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Arizona’s West Coast
COURTESY THE GRAND CANYON SKYWALK DEVELOPMENT
AMERICAN INDIAN CULTURE
The Quechan and Cocopah people were among the original settlers of the lower Colorado River basin. Today, both tribes have reservations near Yuma, as well as small museums that explore their heritage. The Mohave and Chemehuevi, whose legacies in the area date back thousands of years, form the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) with members of the Hopi and Navajo nations, who were relocated to the region in 1865. The CRIT Museum in Parker showcases cultural artifacts of the tribes, and the collective is best known today for its riverfront BlueWater Resort & Casino. You can also learn about the Mohave and the region’s other native peoples at the Mohave Museum of History and Arts in Kingman. The Hualapai, whose tribal headquarters are in Peach Springs to the northwest, include the Grand Canyon Skywalk and rafting excursions on the Colorado River among their tourism enterprises.
The clear-bottomed Grand Canyon Skywalk offers a bird’s-eye view of the canyon floor.
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Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, one of the most glamorous Hollywood couples of the 1930s, were married in Kingman on March 29, 1939.
all eras, including the pre-pavement ones. On the flat plain east of Kingman, Hackberry General Store proclaims its Route 66 pride with a shiny 1957 Corvette and vintage gas pumps, and Mildred’s Frontier Cafe in Truxton is still open for business. The last town on this uninterrupted portion of the road, Seligman revels in its Mother Road heritage with businesses like the Snow Cap Drive-in. Two Route 66 attractions worth exploring are Keepers of the Wild, an educational wildlife park near Valentine; and, just past Peach Springs, Grand Canyon Caverns, a cave system so dry that civil supplies for the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis were stored here. Today, visitors can stay overnight in the caverns in “the world’s deepest hotel room.”
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of 2013 Arizona Official State Visitor Guide
2013 Arizona Official State Visitor Guide
Arizona State Map
Contents
Authentic Arizona, A to Z
Tastes on Tour
Make a Splash
Centers of History & Craft
Statewide Calendar of Events
Phoenix & Central Arizona
• Regional Map
• Resource Guide
• Activities & Attractions Listings
• Accommodations
• Golf Courses
• RV Parks
Tucson & Southern Arizona
• Regional Map
• Resource Guide
• Activities & Attractions Listings
• Accommodations
• Golf Courses
• RV Parks
Northern Arizona
• Regional Map
• Resource Guide
• Activities & Attractions Listings
• Accommodations
• RV Parks
Arizona’s West Coast
• Regional Map
• Resource Guide
• Activities & Attractions Listings
• Accommodations
• RV Parks
North Central Arizona
• Regional Map
• Resource Guide
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• Accommodations
• Golf Courses
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