• Flagstaff, Arizona, is situated in the middle of the largest Ponderosa pine forest in the world
  • Part of iconic Route 66 serves as Flagstaff’s main drag
  • Flagstaff was named for a flag pole crafted and erected in 1876 from a straight ponderosa pine branch
  • The former planet Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff
  • When residents of Flagstaff want to ring in the New Year they show up en masse outside the Weatherford Hotel to watch the metal pinecone drop
  • Flagstaff is the worlds first “”International Dark-Sky City”” after the city took measures in 1989 to reduce light pollution to maximize the efficiency of local telescopes
  • The Hotel Monte Vista, Weatherford Hotel, and Museum Club, among other places in Flagstaff, are believed to be haunted
  • Flagstaff enjoys four seasons with an average of 288 days of sunshine, rarely topping 90 degrees, and 108 inches of snow.