where are beutiful places to site see in the south west?

Question

I'm thinking of going on a road trip and want to see the beutiful desserts and monuments. Can u suggest any places

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Answer 1

I lived in Arizona and in the north I went to Monument Valley, the Grand Canyon, and the Painted Desert, Hopi Mesas and Navajolands. In the north central area I went to Flagstaff, the San Francisco Peaks, and went to Sunset Crater, Wupatki National Monument and Walnut Canyon. A little further south central is the Sedona - Oak Creek Canyon area. Around Tucsun you can go to Sabino Canyon, the Saguaro National Monument, and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Musuem.

I also spent a summer going to national parks, and in Utah I went to Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce, and Zion. I wish I could have also gone to Cedar Breaks, Glen Canyon, Capitol Reef.

I spent some time in Santa Fe which was gorgeous, but didn't have time to go to Taos like I would have liked to.

Have Fun!

Answer 2

Your best bet would be to go to AAA and pick up some tourism pamphlets and guides. Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Texas, Nevada, California - all of them have more fabulous places to visit than you can shake a stick at. And each has some very unique and absolutely marvelous cusine. It isn't all super-hot and same-old, same-old chili, but a bowl of authentic Texas chili is a real treat.
In Arizona and New Mexico we have a fascinating Native American heritage alongside the uniqueness of Spanish influence. We have broad, high and dry plains and towering mountains, heavenly lakes and wild rivers. You can tour Old Mesilla near the New Mexico State University in the morning and visit the still-active White Sands Missle Range where Twenty-first Century technology is developed to meet the challenges of space. You can pan for gold in Arizona rivers and in Colorado, or visit Smokey the Bear's birthplace in the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico. You can tour the historic village in Salt Lake City and see how the Mormon pioneers struggled to make a future after struggling, often on foot, through some of the most daunting obstacles human beings could face, see the magnificent Mormon Tabernacle and that same afternoon wander through many unique shops and boutiques in Park City, site of the 2002 Winter Olympics. You can visit the oldest continuously inhabited town in the Western Hemisphere, Orabi, a Hopi Indian village located deep within the Navajo Indian Nation - where, incidentally, I started school as a child. You can, of course, go all the way to the Pacific coast through California, visiting Spanish missions that still are maintained lovingly since before there were paved streets in New York City and Boston. You can visit Sutter's Mill, where the great California Gold Rush began, or Promontory Point in Utah, where the Golden Spike was driven where East met West on the Transcontinental Railroad - and you can get there on a bus, by car, or by special excursion train, pulled by a period steam locomotive. You can observe the greatest gathering of Native peoples at powwow or you can relax in the Santa Fe Opera to enjoy the latest musical extravaganzas. And if I were you, I'd finish it off in grand style from beautiful downtown Burbank on New Year's Day, gazing with wonder on the annual Rose Parade. What more - I ask you, what more could you want? The American Southwest has it all. Go, go! Vaya con Dios! Andele! Go! Arriba, Andele, andele! Yeee Haaaa!

Answer 3

The Grand Canyon is breathtakingly beautiful. I saw it from Grand Canyon City on the South Rim.

Answer 4

GRAND CANYON NP
Sedona
Bryce Canyon NP
Zion NP
Arches NP
Canyonlands NP

Answer 5

Mesa Verde NP (Anasazi Indian ruins) Colorado

http://www.nps.gov/meve
http://www.mesaverde.com/parkinfo.htm

Canyonlands at Moab Utah

http://moab-utah.com/
http://www.utah.com/nationalparks/arches.htm

Zion and Bryce National Park

http://www.utahszionandbryce.com/

Remember to carry enough water and Clif Bars, this ain't the city.

Answer 6

The Grand Canyon is a MUST.
Sedona, Arizona is just beautiful, as is Santa Fe, New Mexico - just in general.
Hoover Dam is amazing as well.

Answer 7

think the 4 corners area (where colo, nm, ariz, and utah meet)..
you have:
— monument valley on the rez (navajo rez)
— arches in moab, utah
— zion nat'l park, utah
— grand canyon (only go to the northern rim)
— glenn canyon
— canyons of the ancients in colo
— the awesome town of albuquerque, nm

there's so much to see and do... i could spend an entire year exploring the region and playing outside... have fun!!!

Answer 8

I know of a very well traveled guy who has practically been to all the major national parks and his pick is Big Bend in Texas.

Answer 9

grand canyon,painted desert,petrified forest,sedona,sunset crater,death valley california was an interesting place to visit also