Visitors' Center - From I-40 take exit 195-B. This puts you on the very end of I-17 which becomes Milton Road and, when joined by I-40 Business, the street signs will tell you you're on the famous Hwy 66. After you drive under the railroad overpass the street makes a right turn. Drive 3 more blocks to the Flagstaff Visitors' Center in the restored Santa Fe Railroad Terminal near the intersection of  Leroux Street. (This is still active as a railroad depot now servicing Amtrak trains.)
  Open daily 7a to 7p (except Thanksgiving and Christmas Days).
  For more information phone 1-800-842-7293 (toll free).

• Arboretum at Flagstaff
• Elden Pueblo
• Lowell Observatory -
• Other attractions
• Monument Valley
• Museum of Northern Arizona
• Nordic Center
• Oak Creek
• Pioneer Museum
• Riordan State Park
• San Francisco Peaks
• Skyride
• Snowbowl
• Sunset Crater Nat'l Monument xx
• Walnut Canyon Nat'l Monument xx
• Wapatki National Monument

Lowell Observatory - The Steele Visitor Center of the Lowell Observatory houses a number of interactive exhibits and the McAllister Public Observatory. The goal is to educate the public about the exciting world of astronomy. The Steele Visitor Center is also the staging area for all day tours and evening programs. For more information phone 1-928-774-3358 or visit their web site: LowellObservatory.
   From I-40 take exit 195-B. This puts you on the very end of I-17 which becomes Milton Road and, when joined by I-40 Business, the street signs will tell you you're on the famous Hwy 66. After you drive under the railroad overpass the street makes a right turn. Instead of turning right, go straight and turn left onto Santa Fe Avenue. Follow Santa Fe to the end of Santa Fe at a fork in the road. Bear right and follow switchbacks up the hill to the Steele Visitor Center of the Lowell Observatory.

Sunset Crater Volcano Nat'l Monument - More than 900 years ago, Sunset Crater Volcano began to form as ash and cinder erupted from a fissure in the ground. Soon, lava began to flow from the base of the crater which, when it cooled, left black rivers of hardened lava. There are several trails with viewpoints which allow closer examination of the crater. Sunset Crater was named by John Wesley Powell because of the red-orange hue around the rim.
   Open daily except Christmas (admission charged). The permit is good for 7 days and may be used to gain entrance to the Wupati Village and the Walnut Canyon National Monument. (No entrance fee is charged to National Park Pass, Golden Eagle, Golden Age and Golden Access cardholders.)
   For more information phone 1-928-526-0502 or view the NPS web site at: Sunset.
   From I-40 take exit 201. If eastbound turn left; if westbound turn right. Follow Country Club Road across the tracks to Route 66 (also I-40 Business). Watch for the sign 'US-89 North. You cross Route 66 and take the access road to your right to get on US-89. Follow US-89 about 12 miles to the Sunset Crater - Wupatki Loop road and continue 2 miles to the visitor center.

Walnut Canyon National Monument -   Other popular attractions include the Walnut Canyon National Monument and its pueblos dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. A visit in this canyon is almost like dripping into another world. And in the autumn, the abundant aspens turn a brilliant yellow as if to should their last gasp before the winter snows.
   An easy walk down the paved trail brings you to the ancient cliff dwellings built within these steep canyon walls. Occupies nearly a thousand years ago, these ancient pueblo residents left behind may artifacts, some of which are on display at the NPS Visitors Center.

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   When you climb back up the trail to the parking lot, look around and enjoy the surrounding beauty. These people certainly know how to pick a great spot.
   Open daily except Christmas (admission charged). The permit is good for 7 days and may be used to gain entrance to Sunset Crater National Monument and the Wupati Village. (No entrance fee is charged to National Park Pass, Golden Eagle, Golden Age and Golden Access cardholders.)
   For more information phone 1-928-526-3367 or view the NPS web site: WalnutCanyon.
   From I-40 take exit 204. If eastbound turn right; if westbound turn right. Follow Walnut Canyon Road to the entry station and the parking area.

Elden Pueblo -   The Elden Pueblo, a Native American village that probably was inhabited from A. D. 1070 to 1275, serves as a 'hands-on' archaeological summer camp for public middle-school students. Accessible also by tourists from mid April until September, ongoing archaeological excavations can be viewed and explained. Phone 928-526-0866 for more information.

Snowbowl - Skiing is a great winter attraction here; the Flagstaff Nordic Center, Northern Arizona's Premier Cross Country Ski Resort, and the Arizona Snowbowl, featuring its Skyride, assures that Flagstaff is as exciting in the winter as in the summer.

 Other attractions include the Meteor Crater (world's largest known meteor crater), the ancient Indian ruins at Wapatki National Monument, the awesome red rock canyons at Oak Creek, the Navajo Tribal Park Monument Valley and towering over all, the San Francisco Peaks which rise to over 12,000 feet nearly dwarfing the highest city in the U.S.A. (about 7,000 feet). It is easy to understand why Flagstaff is called the city of seven wonders.

In the City of Flagstaff you'll also find:

• Arboretum at Flagstaff - you've certainly heard about the blooming beauty of Arizona in the spring. Here is a great place to easily observe this phenomenon.
• Museum of Northern Arizona - which tries to cover about everything associated with the 'Colorado Plateau' (the 130,000 square mile area encompassing northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico). Displays cover Native American art and culture plus the biology, geology, anthropology, and fine arts of the region. Note: We have been assured that their web site is usually functional; it frequently requires a lot of patience while it loads.
• Pioneer Museum - maintained by the Arizona Historical Society/Northern Arizona Division, offers its visitors a good glimpse into the lives of the early pioneers. 
• Riordan State Park - a mansion built in 1904 by Timothy and Michael, brothers prominent in the Northern Arizona lumber industry. Replete with its original furnishings, a tour can be very enlightening to those wishing to know more about the successful development of this region.

  The exit to take in Flagstaff for eating, sleeping and refueling is exit 195 (Interstate 17). This starts off as Milton Road (the I-17 Interstate terminated here at I-40), then makes a sharp right turn and become Santa Fe Avenue. Just northeast of town you have a well-marked access road to return you to I-40. All very convenient.

Touring Note:
  If you are westbound on I-40 and wish to view the Grand Canyon from the South Rim, take exit 201 and follow US-89 to Cameron. Turn left and follow AZ-64 to the Canyon rim. On the way you’ll pass by Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Wupatki National Monument and, shortly after you turn onto AZ-64, the Little Colorado Gorge. That tall mountain to the west of US-89 just north of Flagstaff is Humphreys Peak that, at 12,663 feet, is the highest mountain in Arizona.

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