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1. Speedway Boulevard was once labeled by Life Magazine as the ugliest street in America. It was named Speedway when racing enthusiasts in the '20s and '30s used the dirt road to test their skills. What Arizona city are you traveling through?
2. You are going south on State Highway 90, on your way to historic Fort Huachuca when you see a sign advertising Arizona's newest State Park. What park should you stop and visit?
3. You are on the border with Mexico, in a town with a Spanish name that means walnuts in English. When the post office opened here in 1882, the town was called Isaacson after one of its early settlers. Later the townspeople renamed it what?
4. Along Interstate 19 between Tucson and Nogales you can find an artist colony and a rebuilt presidio. It was from here that Captain Juan Batista de Anza launched his expedition to find an overland route to California. Where are you now?
5. On the south side of Tucson you come upon a beautiful cathedral on the west side of Interstate 10. It is referred to as the "White Dove of the Desert" and is over 200 years old. What historic site will you visit now?
6. North of Tucson you go up State Highway 77 and visit Biosphere Two. You travel a few more miles northeast on the road to a small town at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains. What town is this?
7. You are headed north on State Highway 79 and you pass through this historic town. On your right is the State Prison and on the left is the main part of town which happens to be the Pinal County seat. The original courthouse, built in 1891 is still used to this day. Where are you?
8. You stop at the Turf Paradise and bet on the ponies. Then you play 18 holes of golf at the Thunderbird Country Club before catching your flight at Sky Harbor. Where are you now?
9. Your flight from Sky Harbor Airport lands at Pulliam Field. You rent a car and head east on Interstate 40. In what city did you land?
10. Heading east on I-40 at milepost 233 you see signs for a natural wonder that you really shouldn't miss. What is it?
11. You stop in this town along I-40 and get a bite to eat. There is a billboard that quotes the lyrics from an Eagles song near the highway. Where are you?
12. You are going to head south off of I-40 and onto State Highway 77. You turn right at this town which was the sight of a legendary shootout in 1887. This town is located near the junction of Rio Puerco and the Little Colorado River. Where are you?
13. You stop at the adjoining towns of Pinetop and Lakeside to take in the scenery. What Indian reservation are you near?
14. You travel down State Highway 60 into this mining town at the base of the Pinal Mountains. The oldest mine here was called the Old Dominion and Rose Mofford, former Governor of Arizona is a native of this town. Where are you now?
15. You've made it back to Tucson and you want to visit an old baseball venue. Now renamed Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium (previously called Tucson Electric Park) what two teams used to call this venue home each spring?
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