Flagstaff is designated as Arizona’s Winter Wonderland, featuring the state’s tallest snow-capped mountain and the grandest snow-covered meadows with the world’s largest contiguous Ponderosa pine forest…with, you guessed it: tree limbs that lightly bounce with limbs laden with snow. Experience Flagstaff’s holiday season of wonderful events, amazing activities and spectacular snow play opportunities to create magical memories and fun family traditions. Eight Merriest Experiences: Joyful … [Read more...] about Flagstaff’s Holiday Magic
Meg Roederer
Experiencing Flagstaff’s Top Seven Self-Guided Tours
Are you curious about Flagstaff’s public art? How about Route 66 or Flagstaff’s Lunar Legacy? Interested in haunted history or historic downtown? Did you know there is a Green Book historic walking tour? And, ale aficionados will absolutely love the Flagstaff Brewery Trail! You don’t need to go far to experience these extraordinary tours because they are all located right here in your hometown. You will enjoy every step with the freedom to go at your own pace. Discover Flagstaff offers free … [Read more...] about Experiencing Flagstaff’s Top Seven Self-Guided Tours
Enjoying Flagstaff’s Fabulous Foodie Scene
Craving an amazing culinary experience? Flagstaff’s foodie scene is a celebration of flavors and fun! Enjoy a taste of Flagstaff dining around town with a selection of more than 200 restaurants offering delicious menus featuring local ingredients and international flavors. Flagstaff is a “critic’s choice” according to Phoenix Magazine, which recognized Flagstaff as a favorite Arizona food town, and the Arizona Restaurant Association presented Mother Road Brewing Company with a “Foodist Award” as … [Read more...] about Enjoying Flagstaff’s Fabulous Foodie Scene
Flagstaff Earns Two Governor’s Tourism Awards
Discover Flagstaff’s Pledge for the Wild program has won an Arizona Governor’s Tourism Award for Best Tourism Partnership. This award recognized the cooperative partnerships between Discover Flagstaff and multiple community partners to benefit the non-profit Flagstaff Trails Initiative to attract visitors to Arizona. Discover Flagstaff calls awareness to trails less traveled and to responsibly play, pledge and protect with PLEDGE FOR THE WILD at discoverflagstaff/pledge-wild.com. This is … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Earns Two Governor’s Tourism Awards
Best Five Places to See Flagstaff’s Fall Colors
As summer draws to an end and the fall months begin to emerge, Flagstaff’s LEAF-ometer answers the question asked time and again: What color are the fall leaves? To experience the season at its most exhilarating, use the Discover Flagstaff LEAF-ometer to find the best places to see fall colors and catch the changing foliage on the trails and around town. Flagstaff is a leaf-peeper’s paradise often hailed as Arizona’s capital of autumn with warming fall colors descending from the San Francisco … [Read more...] about Best Five Places to See Flagstaff’s Fall Colors
Seven Fun Facts about Flagstaff’s Role in the Olympics
Flagstaff, Arizona is a world-class, athlete-tested destination, with locals often sharing the same trail, path or swimming pool with Olympians. Why? Flagstaff has a long history as an altitude training site, going back to when elite athletes discovered Flagstaff in the 1960s as they prepared for the altitude-based 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Since the ‘60s and through the years, Flagstaff has proven itself to be one of the world’s leading altitude training sites, effectively ticking all the … [Read more...] about Seven Fun Facts about Flagstaff’s Role in the Olympics
Supporting the Community with Flagstaff Local Actions
Flagstaff Local is an ongoing community movement encouraging and celebrating residents that choose to support Flagstaff and shop, volunteer, be eco-friendly, donate, support education, mentor and vote. Flagstaff residents accomplish great things every single day. Take the pledge by signing up at flagstafflocal.com. It’s simple! Log in to flagstafflocal.com. Enter information: first and last name, email address, password. Hit return – process completed. After you take the … [Read more...] about Supporting the Community with Flagstaff Local Actions
Send Messages with Free Flagstaff Postcards
We know this year is different from last year – friends and families are not gathering as usual, shopping requires masking and “social distancing” is the new catch phrase. But through it all, we can still stay connected and share Flagstaff with our most cherished peeps by sending fun, uplifting and thankful postcards. Send a postcard to friends or family who had plans to visit but delayed travel in order to be responsible. Deliver a postcard to colleagues that you’re missing by working … [Read more...] about Send Messages with Free Flagstaff Postcards
Winners Announced in Flagstaff Local Movement
The Flagstaff Local – My Actions Matter movement was supported in the first phase by more than 800 residents. More than 225 weekly prizes were distributed and more than 40 businesses have been involved as partners. City staff recently randomly selected the Grand Reward winners as the initial phase of the program concluded. This community movement encourages and celebrates residents that complete actions in the Flagstaff city limits supporting the following pillars: shop Flagstaff, volunteer, be … [Read more...] about Winners Announced in Flagstaff Local Movement
Celebrating the Spirit of Travel with a Flagstaff Staycation
National Travel and Tourism Week is an annual tradition for the U.S. travel community, and this year, Discover Flagstaff is inviting area residents to further embrace the spirit of travel by supporting local businesses and helping neighbors that are playing a key role in rebuilding our community. The spirit of travel isn’t only found in far-off places. Now, more than ever, members of our community must come together, support each other and remind one another – friends and family, and even … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Spirit of Travel with a Flagstaff Staycation