Courtyard and fountain at the Arizona Inn, a venerable hostelry in Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… Free Photo from public domain license 
Wildflowers in the harsh Arizona desert, near Yuma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… Free Photo from public domain license 
Subtle light and shadows fall on an old-style switchboard (salvaged from another classic hotel in town) in Tucson… Free Photo from public domain license 
Brightly landscaped home in Tempe, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… Free Photo from public domain license 
Old Main, the signature building on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona. Constructed in 1891, it was designed… Free Photo from public domain license 
Rural Arizona near Florence, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… Free Photo from public domain license 
A peach-faced lovebird enjoys a free meal in the courtyard of a home in Paradise Valley, neighboring Phoenix in Maricopa… Free Photo from public domain license 
Agate Bridge — the most famous of the individual petrified tree specimens in the Petrified Forest, now part of a U.S.… Free Photo from public domain license 
The famous red-sandstone formations that surround Sedona, Arizona, a popular tourist destination whose main attraction are… Free Photo from public domain license 
The Phoenix Arizona Temple in Glendale, Arizona. Opened in 2014, it was the 144th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of… Free Photo from public domain license 
Spectacular rainbow outside the settlement of Humbolt-Dewey, near Prescott in Central Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… Free Photo from public domain license 
View from a bend in the Colorado River of Glen Canyon Dam, outside Page, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… Free Photo from public domain license 
At least thirteen named canyons and numerous buttes and mountains surround the Arizona city of Sedona, and many of those… Free Photo from public domain license 
Cliffsides in the “Granite Dells” — exposed bedrock and tinted layers of estimated-1.4-billion-year-old… Free Photo from public domain license 
Sunset near the desolate Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Cochise County, Arizona. The fort, remnants of which remain in… Free Photo from public domain license 
Fall scene, including a vintage windmill, near Springerville, a community near the New Mexico border in the White Mountains… Free Photo from public domain license 
A saguaro cactus dominates the scene at dusk in the garden of the White Stallion Ranch, a dude ranch outside Tucson, Arizona.… Free Photo from public domain license 
Entrance to the Hacienda Del Sol, a historic resort in Tucson, Arizona. The Spanish Colonial-style property got its start in… Free Photo from public domain license 
Young fans of the Colorado Rockies major-league baseball team wait and hope for player autographs at a Spring Training game… Free Photo from public domain license 
In 1994, Allen Armstrong (shown here) and his wife, Stephanie, bought and began restoring the Castle Dome City ghost town… Free Photo from public domain license 
Scene at the Castle Dome City ghost town, once the boomtown surrounding the Castle Dome mining district above several silver… Free Photo from public domain license 
Cotton ball-like clouds drift over the remote terrain near the northern Arizona town of Page. Original image from Carol M.… Free Photo from public domain license 
Scene along the Lava’s Edge Trail beneath and near Sunset Crater, now part of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument… Free Photo from public domain license 
Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… Free Photo from public domain license 
Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… Free Photo from public domain license 
Vintage car and garage at Gammons Gulch, a recreated Old West town and the site of dozens of movies, commerical shoots and… Free Photo from public domain license 
Scene at the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Historic District in Tucson, Arizona — the artistic manifestation and… Free Photo from public domain license 
Artist Danny Martin's 2018 "Why I Love Where I Live" mural in Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… Free Photo from public domain license 
Aerial view of a portion the water and surroundings of Lake Mead, created by the construction of nearby Hoover Dam, which… Free Photo from public domain license 
An American burro at Bearizona, a drive-through wildlife park featuring a variety of North American animals outside the small… Free Photo from public domain license 
The Superstition Mountains, a condensed chain of peaks near Tortilla Flat, Ariizona, east of Phoenix, are a designated… Free Photo from public domain license 
Two large, ferocious-looking Tyrannosaurus metal-art sculptures face off outside Holt's gas station and gift shop in Gila… Free Photo from public domain license 
Cacti at the Desert Botanical Garden a 147-acre botanical preserve in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded by the Arizona Cactus and… Free Photo from public domain license 
Plantings at the Desert Botanical Garden, a 140-acre botanical garden in Phoenix, Arizona, that features many examples of the… Free Photo from public domain license 
View from the South Rim of the spectacular Grand Canyon National Park. The 277-mile-long canyon, formed over two billion… Free Photo from public domain license 
One of several Chinese ceramic theatre friezes at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and… Free Photo from public domain license 
Interior view of the Hubbell Trading Post, a National Historic Site administered by the U.S. National Park Service near… Free Photo from public domain license 
One of several Chinese ceramic theatre friezes at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and… Free Photo from public domain license 
Guides (ahead and behind) lead visitors on a mule ride down Bright Angel Trail into the gorge at Grand Canyon National Park… Free Photo from public domain license 
Colorful Indian, or Indian-style, tipis and a freight wagon at the Double Eagle Trading Company in Williams, a small town in… Free Photo from public domain license 
It’s fall pumpkin season at the Mortimer Farms farm-market outlet in the settlement of Humbolt-Dewey, near Prescott in… Free Photo from public domain license 
View into Walnut Canyon National Monument, located about 10 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona. The canyon’s rim elevation… Free Photo from public domain license 
View of spectacular Monument Valley, one of the most-photographed scenic locations in Arizona, on Navajo lands east of the… Free Image from public domain license 
The Double Eagle Trading Company in Williams, a small town in northern Arizona, south of Grand Canyon National Park. Original… Free Photo from public domain license 
“Epic Rides” is one of several vivid murals created by artist Joe Pagac in Tucson, Arionza, a city of great… Free Photo from public domain license 
Contestants in the Bentley’s Scottsdale Polo Championship at the WestWorld, a multi-use events facility in Scottsdale… Free Photo from public domain license 
Courtney Ashby adjusts an earring near a memorable mural on historic Fourth Avenue, now home to many trendy restaurants and… Free Photo from public domain license 
One of several classic neon signs in Tucson, Arizona, saved from destruction by preservationists and moved to a spot near… Free Photo from public domain license 
Prisoner’s cell at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park in Yuma, Arizona. Opened while Arizona was still a… Free Photo from public domain license 
The famous red-sandstone formations that surround Sedona, Arizona, a popular tourist destination whose main attraction are… Free Photo from public domain license 
Exterior view of the drafting studio at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the… Free Photo from public domain license 
The incomplete frontier mission in the tiny settlement of Tumacacori, south of Tucson, Arizona, where native Indian and… Free Photo from public domain license 
The Arizona Biltmore resort hotel in Phoenix, which dates to 1929. Its architect of record is Albert Chase McArthur, a… Free Photo from public domain license 
One of several Chinese ceramic theatre friezes at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and… Free Photo from public domain license 
An old general store in the tiny settlement of Hackberry along what’s left of the classic Route 66 two-lane road that… Free Photo from public domain license 
An elegant, modernist home’s view of the Phoenix Area’s “Valley of the Sun,” accented by an… Free Photo from public domain license 
Entrance to the kitchen at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert… Free Photo from public domain license 
Look closely! A young burrowing owl has found a haven — conveniently provided in a piece of storm pipe at the Phoenix… Free Photo from public domain license 
Lobby, including several Native American decorative touches, at the Bright Angel Lodge, which sits near the Bright Angel… Free Photo from public domain license 
“Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge” is an odd name for a span in Yuma, Arizona, more than 170 miles from the Pacific Ocean… Free Photo from public domain license 
Rock formations near the desolate Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Cochise County, Arizona. The fort, remnants of which… Free Photo from public domain license 
Swan Cove at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert outside Scottsdale… Free Photo from public domain license 
Iron horses metal art and cacti near Sedona, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… Free Photo from public domain license 
Exterior view of the drafting studio at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the… Free Photo from public domain license 
View of the “Moon Gate” from the garden at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and… Free Photo from public domain license 
View of a fountain and the facility’s cabaret and music pavillion at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd… Free Photo from public domain license 
View from the South Rim of the spectacular Grand Canyon National Park. The 277-mile-long canyon, formed over two billion… Free Photo from public domain license 
Exterior view of the drafting studio at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the… Free Photo from public domain license 
Lookout Studio at Grand Canyon National Park, is a steep-sided and winding gorge carved by the Colorado River across northern… Free Photo from public domain license 
Corner of an eclectic gift shop and convenience store mere feet off historic U.S. Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona. This stretch… Free Photo from public domain license 
Petroglyph and pool at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert outside… Free Photo from public domain license 
One of several Chinese ceramic theatre friezes at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and… Free Photo from public domain license 
The Superstition Mountains, a condensed chain of peaks near Tortilla Flat, Ariizona, east of Phoenix, are a designated… Free Photo from public domain license 
Action scene featuring a fireball explosion at Old Tucson, a movie studio and theme park just west of Tucson, Arizona. Built… Free Photo from public domain license 
Dancers arrive at the annual Veterans Day Weekend Traditional Pow Wow, held on the Fletcher Library Lawn at Arizona State… Free Photo from public domain license 
Cotton field near Safford in eastern Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… Free Photo from public domain license 
Camelback Mountain, an iconic natural attraction of the Phoenix, Arizona, “Valley of the Sun,” as seen from… Free Photo from public domain license 
View of Salt River Canyon, which bisects the entire length of a 32,101-acre wilderness area within the Tonto National Forest… Free Photo from public domain license 
The Arizona state flag flies along old U.S. highway 66 in Mohave County, Arizona. Much of Route 66, America’s best… Free Photo from public domain license 
The famous red-sandstone formations that surround Sedona, Arizona, a popular tourist destination whose main attraction are… Free Photo from public domain license 
Crane meets lizard at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona. Opened in 1962, it is the largest privately owned, nonprofit zoo… Free Photo from public domain license 
Bust of Frank Lloyd Wright in the Garden Room at Taliesin West, the renowned architect’s winter home and school in the… Free Photo from public domain license 
The “I Am Tucson” mosaic mural in Tucson, Arizona, is part of the Ben’s Bells Project, an effort to spread… Free Photo from public domain license 
Mooney Falls, one of five Havasupai Falls deep in Arizona’s Havasu Canyon, an offshoot of Grand Canyon National Park… Free Photo from public domain license 
View from the “Prow” at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the… Free Photo from public domain license 
Interior view of the Chapel of the Holy Cross following a candlelight vigil in Sedona, Arizona, a small city and popular… Free Photo from public domain license 
Interior view of the Garden Room at Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the… Free Photo from public domain license 
Saguaro Cactus near Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… Free Photo from public domain license 
Saguaro cacti — native to Arizona and a bit of California and northern Mexico — display their upturned… Free Photo from public domain license 
Look closely to spot a young roadrunne on the alert at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona. Opened in 1962, it is the largest… Free Photo from public domain license 
This Hopi Rattlesnake, whose habitat is normally deserts and grasslands, lives at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona. Better… Free Photo from public domain license