Navajo National Monument protects three hidden Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. It’s located in northern Arizona within Navajo Nation and there’s no fee to visit.
Kingman is a small city along historic Route 66 in Arizona. We made a quick stop there while passing through on our way to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
It’s hard to believe a city like Las Vegas has Mormon roots, but it’s true. On June 14, 1855, Mormon missionaries arrived to build a fort along a creek that flowed from Las Vegas Springs. Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park preserves what’s left of the oldest building in the city and tells the story of its first settlers.
Red Cliffs Recreation Area is a small section of the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. It’s located in southwest Utah northeast of St. George and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
The main attraction at Pipe Spring National Monument is Winsor Castle. It was meant to protect Mormon ranchers from the Federal Governmet and raids by the Navajo.
Pipe Spring National Monument is a fortified ranch and natural spring in the desert in northern Arizona. It’s surrounded by the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation and the nearest city is Fredonia. We visited on our way from Kanab to St. George, both in Utah.
While the striking natural scenery at Capitol Reef National Park is the main draw, the Fruita Historic District adds an intriguing human element.
Natural Bridges National Monument, located in southeast Utah, was the state’s very first national monument. It was established in 1908 by Theodore Roosevelt.
Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument is a rock panel with one of the largest known collections of petroglyphs in the United States. It’s located along UT 211, which is the road leading to the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park. The rock is part of the cliffs along Indian Creek Canyon.