Arizona: Hopi Villages

Score: 70

"Many of the Hopi villages have, wisely, restricted access, enabling them to retain their original social and heritage character for the residents."

"Very authentic—tourism is secondary to cultural integrity. The main problem is lack of jobs to keep the young people there to maintain a vibrant culture."

"The ancient Old Orabi Third Mesa perseveres, adapting, trickster-like, to the challenges of modernity. Surface appearances may suggest that tourism has tarnished the Old Ways, but a day of casual, candid, unmediated chatting with some locals in their homes will prove otherwise."

Arizona: Tombstone

Score: 39

"Tombstone is something of a tourist trap with its staged events and people in old-style Western outfits. If one can look beyond the obvious commercialism, the streetscapes are interesting reflections of frontier Western heritage, at least in part. A local museum is also worth a visit."

"This is a disaster in terms of historic integrity."

"Interpretation does not go beyond guns shooting. There is great history in the region, but the destination does not capture this."

"Looks more like a tacky movie set than a town of any real historic value."