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(Grand Canyon, Arizona - AZ, USA US)



The vast Grand Canyon is without doubt America's most breathtaking natural attraction and the Grand Canyon has long been a major tourist destination. Located in Arizona (AZ), the Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado River and its shear size is beyond belief. At over one mile in depth and in places almost 20 miles wide, the scale of the Grand Canyon is hard to comprehend.

Each year the Grand Canyon's tourism industry attracts more than five million visitors to the National Park and the Grand Canyon Village. Many tourists visit the Grand Canyon's South Rim area, where hiking and whitewater rapids are a popular recreational activity.




Hotels in the Grand Canyon National Park are often filled to capacity and camping has become a popular alternative. Many inexpensive camping grounds are situated around the Grand Canyon region, particularly in the South Rim area. Lodging ranges from budget hotels to the most luxurious accommodation, often with spectacular views of the Grand Canyon. A good selection of hotels can be found around the Grand Canyon Boulevard, the Grand Canyon Village area, along Highway 64 and also in the neighboring towns of Flagstaff and Williams. More information on Grand Canyon Hotels.

Tourism has become an important part of life in the Grand Canyon area and the region's main tourist information outlet is the Canyon View Information Plaza on the eastern side of the Grand Canyon Village. Providing a wealth of tourist information about local events, public transportation, camp sites, shopping and dining, the Grand Canyon's tourist information outlets also offer details about local attractions and tourism in the Historic District, North Rim and the South Rim areas.

The Grand Canyon features many excellent tourist attractions, including Helicopter Tours - lasting over one hour and traveling below the canyon's rim, over the Hoover Dam and often above the nearby Las Vegas Strip; the Grand Canyon National Park - following the mighty Colorado River from Marbles Canyon; Bright Angel Point - a short, scenic and precarious trail, offering some of the best rim views; the Grand Canyon IMAX Theater - a six-story cinema screen, situated in Tusayan; Bright Angel Trailhead - one of the Grand Canyon's most famous hiking trails, used by both hikers and mules; and Cape Royal - the North Rim's most southerly viewing point with an interesting looping trail.

Other tourist attractions in the Grand Canyon include El Tovar Hotel - dating back to 1905, once one of the most elegant hotels to the west of the Mississippi River; Mather Point - generally the first major viewpoint of the Grand Canyon and also the South Rim Trail's starting point; Powell Memorial - commemorating the first man to paddle down the Colorado River's rapids in 1869; the Hualapai Indian Reservation - south of the Colorado River with flat plains and wooded plateaus; the Havasupai Indian Reservation - standing on one of the Grand Canyon's largest tributaries; the Vermilion Cliffs - standing to the northeast of the Grand Canyon's South Rim; and the Trailview Overlook - offering some of the most dramatic views in the Grand Canyon National Park, including Bright Angel Creek, the winding Plateau Point and Bright Angel trails. More information on Grand Canyon Tourist Attractions and Grand Canyon Landmarks.

The Grand Canyon also contains a number of museums in and around the Grand Canyon, offering historic information about the Grand Canyon area, together with many exhibitions. The main museums and art galleries in the Grand Canyon area include the Desert View and the Watchtower - a historic trading post, now home to a small museum and Grand Canyon information center; Kolbs' Photography Studio - dating back to 1904 and once a thriving photographic studio; the Lookout Studio - another historic photographic studio, with superb views of the Grand Canyon's South Rim; and the Grand Canyon's Tusayan Ruin and Museum - a major archaeological site with remains of 800-year-old Native American rock dwellings, situated to the east of Moran Point. More information on Grand Canyon Museums.

Tourist attractions situated near to Grand Canyon include the Havasu Canyon and Grand Canyon West - a popular alternative to the Grand Canyon's much-visited North Rim and South Rim; the Grand Canyon Deer Farm - with many family attractions and animals, including a children's petting zoo; Pipe Spring National Monument - situated in a Kaibab Indian Reservation, close to Fredonia and to the north of the Grand Canyon's North Rim; Meteor Crater - an enormous crater where a meteorite landed around 50,000 years ago, two hours southeast of the Grand Canyon Village; and Point Sublime - known for its excellent camping spots and incredible sunrises. More information on Grand Canyon Attractions Nearby.

More Grand Canyon Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: United States of America (USA)
• Location: Coconino County, Arizona (AZ)
• Area: approximately 13 square miles / 33 square kilometers
• Population: approximately 1,500
• Language: American English
• Currency: US Dollar (USD)
• Time zone: GMT - 7 hours Mountain Standard Time
• Country dialing code: +1
• Telephone area code: 928
• Religion: various religions
• Average daily January temperature: 19ºC / 66ºF
• Average daily July temperature: 41ºC / 106ºF

 
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