Weird Arizona: Your Travel Guide to Arizonas Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets by Wesley Treat

Weird Arizona: Your Travel Guide to Arizonas Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets Reviews

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  Carol

  (Oops! Forgot to post in 2015)

  When my best friend Betty (now retired in Arizona) sent me this book for my birthday earlier this year, I admit to thinking it was just another travel guide, but was I ever wrong! It is filled with a multitude of eerie ghost stories and interesting tidbits of haunted places I would love to visit.

  Fun and informative!
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  Heidi J.

  This was fantastic! I'm not a native Arizonan so most of the stories and places and tales in this book were new to me (though not all). It was a fascinating look at my adopted home state, with tantalizing bits of history and beautiful photographs of all the people, places, and things that just make Arizona weird-- and unique.
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  Jenn

  Wow this book is scary! I was reading
  The Shining during the same time period and this book scared me more. Perhaps because it is set where I live. I bought the book because I've read parts of the Florida version of the book and it has some strange but fun places you can visit, and I was looking for that here. They have some of that in this version too - but there is also some bizarre, strange, creepy things too like Skin-walkers and strange deaths in the Superstition Mountains.
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  Robin

  I have enjoyed all of the "Weird" state books and this didn't disappoint. Discovered a few new places to visit in Arizona. Do keep in mind that this was published in 2007 so some of the places or sights mentioned may no longer exist.
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  Jenny

  This book was so interesting! Added a ton of places to see to my sightseeing list!
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  Libscigrl

  Talk about wanderlust! Now I want to experience all of the things in this book!
  Only gave it 4 stars as there were a handful of misspelled words. C'mon guys. But it is still an interesting read, a little kooky, and a lot hilarious and weird.
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  Jennifer

  This is one of the better written "Weird" books out of the whole series. Granted, I think it is because the lack of reader submissions. It wasn't until this book I became very aware how much these books have transformed.
  
  I pulled out Weird New Jersey at the same time I was reading this. It quickly saw how the formats had changed. The book was divided up in similar sections, but articles were more fragmented in the Weird New Jersey. This old style of having quick little blurbs were kind-of nice. It created a bigger mystery, making the subject more weird.
  
  At the same time, I liked Weird Arizona since things were a little thorough. I suppose the only places I would have liked to see the same "fragmented" style that was in the original book, would of been in the Roadside Oddities, or the Abandoned in Arizona sections.
  
  Regardless, I have a bunch of places I would like to go to when I venture out to Arizona next time.
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  Emily Johnson

  What a fun book! My brother and sister-in-law gave it to us for Christmas, because we had mentioned that we were going to do much less traveling this year. This is perfect! It's basically what the title implies - a bunch of weird, local places to visit and the legends or stories behind them. We've already seen a few, and we're excited to hit the road and visit some more (that are close!). It even has a section on Chief Yellowhorse, who you might have spotted driving to AZ from UT, and who we fondly refer to as Chief Yellow-water because we honestly just misread the sign the first time we passed it (kept us entertained the whole trip!). Thanks, Justin and Helen!
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  Gfrenn

  Learned about a lot of strange and quirky things in AZ. These are the guys that do the travel show called "Weird Arizona" on the travel channel. I'm sure they have one for most states. Check yours out.
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  Jalice

  I did indeed find out things about my own hometown that I didn't know. It was a fun light read, that made me want to explore my state more. However some of thier sources are questionable and some of thier statements are exaggerated. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it.
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  Cactuskid

  Gary & Holly gave us this book. A lot of history relating to different places, some no longer existing now, but good background for different areas of interest. A lot of supernatural phenomena places with their legends and some real places we need to check out. A good book for Arizonians.
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  Kristi

  Great stories & background on a lot of the weird stuff you can find in AZ. Most I had heard of, but there were still quite a few that I never knew existed & in my travels I look for said "weird" stuff. :)
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  Frank

  A very fun book. I have visited most of the places mentioned, though some of the legends are new to me. Highly recommended!
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  Alexandra

  Great coffee table book! Its fun to open and read bits every once in a while. And I have learned some interesting things about this lovely state I live in.
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  Becky

  Fun, interesting read!
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  Jamey

  This was full of great stories and "attractions." I can't wait to see Arizona!
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  Tami

  This is a really cool book, if you are looking for unique places to visit.
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  Pat Murphy

  A fun Arizona weird touring guide.