Superior, Arizona

Route: I-10 East to US 60 East (CLICK HERE FOR MORE ROUTE INFO)

Time: 1+ Hour

Distance: 65 Miles (from Phoenix)

Such films as U Turn by Oliver Stone, Eight Legged Freaks, How the West Was Won with John Wayne and James Stewart, The Prophecy, Skinwalkers, The Gauntlet with Clint Eastwood, and Young Billy Young are set in Superior. In 2005, a Sci-fi film named "The Salena Incident", also called "Alien Invasion Arizona," was filmed in Superior.

The Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park is a 323-acre (1.31 km2) botanical collection that includes a wide range of habitats and a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) walking trail. Founded in 1925, the arboretum is the largest and oldest botanical garden in Arizona.