The Grand Canyon.
The evaporative cooler.
The smell of creosote after a rain.
These are just a few of the multitude of things to love about Arizona.
After a brutally hot summer, with state coffers shrinking and political tempers flaring, this seems the perfect time to remind ourselves of all that is great about our state. And so today we offer a 44-page special section that celebrates the "Best of Arizona."
Among our "best" lists:
• Smells and sounds. (Ahhh, creosote. Shhh, is that rain?)
• Roadside attractions. (Spoiler alert: We reveal what awaits you inside "The Thing.")
• Southwest kitsch. (Kokopellis and howling coyotes, anyone?)
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We could go on. Instead, we invite you to enjoy our lists of the human traditions and natural wonders of Arizona at 100.
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