When developer Robert McCulloch needed a gimmick to drum up attention for the planned community of Lake Havasu City, London Bridge came up for sale. Snapped up for just $2.46 million, it was broken into 10,276 slabs and reassembled in the Arizona desert. The first car rolled across in 1971. Listed in the Guinness World Records as the world's largest antique, it's one of Arizona's most incongruous tourist sites, and among its most popular.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge
18.89 MILES
Abutting Cattail Cove, where the Bill Williams River meets Lake Havasu, is this calm wildlife refuge, which helps protect the unique transition zone…
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Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
18.34 MILES
The Havasu National Wildlife Refuge is a major habitat for migratory birds and waterbirds. Look for herons, ducks, geese, blackbirds and other winged…
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18.19 MILES
Tucked along a mountain-flanked bend in the Colorado River about 11 miles north of Parker, this park has a great, family-friendly infrastructure with a…
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16.99 MILES
Finished in 1938, this mighty dam formed Lake Havasu 15 miles north of town. It may not look like it, but it is the world's deepest dam, with 73% of its…
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0.48 MILES
This sandy strip against Bridgewater Channel has eucalyptus and palm trees, a sandy beach, playgrounds, ramadas and a fenced dog park with faux fire…
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18.51 MILES
East of the California–Arizona state line, south of I-40, the arched Old Trails Bridge welcomes the Mother Road to California under endless blue skies…
Nearby Arizona attractions
0.48 MILES
This sandy strip against Bridgewater Channel has eucalyptus and palm trees, a sandy beach, playgrounds, ramadas and a fenced dog park with faux fire…
16.99 MILES
Finished in 1938, this mighty dam formed Lake Havasu 15 miles north of town. It may not look like it, but it is the world's deepest dam, with 73% of its…
3. Buckskin Mountain State Park
18.19 MILES
Tucked along a mountain-flanked bend in the Colorado River about 11 miles north of Parker, this park has a great, family-friendly infrastructure with a…
4. Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
18.34 MILES
The Havasu National Wildlife Refuge is a major habitat for migratory birds and waterbirds. Look for herons, ducks, geese, blackbirds and other winged…
18.51 MILES
East of the California–Arizona state line, south of I-40, the arched Old Trails Bridge welcomes the Mother Road to California under endless blue skies…
6. Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge
18.89 MILES
Abutting Cattail Cove, where the Bill Williams River meets Lake Havasu, is this calm wildlife refuge, which helps protect the unique transition zone…