Southwestern States

Southwest includes the following States - Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

National Parks: Petrified Forest National Park -- Arizona -- Petrified Forest National Park is a surprising land of scenic wonders and fascinating science. The park is located in northeastern Arizona and features one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood. Also included within Petrified Forest National Park are the multi-hued badlands of the Chinle Formation known as the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites and displays of 225-million-year-old fossils.
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National Parks: Fort Davis National Historic Site -- Fort Davis, Texas -- A key post in the defense system of west Texas, Fort Davis played a major role in the history of the Southwest. From 1854 until 1891, troops stationed at the post protected emigrants, freighters, mail coaches, and travelers on the San Antonio-El Paso Road. Today, Fort Davis, located in the heart of the Davis Mountains, is considered one of the best remaining examples of a post-Civil War frontier military post in the American Southwest because of the extent of the surviving structures and ruins. It is a vivid reminder of the significant role played by the military in the settlement and development of the western frontier.
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National Parks: Big Thicket National Preserve -- Kountze, Texas -- Big Thicket National Preserve was established to protect the remnant of the region’s complex biological diversity. This complexity is the result of favorable climate, geology, and topography. Ice Age plant and animal migrations and more recent storm events, such as hurricanes have contributed to its uniqueness. The historic Big Thicket once covered over 4 million acres, and its magnificient 120-foot tall Longleaf Pine trees provided much of the wood products for a growing nation.
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National Parks: Big Bend National Park -- Texas -- Big Bend National Park is a land of borders. Situated on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande, it is a place where countries and cultures meet. It is also a place that merges natural environments, from desert to mountains. It is a place where south meets north and east meets west, creating a great diversity of plants and animals. The park covers more than 801,000 acres of west Texas where the Rio Grande makes a sharp turn - the Big Bend.
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National Parks: Bandelier National Monument -- Los Alamos, New Mexico -- "It is the grandest thing I ever saw," proclaimed Adolph F. Bandelier as he stood at the rim of Frijoles (free-HOH-lace) Canyon in 1880. The grand thing to which he referred was the remains of dwellings of the area’s earlier inhabitants, the Ancestral Pueblo people. Today, hundreds of thousands of people a year visit these dwellings; and, descendents of the Ancestral Pueblo people live in nearby pueblo communities along the Rio Grande.
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Arizona Vacations are the Perfect Cold Weather Retreat --  The 48th state and the last one on the mainland to become part of the Union, Arizona is a place full of history and culture and the perfect destination for warm weather sporting pursuits.
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Come and See the Bats in Texas --  I am going on the record - I don't like bats! Even reading this article by Susan Dunn hasn't changed my mind. But for those of you who love the little creatures, here is an ideal vacation for you!
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Little Green Men in Roswell, New Mexico -- “UFO Parking Only” the sign says; “That’s us”, I declare and turn the car into the lot. On the road early, we make Roswell by 9:30 a.m., thirty minutes before the UFO Museum and Research Center opens, so we make our way instead to the Roswell Museum and Art Center.
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Catch the Bluebonnets in Texas This Spring -- If you haven’t seen the wildflowers in Texas in the spring, you haven’t lived! The highway medians and hillsides are full of color – bright red, yellow and blue, pink and cream – but you better look out because cars are always pulling off the side of the highway to ogle and take photographs.
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The Stars at Night, Are Big and Bright, Deep in the Heart of Texas -- Ooops. Oh those engineers. When they reconstructed the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas in 1980, they inadvertently created a unique ECO-TOURISM DESTINATION, and an experience not available many places in the world. The bridge was evidently the perfect roosting place for bats and now houses the largest urban bat colony in North America. Yes, not only does Texas have the Alamo, it’s very batty! The largest bat colony in the world is also near San Antonio (about 60 miles from Austin).
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San Antonio, TX: Perfect for the Family Vacation -- It’s the home of the Alamo … and so much more. One of the most interesting things to know is that The Alamo is smack in the middle of downtown San Antonio. Talk about centrally located!
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Galveston Beach: Tips Before You Go -- Galveston in Texas is one of the most sought-after vacation spots in the United States. As you know, the area is a good place to take a break in if you want to experience the feel of the wild west. On the other side of the county can be found many beachfronts for vacationers who want to enjoy the sea and the sun at the same time. Thus, Galveston beach rentals are currently very popular.
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