Globe-Miami and Tonto National Monument

Millions of tons of mine tailings can be seen as you continue to drive along Highway 60 through the mining communities of historic Globe and Miami. Globe was named from the legend of a 50-pound "globe" shaped silver nugget. Numerous antique shops and art galleries are situated in historic downtown Globe. Besh-Ba-Gowah Indian Ruins, some of the best preserved ruins in the Southwest, are just minutes from Highway 60 in Globe. The San Carlos Apache Cultural Center and Apache Gold Casino are ten miles south of Globe on the San Carlos Reservation. The Copper Spike, Arizona Eastern Railway's newest passenger train, provides service from Globe to the Apache Gold Casino Resort. The 90 minute round-trip excursion takes the same route that once brought travelers to the "Land of the Apache," nearly 100 years ago as they traveled from New Orleans to Los Angeles.

Among the rolling hills of greasewood and saguaro cacti, three miles south of Roosevelt Lake is Tonto National Monument. Enjoy a nature hike to the ancient Salado Indian ruins, where the well-preserved cliff dwellings tell how these Indians lived 500 years ago.

Roosevelt Dam is the largest masonry dam in the world. It was named for Theodore Roosevelt, who approved it as the first federal reclamation project. It is the keystone of the water reclamation and storage system, keeping the Valley of the Sun supplied with water.