Stories Archive

Flagstaff The building that today houses the Pioneer Museum is 108 years old, but if you want its true origin, you’ll have to go back further — a...

Patagonia The centerpiece of one of Southern Arizona’s most charming small towns is a depot built for the New Mexico and Arizona Railroad. The...

Petrified Forest National Park Stock-market turmoil took a toll on construction projects in the 1930s, but the Painted Desert Inn was an...

Phoenix It all started with Gustav Walter. Walter, a German impresario, dreamed of building a cross-country “Orpheum Circuit” of theaters for...

Ganado The Long Walk, the U.S. government’s forced relocation of some 9,000 Navajos in the 1860s, had a lasting effect on the Navajo identity and...

Chiricahua National Monument The Chiricahua Mountains are a long way from Sweden — and a lot of other places, too. But that’s where Neil and...

Bisbee You wouldn’t guess it today, but Bisbee once was a bustling mining town, with a population of more than 20,000 in the early 1900s. The town...

County Seat: YumaFounded: 1864Area: 5,514 square milesPopulation: 195,751 (2010)Other Major City: San LuisGeographic...