arizona history

If you want to stand out from the zombies, mummies, and vampires on the street this Halloween, take a dive into some Arizona history and legend for the inspiration for your next costume.

Arizona has its fair share of weird and wacky laws, but most of them could be held up in a court of law today if we wanted them to. Luckily, no one really seems to care about missing teeth and witchcraft masked as fortune telling, but if the state were so inclined, they could begin to crack down on these things once again.

We've put together this guide to some of Arizona's most popular historical landmarks to help you learn as much as possible about the state.

When I was growing up, I was taught that Europeans refused to venture to the western United States until Lewis and Clark blazed a trail for them. Much like many other stories in American history, this is only half the truth.

Have you ever wondered what the giant crosses were in the desert surrounding Casa Grande, Arizona?

As if hourly gun fights, prostitutes, rampant hallucinogenic drug use, gambling and the occasional Indian uprising weren't enough to make the cities PR guy quit ...

Bisbee, AZ may seem like a quiet mountain town, but there's a dark side begging to be discovered...

When were women allowed to vote in Arizona? How old is the Grand Canyon? Did NASA practice moon-missions in Arizona? Uncover 11 amazing and little-known facts about our state.

When you think of "north" and "south" in terms of the Civil War, you probably think of "north" as being above "south" and "south" as being east of Texas.