Flagstaff

Worth seeing in and around Flagstaff

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Lowell Observatory

   Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.

   4.7 km · astronomical observatory · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Northern Arizona University

   Northern Arizona University is a public research university in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1899, it was the third and final university established in the Arizona Territory.

   3.3 km · public university in Flagstaff, Arizona, US · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mount Elden

   Mount Elden or Elden Mountain is an extinct lava dome located in central Coconino County northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. The mountain is named after John Elden, one of the region's earliest Anglo settlers, who established a homestead on its lower slopes and grazed sheep on the open grasslands below during the late 19th century.

   7.1 km · mountain in Arizona, United States · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Flagstaff Mall

   Flagstaff Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Flagstaff, Arizona, is operated by Cypress Equities. The mall opened in 1979, and is anchored by Dillard's, JCPenney, and Hobby Lobby.

   5.9 km · regional shopping mall · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Walkup Skydome

   The J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome is an indoor multipurpose stadium located on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. It is primarily used as the home of the NAU Lumberjacks football and both men's and women's basketball teams of the Big Sky Conference.

   2.9 km · multi-purpose stadium · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Museum of Northern Arizona

   The Museum of Northern Arizona is a museum in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, established as a repository for Indigenous material and natural history specimens from the Colorado Plateau. The museum was founded in 1928 by zoologist Dr.

   7.2 km · museum in Flagstaff, Arizona · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cliffs Ranger Station

   The Cliffs Ranger Station is an early United States Forest Service ranger station in what is now Walnut Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona, United States. Also known as the Old Headquarters of the national monument, it was built in 1904 by the Forest Service, and served as the monument headquarters after it was established in 1915.

   9.2 km · at Walnut Canyon National Monument was built in 1904 · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Robotic Lunar Observatory

   The Robotic Lunar Observatory is an astronomical observatory funded by NASA and located at the United States Geological Survey Flagstaff Science Campus atop McMillan Mesa in Flagstaff, Arizona. Its purpose is to enable the Moon to be used as a radiometric calibration reference for Earth-orbiting remote-sensing spacecraft instruments.

   4 km · an astronomical observatory funded by NASA · Wikipedia
9. 09
   First Baptist Church

   First Baptist Church is a historic Conservative Baptist church at 123 S. Beaver Street in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It was built in 1939 and added to the National Register in 1991.

   3.3 km · historic church in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Orpheum Theater

    The Orpheum Theater is an old movie house in Flagstaff, Arizona, originally named the Majestic Opera House. The building was constructed in 1911.

    3.3 km · theater and movie theater in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States · Wikipedia

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Getting to Flagstaff

Airports

Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), 197 km

Stations

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, 6.3 km

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