Arizona is a popular retirement location.It was also the site of the first master-planned retirement community.
Starting in 1971, Arizona was the first state to have an official neckwear: the bolo tie.
Arizona was the first state to hire a full-time bat management position with the Game and Fish Department, starting in 1990.
Arizona was the first state to restrict smoking in government buildings, hospitals, and many other public buildings in 1973.
The first official rodeo was held in Prescott in 1888.
The Historic Route 66 was first established in 1987 in Arizona.
Arizona was also the first state to use ignition interlock devices for people who were convicted of a DUI to prevent future drunk driving incidents.
Wyatt Earp was neither the town marshal nor the sheriff in Tombstone, Arizona, at the time of the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral.
Located in Fountain Hills is a fountain believed to be the tallest in the world.
The age of a saguaro cactus is determined by its height.
Oraibi is the oldest Indian settlement in the United States. The Hopi Indians founded it.
The largest freshwater striped bass caught in Arizona was at Bullhead City. It weighed 59 lbs. 12 oz.
At one time, camels were used to transport goods across Arizona.
Phoenix originated in 1866 as a hay camp to supply Camp McDowell.
The Grand Canyon is 227 miles long, one mile deep, and has an average width of ten miles.
Arizona is roughly the size of Italy.
The famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral only lasted about thirty seconds.
In World War II, many Navajo enlisted as secret agents. Our enemies could never understand the Navajo language to learn our military secrets.
The sun shines in southern Arizona 85% of the time, considerably more sunshine than in Florida or Hawaii.
Arizona once had a navy consisting of two boats on the Colorado River. They were used to prevent California from encroaching on Arizona territory.