Prescott Attractions

16 attractions

• 1Score 48.1 out of 10048.1

  

  Historic Site

  Fort Whipple

  A former United States Army post in Arizona, first sited at Del Rio Springs and later moved to a permanent site near Prescott.
• 2Score 46.3 out of 10046.3

  

  Natural Landmark

  Watson Lake

  A reservoir among the Granite Dells at Prescott, dammed in the early 1900s and bought by the city in 1997 as recreational land.
• 3Score 46.1 out of 10046.1

  

  Natural Landmark

  Bradshaw Mountains

  A mountain range in central Arizona, formerly the Silver Mountain Range, renamed after the brothers Isaac and William D. Bradshaw.
• 4Score 43.5 out of 10043.5

  

  Natural Landmark

  Lynx Lake

  A 55-acre reservoir in the Bradshaw Mountains east of Prescott, formed by a dam on Lynx Creek in 1963 and stocked for fishing.
• 5Score 42.6 out of 10042.6

  

  Historic Site

  Cleator

  A near ghost town and small community in Yavapai County, Arizona, formerly known as Turkey Creek or Turkey.
• 6Score 42.6 out of 10042.6

  

  Natural Landmark

  Granite Dells

  Exposed granite bedrock and boulders north of Prescott, eroded into a rippled form and holding Watson and Willow lakes.
• 7Score 41.4 out of 10041.4

  

  Natural Landmark

  Granite Mountain

  A 7,628-foot mountain in the Prescott National Forest, with a sheer 500-foot granite cliff on its south-west face used for rock climbing.
• 8Score 41.3 out of 10041.3

  

  Museum

  Sharlot Hall Museum

  An open-air museum in Prescott, opened in 1928 in the former Territorial Governor's Mansion by its founder, Sharlot M. Hall.
• 9Score 41.2 out of 10041.2

  

  Natural Landmark

  Goldwater Lake

  A reservoir on Banning Creek south of Prescott, maintained by the city and named after its longtime mayor Morris Goldwater.
• 10Score 41.0 out of 10041.0

  

  Natural Landmark

  Prescott National Forest

  A 1.25 million-acre national forest around Prescott, divided into the Chino Valley, Bradshaw and Verde ranger districts.
• 11Score 40.2 out of 10040.2

  

  Natural Landmark

  Granite Basin Lake

  A reservoir near Prescott, within the Prescott National Forest and adjacent to the Granite Mountain Wilderness area.
• 12Score 40.0 out of 10040.0

  

  Natural Landmark

  Sierra Prieta

  A mountain range 14 miles long west of Prescott, with the 6,514-foot volcanic plug of Thumb Butte on the city's western edge.
• 13Score 30.2 out of 10030.2

  Zoo or Aquarium

  Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary

  A non-profit Prescott animal sanctuary, also known as the Prescott Animal Park Association, protecting native and exotic species.
• 14Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  Highlands Center for Natural History

  A Prescott, Arizona nature centre with three miles of trails, offering lectures, workshops, and summer camps for children and families.
• 15Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  Museum of Indigenous People (formerly Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture)

  A Prescott museum of regional Native American history and culture, founded in 1935 out of a settler group that had staged imitation Hopi rituals.
• 16Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  The Phippen Museum of Western Art

  The Phippen Museum of Western Art, in Prescott, Arizona, is named after artist George Phippen and hosts exhibits of western art.