Grand Canyon

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The Grand Canyon, Arizona, is a very colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The canyon appears on many versions of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World list. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park — one of the first national parks in the United States. 

The Grand Canyon, Arizona, is about 277 miles long, ranges in width from 0.25 to 18 miles and attains a depth of more than a mile.  It's inarguably the most overexposed icon of the American landscape with 5 million visitors a year.

For many, the views of the Grand Canyon alone are worth the price of admission. But adventurers shouldn't be satisfied with looking. Visitors can hike down below the rim, float through the Colorado River's alternating series of hair-raising rapids and cathedral-still quiet water, or marvel at the touch of 2-billion-year-old rock under your fingers.

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is more than a great chasm carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. It is more than an awe-inspiring view. It is more than a pleasuring ground for those who explore the roads, hike the trails, or float the currents of the turbulent Colorado River.  Enjoy all of this within Arizona.