The Verde Valley is an area found in Arizona, USA, just north of the vast Sonoran Desert and just south of the magnificent Mogollon Rim. It encompasses some 714 square miles (1,851 square kilometers) ...

Montezuma Castle National Monument is wrapping trees to prevent vandalism. In March, natural resources technicians at the national monument used burlap to cover the bark of six Arizona sycamore trees ...

Carved out of a limestone cliff over 50 feet up, this historic Native American site is worth an educational detour on your next drive through Arizona. Halfway between Phoenix and Flagstaff right off ...

If you've ever driven north on Interstate 17 toward Sedona or Flagstaff, you've likely noticed signs directing you toward Montezuma Castle National Monument near Camp Verde. I had seen them myself ...

Abandoned at least a century before Spanish explorers began to probe the American Southwest, prehistoric cliff dwellings in Central Arizona continue to fascinate and puzzle visitors. Montezuma Castle ...

Montezuma Castle National Monument is located only 2-miles (3.2 km) east of Interstate 17 near Camp Verde, Arizona. Its proximity to the interstate makes it a very popular tourist attraction ...