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Arizona Experience Store

Highlighting Arizona's landscapes, people, culture and events
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Governor Jan Brewer Welcomes You
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Vibrant food, festivals, and fiestas showcase our culture.

Fun, creative, it’s all over the state and heading your way!

The observatory that brought astronomy to the Southwest continues its legacy.

Petroglyphs and pictographs offer reminders of Hohokam culture.

What’s YOUR Arizona Experience? Share your stories here.

Native plants offer low water possibilities for commercial harvests.

Dairy is Arizona’s highest grossing agricultural sector.

Arizona’s maturing wine industry is producing world class wines.

Celebrate Arizona’s 100 years of statehood with the Arizona Experience and unlock a treasure trove of trivia! Interactive maps, videos, timelines, oral histories, 3D virtual tours, and articles all bring Arizona’s past, present, and future to life.
Explore the themes found in the top menu, browse the categories below, or read our most recent articles to learn more about what makes Arizona unique.

Land

Arizona's Land

Tour our legendary landscapes.

People

Arizona's PeopleMeet our diverse community.

Remember

Remember ArizonaDig into our rugged history.

Innovate

Arizona's Innovations

Discover our technological leadership.

This Month

21st Century WorkforceEach month has a new focus!

Teachers

Teacher CenterFind resources to engage students.

Recent Articles

Innovate

Building Innovation

Arizona attracts businesses in aerospace, nanotechnology and bioscience.
Remember

Arizona Statehood

Explore one hundred years of statehood and beyond.
Land

Birding

Riparian corridors like the San Pedro River make Arizona a birder’s paradise.
Innovate

Meeting Challenges at Arizona’s...

Arizona’s universities challenge students to find solutions to common problems.

Site Highlights

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Recreation & Cultural Sites Map

The interactive Recreation and Cultural Sites map is a new tool to customize outdoor adventures or search for historic and cultural landmarks.


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Hohokam Canals: Prehistoric Engineering

The 500 miles of Hohokam irrigation canals fed a population of 80,000 in the Mesa area and are among the most advanced engineering feats in prehistory.


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Arizona Parks

Relive history, walk ancient roads, discover natural and cultural treasures, or find a new adventure in Arizona’s parks and public lands.


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Here are some things happening around Arizona, courtesy of Arizona Highways.
Chihuly in the Garden; Through May 18; Phoenix
Butterfly Magic; Through April 30; Tucson
Curtis Reframed: The Arizona Portfolios; Through July 2015; Tucson
Nampeyo :: Namingha: Tradition and Transition; Through May 4; Flagstaff; 928-774-5213
Sedona Open Studios; April 25-27; Sedona; 503-789-4437
Beeline Cruise-In and Car Show; April 25-26; Payson
Car Show; April 26; Prescott; 928-713-0978
more details and events

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Ranching and Agriculture

Cattle Ranching

Many of Arizona’s 3,800 ranches are family owned and operated.
Astronomy

Research Observatories

Explore the telescopes that explore our cosmos!
Astronomy

Phoenix Mars Lander

First mission to Mars led by a public university in NASA history.
Biotech & Life Sciences

Arizona Habitats

Meet AZ’s denizens and explore its temperate zones with the AZ HabiMap.
See our interactive maps