This is the most bucket list-worthy adventure in AZ, HGTV says. Can you guess it?
Some people have "visit all 50 states" on their bucket lists, while others have specific "bucket list-worthy" items they want to do in certain states.
Bucket list or not, Arizona is a vacation hotspot. Visitors enjoy relaxing by a resort pool in Scottsdale, hiking Cathedral Rock in Sedona or boating in Lake Havasu City.
Home & Garden Television put out its list of the essential activities and sites in each state. Some attractions and activities are below the radar and some are the popular must-dos in every state.
So, what is Arizona's bucket list excursion? We bet you can guess it.
Unsurprisingly, a visit to Grand Canyon National Park is Arizona's bucket list adventure — and for good reason! There's so much to do at the Grand Canyon and nearby town of Williams.
The Grand Canyon had the third most visitors of any national park in the United States in 2024. More than 4.9 million came to the park.
HGTV recommends experiencing the Grand Canyon from the water. Float through the geological wonder on the Colorado River with an adrenaline-pumping white water adventure or take in the breathtaking views slowly on a smooth water rafting trip.
Consider adding the extra mileage to travel to the North Rim, which rises 1,000 feet higher than the tourist-y South Rim. There are no helicopter rides or shuttle buses, just wild animals, forests and meadows.
On the other side is Grand Canyon Railway, a heritage train that takes people from a historic depot in the Route 66 city of Williams to the Grand Canyon's South Rim. The train ride is 4½ hours round trip, and riders have three hours to explore the South Rim.
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Alabama: Adult Space Academy
Alaska: Northern lights
Arizona: Grand Canyon
Arkansas: Anthony Chapel in Garvan Woodland Gardens
California: Joshua Tree National Park
Colorado: Royal Gorge Cloudscraper zip-line
Connecticut: Winvian Farm Treehouse in Litchfield
Delaware: Parasailing over Dewey Beach
Florida: Drive along the Overseas Highway
Georgia: Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island
Hawaii: Kilauea Volcano
Idaho: Hot springs
Illinois: The Skydeck Chicago
Indiana: Indy 500
Iowa: American Gothic House
Kansas: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Site
Kentucky: Corvette Museum in Bowling Green
Louisiana: New Orleans' historic Hotel Monteleone
Maine: Sail on a historic windjammer
Maryland: Check out the wild ponies on Assateague Island
Massachusetts: Fenway Park
Michigan: Sleeping Bear National Seashore sand dunes
Minnesota: Fat biking on the snow
Mississippi: Swamp tour
Missouri: Bonne Terre Mine
Montana: Glacier National Park
Nebraska: Catch the sandhill crane migration on the Platte River valley
Nevada: Extraterrestrial Highway, a 92-mile stretch of State Route 375 near Area 51
New Hampshire: Fall foliage
New Jersey: Ocean City boardwalk
New Mexico: White Sands National Dunes
New York: Marathon
North Carolina: Fly in a replica of the Wright Brothers' 1902 glider
North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ohio: Cedar Point
Oklahoma: Route 66 Museum
Oregon: Cannon Beach
Pennsylvania: Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home
Rhode Island: Newport's Cliff Walk
South Carolina: Bulls Island
South Dakota: Badlands National Park
Tennessee: Live music in Nashville
Texas: Caddo Lake, the only natural lake in the state
Utah: Arches National Park
Vermont: Bike along Kingdom Trails
Virginia: Mount Vernon, former residence and plantation of George Washington
Washington: Orca whale watching
West Virginia: Raft Gauley River
Wisconsin: Ice caves at Apostle Islands
Wyoming: Eaton's Family Ranch in Wolf, the nation's first dude ranch
Washington, DC: Monument night tour
Arizona Republic contributor Roger Naylor and reporters Michael Salerno and Shelby Slade contributed to this article.
Want to know more? North Rim of Grand Canyon is now open for 2025. Here's everything you can do there
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