Arizona

Arizona, a state in the southwestern United States, is best known for the Grand Canyon, the deep mile abyss carved by the Colorado River. Flagstaff, a mountainous town covered with ponderosa pine, is one of the main gates of the Grand Canyon.

Other natural sites include the Saguaro National Park, which protects the desert landscape of Sonora filled with cacti. Tucson is a territory of the University of Arizona and is home to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

Despite the high heat, Arizona contains 10 of the 500 safest cities in the United States to live in. Other safe cities in other parts of the state are Oro Valley with a rating of 86.71, Lake Havasu City near the border of Nevada with a rating of 82.38, or Flagstaff on the way to the Grand Canyon.

Arizona is famous for the Grand Canyon. Arizona’s most famous and now official nickname, “The Grand Canyon State” celebrates its most iconic feature, the Grand Canyon. Arizona is also known as the “Copper State” revealing its abundance in this mineral.

Arizona has more parks and national monuments than any other state, more mountains than Switzerland, and more golf courses than Scotland. State attractions include the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Painted Desert, Hoover Dam, Mead Lake, Fort Apache, and the rebuilt London Bridge in Lake Havasu City.