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As the original Capital of the Territory of Arizona, downtown Prescott will take you back to the 1,880's. With over 600 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, it was ranked in "The Top Ten True Historic Towns" by TRUE WEST WEST MAGAZINE. Prescott is in the mountains of the Prescott National Forest and is located 99 miles, or 1 hour, 56 minutes from Phoenix.

If you like movies, especially old western flicks, then you should definately check into a hotel in "new" Tucson and spend a day at Old Tucson Studios. With over 350 major motion pictures filmed here since 1939, John Wayne's "Rio Bravo" and Val Kilmer's Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" are two of the studio's Western memories I'll never forget. In fact, I put "Tombstone" as my all-time, favorite film because it revolves around friends and family.

According to mapquest, Old Tucson is 115.54 miles, or 1 hour, 58 minutes away from Phoenix.

So you want to take a trip through history and/or get out of the 110 degree heat? Then Tombstone is the place to check into a hotel for a night! As my #2 favorite place outside Phoenix, here's a 'Heads Up': with the exception of a couple saloons, Allen street rolls up about 6:00 pm, so get an early start for sightseeing. According to Mapquest.com, Tombstone is 184.27 miles, or 3 hours, 2 minutes away. But by missing both Phoenix and Tucson high traffic hours, I make it in 2 hours, 30 minutes (or so).

If you want to see Phoenix, I highly suggest the COMPASS restaurant for 360 degree views while enjoying some of the best cuisine offered in Arizona. Located on the 24th floor of the downtown Hyatt Regency Hotel, you always get stunning views - day or night.

Everyone wants to party with the players, especially if they win Monday’s Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game. I won’t wager on the Tostitos BCS Championship, but I can tell you where to find the members of the University of Florida football team while they are in town: http://www.scottsdaleplaza.com/index.htm the Scottsdale Plaza Resort.

The Fairmont Princess’ park-like grounds offer many diversions to pass the time. Just wandering around and watching the native wildlife can while away the time. My path was crossed by quail several times. At least one player, Ohio State tackle Kirk Barton, is on a quest to catch a javelina (a native relative of the pig), according to the Arizona Republic. I can’t imagine why he wants one, unlike their ...

Hey, cool! I just started blogging for HotelsByCity.net yesterday, and we got a writeup in The New York Times today.

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I wish I could say it was due to my efforts.

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FYI: here's the Lindsay Lohan photo mentioned in the article...
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