Five Surprising Facts About Arizona
Once we get settled in our home state, we grow familiar with the territory and often think we’ve seen all there is to see and know all there is to know. You may scoff at tourists complaining about the heat in 80-degree weather and think to yourself, “try 130 degrees”. However, there are surprising facts about Arizona that may even surprise a local.
Five Surprising Facts About Arizona:
- Arizona is home to the world’s largest solar telescope, which resonates at Kitty Peak National Observatory.
- Around the 12th century, a group of ancient people from Arizona disappeared, leaving thousands of remnants behind.
- You can find the most well preserved meteor in Winslow, Arizona.
- Arizona is home to the largest unbroken Ponderosa Pine Forest in America.
- The amount of copper in the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to 4,800,000 pennies.
So, while it may seem that Arizona is just the state with the Grand Canyon and large cacti, Arizona actually has a rich history with interesting qualities unknown to the general public.
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