Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Native American & Conquistador Trail
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1
Albuquerque
2-4
Santa Fe
5
Acoma Pueblo
6
Chaco Culture National Historic Park
7a
Mesa Verde National Park
7b
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
8
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
9
The Hopi Mesas
10
Sedona
11
Phoenix
12
Bisbee & Coronado National Memorial
13-14
Tucson
UTAH
C O L O R A D O
COLORADO
Cortez
Cortez
MESA VERDE
NAT'L PARK
MON. VALLEY
NAVAJO TRIBAL PARK
MESA VERDE
NAT'L PARK
7a
7b
CANYON DE CHELLY
NAT'L MON.
CHACO CULTURE NAT'L
HISTORIC PARK
CHACO CULTURE NAT'L
HISTORIC PARK
6
8
GRAND CANYON
NATIONAL PARK
Walpi
2-4
9
Santa Fe
5
1
Acoma
Pueblo
Sedona
10
Albuquerque
A R I Z O N A
ARIZONA
N E W M E X I C O
NEW MEXICO
11
Phoenix
Florence
Tucso
13-14
4
12
Bisbee
TEXAS
0
100 mi
10
MEXICO
0
100 km
the 16th-century expedition of Spanish
explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronado.
As you drive south from Phoenix to Bis-
bee, detour to visit
Casa Grande Ruins
National Monument
(p. 463), which
preserves a huge 650-year-old earth-walled
Hohokam building that may have been an
astronomical observatory.
Days
#
&
$
: Tucson
From Bisbee, head west on scenic back
roads to the historic Spanish mission now
preserved as
Tumacácori National His-
torical Park
(p. 467). Nearby you can
tour more Spanish ruins at
Tubac Presi-
dio State Historic Park
(p. 467). Be
sure to stop at Wisdom's Café for a fruit
your trip. If you want to see more petro-
glyphs, visit
Deer Valley Rock Art Center
(p. 434). Alternatively, you can see a par-
tially reconstructed Hohokam village at
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeo-
logical Park
(p. 435). In the evening,
stroll the grounds of the
Desert Botanical
Garden
(p. 434), which has an ethnobo-
tanical garden.
Day
@
: Bisbee & Coronado
National Memorial
Today, head south through Tucson to the
historic copper-mining town of Bisbee. It
makes a good base for exploring the
nearby
Coronado National Memorial
(p. 476). This memorial commemorates
