Most of Arizona's compelling natural attractions are in its northern reaches, but the southern half of the state holds ninety percent of its people, all its significant cities and several important historic sites. Apart from a couple of Spanish missions, the bulk of what there is to see is frontier Americana, especially in Tombstone , in the southeast corner. Phoenix , the state capital, is huge, sprawling and dull; Tucson makes a better base for visiting this part of the world and for trips south of the border into Mexico.

Tucson, Phoenix and southern Arizona

• Tucson, Phoenix and southern Arizona

Explore Tucson, Phoenix and southern Arizona

• Biosphere 2
• East of Phoenix: The Superstition Mountains
• Nogales
• Phoenix
• South to the border: the Mission Trail
• Southeast corner
• Southwest Arizona
• Tucson

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