Montezuma Castle is a 20-room, five-story cliff dwelling that was home to the prehistoric Sinagua Indians. It is considered to be one of the most well preserved cliff dwellings in North America. The desire to preserve the site was a major factor that influenced the preservation movement in the United States. Thus, in 1906, Montezuma castle was proclaimed as a National Monument.

Did you know? That Montezuma Castle Monument is not a castle and that Montezuma was never here.

Grand Canyon is by far one of the most breathtaking Arizona attractions. However, there are a number of equally exciting places to go in Arizona.

While some of these are very popular, you might want to balance your Arizona sightseeing by paying a visit to some of the quirky, lesser-known roadside attractions. Although you may not be old enough to remember the Cold War, it lives on in the minds of the retirees of the Green Valley ICBM. For this reason, they have volunteered to staff the Titan Missile Museum, located at 1580 W Duval Mine Rd. in Green Valley, Arizona. Your tour begins with a video entitled “Peace Through Power.” Then, select a hard-hat and follow your guide to the rocket’s den. If the missile looks vaguely familiar, you must be a Star Trek fan. Scenes that featured the first warp ship in Star Trek: First Contact were filmed at this Green Valley silo.

And did you know? That many pseudo-scientists speculate that this was an ancient, astronomical observatory. However, all that is really known is that it is a decaying, Native American ruin. So why is it so interesting? In 1936, the WPA spent $28,000 to build a huge steel umbrella over the ruin, in order to protect it from the sun. Now, each year they spend $38,000 to keep it painted each year.

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