Arizona Facts

The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does NOT grow branches until it is 75 years old.

It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.

The first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”

The largest underground hotel suite in the world is located 21 stories below the surface in Arizona's Grand Canyon Caverns. The Cavern Suite sits in a 345-million-year-old cave and costs $1,000 per night.

A proposed 2,250-foot Solar Wind Energy Tower in Arizona was designed to generate as much electricity as the Hoover Dam by spraying water mist at the top, creating a downdraft that would spin turbines at the base.