On the way north from Phoenix to Flagstaff you can stop and get a glimpse of what it was like to live in a cliff dwelling thousands of years ago by pulling off and visiting the Montezuma Castle National Monument. For just a $10 donation you can walk around in the 110 degree heat with a bunch of other tourists and admire an abandoned “castle” that indigenouses resided in.
Luckily the Cliff Castle Casino is 2 minutes away as is a Sonic because other than this photo I took there isn’t much else to see. I gtfo’d after about 4 mins and 20 seconds.
Montezuma Castle State Park
Directions: Follow I-17 to exit 289 (90 minutes north of Phoenix, 45 minutes south of Flagstaff).
Drive east (through two traffic circles) for approximately 1/2 mile to the blinking red light. Turn left onto Montezuma Castle Road.
