While in Phoenix, there are some really great BBQ places. The following article as written in 2004 and so you would need to check each location to see if they are still open -- the Pandemic has caused a number of the small restaurants to close.
BBQ in Phoenix -- 2004
For road trips around Phoenix and headed east as you drive into New Mexico, one of our RTA authors has written the definitive book.
RoadTrip America Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips
by Rick Quinn
For all of the silliness -- I still like to visit Tombstone, Arizona. Here is one the featured attractions.
We have built dozens of different RTA Library maps within 100 miles of just about any place along any route between Phoenix and Atlanta. The best way to view them is to:
1. Go go the Advance Maps page: https://www.roadtripamerica.com/maps/mapcenter.php
2. In the instructions area, look for this phrase "Search for RTA Library Maps within" 100 miles Click on the map.
3. So, click on any city between Phoenix and home.
4. On the left-hand column you will see a box labeled "RTA Maps" -- scroll through the list and click on the links (numbers are links)
MAKE SURE THAT POP-UP WINDOWS ARE ENABLED -- OR YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING.
Once you find a map that you like, you can display it by moving down the page to where it reads
"View and Share Saved Map" -- Here is one of the saved maps going from Tucson to Benson via s scenic road. And here is how it would look:
You can click on the colored flag icons for more information about the attractions that we've written about.
Here are some examples of some of these routes made into articles.
A loop from Phoenix
Tucson to Organ Pipe NRA
Happy Traveling!