A patch of bright gold wildflowers in a park in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Muriel Reynolds
This page lists local and national monuments and memorials to see in Arizona. Some listings link to a page with additional photos, descriptive text, directions or a map, and a list of services available. Details on related recreational activities also may be included.
AJO
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT Kris Eggle Visitor Center
10 Organ Pipe Drive
Ajo, AZ 85321-9626
520-387-6849
See an extraordinary collection of plants of the Sonoran Desert, including the organ pipe cactus, a large cactus rarely found in the United States.
FREDONIA
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT
406 North Pipe Spring Road
Fredonia, AZ 86022
928-643-7105
A little known gem of the National Park System, rich with American Indian, early explorer and Mormon pioneer history.
HEREFORD
CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL Coronado Visitor Center
4101 East Montezuma Canyon Rd
Hereford, AZ 85615
520-366-5515
Commemorates the explorations of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and shows important early history of the United States and Mexico.
PHOENIX
PIONEER AND MILITARY MEMORIAL PARK
15th Avenue and Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ
602-262-6412
Avenue of Flags, Benches, Fountain, Historic Cemeteries.
WESLEY BOLIN MEMORIAL PLAZA
1700 W Washington St
Phoenix, AZ
602-542-4581
Covers two square blocks of the State Capitol grounds and is the site of 23 memorials commemorating the many achievements of Governor Bolin and other prominent Arizonans.
TONALEA
NAVAJO NATIONAL MONUMENT
HC 71 Box 3
Tonalea, AZ 86044-9704
928-672-2700
Contains three of the most intact cliff dwellings of the ancestral puebloan people (Hisatsinom). The Navajo people who live here today call these ancient ones "Anasazi." Free guided tours.
TUMACACORI
TUMACACORI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
1891 E Frontage Rd
Tumacacori, AZ 85640
520-398-2341
The abandoned ruins of three ancient Spanish colonial missions, San José de Tumacácori and Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi, established in 1691, and San Cayetano de Calabazas, established in 1756.
WINDOW ROCK
NAVAJO NATION Four Corners Monument
Box 2520
Window Rock, AZ 86515
928-871-6647
The Four Corners is the only place in the United States where four states intersect at one point: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado. The Visitor Center is open year round and features Navajo artisans and traditional foods.
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