Highlight of the month

Winslow & Northern Arizona

Among the many national monuments and parks you can visit, consider any one of these easy day trips if you stay at the hotel:

Homolvi Ruins State Park: Arizona's first Archeological State Park, with six excavation sites in the works. Just two miles from the hotel

Little Painted Desert: An exotic combination of color and natural rock formations - take your camera! Hiking trails and picnic tables are available. Just 13 miles away

Meteor Crater: 570 feet deep, nearly a mile across and over 3 miles in circumference, the floor of the crater is deep enough to fit 20 football fields! The Meteor Crater Museum of Astrology provides a self-guided tour of the exhibits, a video presentation, gift store and lapidary shop. 25 miles from the hotel

Petrified Forest & Painted Desert National Park: Two parks in one with the Petrified Forest on the south end and Painted Desert on the north side. Visitor's Center museum and hiking trails. Only 55 miles from Winslow

Hopi Indian Villages and Cultural Center: This is the location of Old Oraibi, the longest continually occupied village on the North American Continent. The Cultural Center is a collection of Hopi owned shops and a Tribal Museum. Approximately 75 miles from the hotel site

Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument: Sunset Crater is the remains of an ancient volcano. Wupatki is the site of ancient Indian ruins. 93 miles away

All these great trips will provide you with unforgettable memories and take you back in time to the history that made Northern Arizona a most desirable destination. At the end of your day, return the grace and charm of the last grand railroad hotel that was built as part of the Fred Harvey group of railroad Hotels. Fred Harvey is the man who revolutionized and refined dining and accommodations for the railroad from Cleveland to Los Angeles and is famous for the creation of the Harvey Girls.

Be sure to take the self-guided walking tour of the living museum in the hotel and spend time browsing the gift shop filled with Native American crafts from the area. Currently there is no restaurant, but a plentiful continental breakfast buffet is served in the Cinderblock Court adjacent to the Sunken Garden.

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