a mining boomtown, but its wealth was in copper, not silver, and its success continued much longer. The gnarled Mule Mountains...

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  • 12 Things To Do

Chiricahua National Monument

With its "upside-down" rock formations and abundant wildlife, the Chiricahua National Monument is well worth the two-hour drive from Tucson. You’ll be rewarded with unique...

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Fort Bowie National Historical Site

Fort Bowie was built in 1882 to protect this important travel route for wagon trains. Historic sites, including the fort ruins and the stagecoach stop...

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Kartchner Caverns State Park

Kartchner Caverns is a large and beautifully maintained cave system where visitors can walk through the fantastic stalactites and stalagmites while learning about the unique...

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Patagonia

Served by a spur of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, Patagonia was a shipping center for cattle and ore. The town declined after...

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  • 6 Things To Do

Sierra Vista

A characterless military town on the outskirts of Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista is nonetheless a good base from which to explore the more scenic areas...

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  • 4 Things To Do

Sonoita

The grasslands surrounding modern-day Sonoita captured the attention of early Spanish explorers, including Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, who mapped and claimed the area in 1701...

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  • 8 Things To Do

Texas Canyon

A dramatic change of scenery along Interstate 10 will signal that you’re entering Texas Canyon. The rock formations here are exceptional—huge boulders appear to be...

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Tombstone

When prospector Ed Schieffelin headed out in 1877 to seek his fortune along the arid washes of San Pedro Valley, a patrolling soldier warned that...

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  • 10 Things To Do

Willcox

The small town of Willcox, in the heart of Arizona ranching country, began in the late 1870s as a railroad construction camp called Maley. When...

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  • 6 Things To Do

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