{"id":26482,"date":"2021-02-08T13:12:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/?p=26482"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:38:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T20:38:00","slug":"celebrate-arizona-and-visit-these-lesser-known-tourist-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/travel\/celebrate-arizona-and-visit-these-lesser-known-tourist-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Arizona and Visit these Lesser-Known Tourist Destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-written-by-jamie-killin\"><span id=\"written-by-jamie-killin\"><em>Written by Jamie Killin<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"750\"  height=\"562\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-80x60.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-26485 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-750x562.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-750x562.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-1160x869.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-83x63.jpg 83w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1-850x637.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075242\/DJI_0025-hdr-1.jpg 1500w\" ><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Arizona is a vibrant, fast-growing state with cultural attractions, hospitality destinations, and several professional sports teams. Its capital city of Phoenix even boasts the title of the fifth-largest city in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Arizona is still a relatively young state that achieved statehood only 109 years ago, and there are still remnants of its Wild West today captured in small yet fascinating towns. Some of these are popular tourist destinations, like Jerome and Tombstone, but there are many little-known places to explore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tortilla-flat\"><span id=\"tortilla-flat\">Tortilla Flat&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"750\"  height=\"563\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  data-id=\"26487\"  class=\"wp-image-26487 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"  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https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075257\/DJI_0198-80x67.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075257\/DJI_0198-620x515.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075257\/DJI_0198-850x707.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075257\/DJI_0198.jpg 1500w\" ><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tortilla Flat is an authentic original Western town and a charming piece of Arizona\u2019s history nestled in the Superstition Mountains. It was first established as a freight station to support the Roosevelt Dam\u2019s construction in 1904, which was Phoenix\u2019s first reservoir! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Tortilla Flat has had several famous visitors, including Teddy Roosevelt, Clark Gable, John Wayne, and even Barbara Streisand, who experienced its Old West charm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A trip to Tortilla Flat isn\u2019t complete without visiting the Superstition Restaurant and Saloon for the town\u2019s famous chili, a stop at the museum, a scoop of prickly pear gelato from the country store, and some shopping at the mercantile, which sells a variety of locally produced art pieces and gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-oatman\"><span id=\"oatman\">Oatman<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img  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https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075324\/GettyImages-1269325504-1-850x572.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/25075324\/GettyImages-1269325504-1.jpg 1500w\" ><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oatman is an authentic mining settlement off the iconic Route 66. The small town gained notoriety after a lucky miner, Johnny Moss, struck gold in the 1800s. The news put the town at the center of the gold rush until the 1940s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, it\u2019s best-known for its large population of wild burros, Route 66 landmarks, daily comedic gunfight reenactments in the street, the Oatman Mine Museum, and various on-of-a-kind souvenir shops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also home to the aptly named Oatman Hotel, where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard are said to have stayed after getting married in the nearby town of Kingman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-perkinsville\"><span id=\"perkinsville\">Perkinsville&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"750\"  height=\"500\"  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