Frommer's American Southwest Book

	List of Maps	viii
1	The Best of the Southwest	1
1	The Best of the Natural Southwest	1
2	The Best Outdoor Activities	4
3	The Best Scenic Drives	5
4	The Best Native American Sights	6
5	The Best Family Experiences	8
6	The Best Luxury Hotels & Resorts	9
7	The Best B&Bs	10
8	The Best Restaurants	11
2	Planning Your Trip to the Southwest	13
1	The Regions in Brief	13
2	Visitor Information	15
3	Money	15
	What Things Cost in Santa Fe	16
	What Things Cost in Phoenix	17
4	When to Go	17
	Calendar of Events	18
5	Travel Insurance	25
6	Health & Safety	25
7	Specialized Travel Resources	27
8	Planning Your Trip Online	30
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	31
9	Getting There	32
10	Packages for the Independent Traveler	35
11	Getting Around	36
	Life on the Open Road: Planning an RV or Tenting Vacation	38
12	Tips on Accommodations	39
13	Suggested Itineraries	41
14	Recommended Books & Films	42
	Fast Facts: The American Southwest	43
3	For International Visitors	46
1	Preparing for Your Trip	46
2	Getting to the U.S.	51
3	Getting Around the U.S.	52
	Fast Facts: For the International Traveler	53
4	The Active Vacation Planner	58
1	Bicycling	58
2	Bird-Watching	59
3	Fishing	60
4	Golf	61
5	Hiking	62
6	Horseback Riding	64
7	Hot-Air Ballooning	65
8	Houseboating	65
9	Llama and Mountain Goat Trekking	66
10	Rockhounding	66
11	Skiing & Snowboarding	66
12	Tennis	67
13	Watersports	67
14	Special-Interest Vacations	68
5	The Four Corners Area	70
1	Cortez: Colorado's Four Corners Gateway	70
2	Mesa Verde National Park	76
3	A Base Camp in Bluff: Utah's Four Corners Gateway	77
4	Farmington & Aztec: New Mexico's Four Corners Gateways	87
5	Winslow: Arizona's Four Corners Gateway	94
6	Santa Fe	108
1	Orientation	108
2	Getting Around	110
3	Where to Stay	112
4	Where to Dine	126
5	What to See & Do	135
	Santa Fe Spas	140
6	Organized Tours	144
7	Getting Outside	145
8	Shopping	148
9	Santa Fe After Dark	155
	The Major Concert & Performance Halls	158
10	Touring Some Pueblos Around Santa Fe	160
11	A Side Trip to Pecos National Monument	165
12	Los Alamos & the Ancient Cliff Dwellings of Bandelier National Monument	165
13	Taking the High Road to Taos	168
	Georgia O'Keeffe & New Mexico: A Desert Romance	173
7	Taos	175
1	Orientation	176
2	Getting Around	177
3	Where to Stay	178
4	Where to Dine	187
5	What to See & Do	191
6	Skiing Taos	197
7	Getting Outside	200
8	Shopping	203
9	Taos After Dark	207
	The Major Concert & Performance Halls	208
10	A Scenic Drive Around the Enchanted Circle	209
8	Albuquerque	214
1	Orientation	214
2	Getting Around	216
3	Where to Stay	217
4	Where to Dine	221
5	What to See & Do	224
6	Especially for Kids	227
7	Getting Outside	229
8	Spectator Sports	230
9	Shopping	231
10	Albuquerque After Dark	234
	The Major Concert & Performance Halls	235
11	Touring the Pueblos Around Albuquerque	236
	Pueblo Etiquette: Do's & Don'ts	238
	Sampling Nature's Nectars	243
12	Also Worth a Look: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	243
13	En Route to Santa Fe: Along the Turquoise Trail	244
9	Pueblos, Reservations & the Best of Northern New Mexico	246
1	Getting Outside in Northern New Mexico	248
2	Acoma & Laguna Pueblos	250
3	El Malpais & El Morro National Monuments	254
4	Gallup: Gateway to Indian Country	256
5	Zuni Pueblo	261
6	The Jicarilla Apache Reservation	262
7	Chama: Home of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad	263
8	Las Vegas & Environs	267
9	Cimarron & Raton: Historic Towns on the Santa Fe Trail	272
10	Capulin Volcano National Monument	276
11	The I-40 Corridor	277
	Route 66 Revisited: Rediscovering New Mexico's Stretch of the Mother Road	279
10	UFOs & Carlsbad Caverns: Southern New Mexico from Top to Bottom	281
1	Getting Outside in Southern New Mexico	281
2	Alamogordo	285
3	White Sands National Monument	289
4	Ruidoso & the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation	290
5	A Scenic Drive around the Lincoln Loop	297
6	Roswell	299
	The Incident at Roswell	300
7	Also Worth a Look: Fort Sumner & Environs	302
8	Carlsbad & Environs	303
9	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	308
10	Socorro: Gateway to Bosque del Apache & the VLA	310
11	Oasis in the Desert: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge	314
12	Truth or Consequences	315
13	Las Cruces	318
14	Deming & Lordsburg	325
15	Silver City: Gateway to the Gila Cliff Dwellings	329
16	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	333
17	Other Adventures in Gila National Forest	334
11	Tucson	336
1	Orientation	336
2	Getting Around	338
3	Where to Stay	340
4	Where to Dine	352
	Cowboy Steakhouses	363
5	Seeing the Sights	364
	Architectural Highlights	376
6	Organized Tours	376
7	Getting Outside	377
8	Spectator Sports	382
9	Day Spas	382
10	Shopping	383
11	Tucson After Dark	389
	Performing-Arts Centers & Concert Halls	392
12	Phoenix, Scottsdale & the Valley of the Sun	394
1	Orientation	394
2	Getting Around	397
3	Where to Stay	398
4	Where to Dine	416
	Cowboy Steakhouses	424
	Dining with a View	431
5	Seeing the Sights	432
	Architectural Highlights	439
	Wild West Theme Towns	440
6	Organized Tours & Excursions	442
7	Getting Outside	442
8	Spectator Sports	447
	A Day at the Spa	450
9	Shopping	450
10	Phoenix After Dark	455
	Major Performing-Arts Centers	460
11	A Side Trip from Phoenix: The Apache Trail	462
	En Route to Tucson	463
13	The Plains & Highlands of Southern & Eastern Arizona	465
1	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	465
2	Tubac & Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge	466
	Starry, Starry Nights	472
3	Nogales	473
4	Patagonia & Sonoita	474
5	Sierra Vista & the San Pedro Valley	477
6	Tombstone	481
7	Bisbee	483
8	Exploring the Rest of Cochise County	486
9	Payson & the Mogollon Rim Country	490
10	Pinetop-Lakeside	492
11	Greer & Sunrise Park	495
12	Springerville & Eagar	497
	The Coronado Trail	500
14	Sedona & the Colorado River: The Best of Central & Western Arizona	501
1	Wickenburg	501
2	Prescott	505
3	Jerome	511
4	The Verde Valley	513
5	Sedona & Oak Creek Canyon	516
6	Kingman	531
	Ghost Towns	534
	Get Your Kicks on Route 66	535
7	Lake Mead National Recreation Area	536
	Gambling in the Desert	538
8	Lake Havasu & the London Bridge	539
15	The Grand Canyon & Northern Arizona	544
1	Flagstaff	544
2	Williams	553
3	The Grand Canyon South Rim	556
4	A South Rim Alternative: Havasu Canyon	575
	Flying through the Canyon: Grand Canyon West	576
5	The Grand Canyon North Rim	578
16	Las Vegas	583
1	Essentials	583
2	Where to Stay	586
3	Where to Dine	593
4	What to See & Do	595
5	Las Vegas After Dark	598
Appendix	The Southwest in Depth	600
1	More than Desert and Saguaro Cactus	600
2	How the Southwest Was Won--And Lost	601
3	The Southwest Today--From Flamenco to Craps	607
4	Art & Architecture	608
	Index	611