Art Galleries and Native American Crafts
Shops in downtown Flagstaff display a wealth of regional arts and crafts, much by Native American artists. You'll see paintings, jewelry, Navajo rugs, Hopi kachina dolls, pottery, and baskets. The Museum of Northern Arizona and the Art Barn, both northwest of town on US 180, also feature excellent selections of Native American arts and crafts.
The Art Barn
Regional artists and art patrons have banded together to operate this large sales gallery (behind the Pioneer Museum, 928/774-0822, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sun.) You'll find a great selection of works by both Native American and Anglo artisans, including paintings, sketches, photographs, pottery, jewelry, kachina dolls, Navajo rugs, sand paintings, rock art (petroglyph reproductions), and books. You can also purchase old pawn jewelry. The Art Barn has its own bronze foundry and a frame shop. Prices are right, too, since there's no distributor markup or big advertising budget.
Shopping Mall
Sears, JC Penny, and Dillard's anchor the Flagstaff Mall—the only indoor mall in town—on US 89 just north of I-40 Exit 201.
Bookstores
In a bold modern building with a corner tower, Barnes & Noble Booksellers (701 S. Milton Rd., 928/226-8227) offers a large selection of books and music and a little espresso cafe. NAU Bookstore (928/523-4041) includes many regional and general publications on the east side of campus. Northland Publishing (2900 N. Fort Valley Rd./US 180, 928/774-5251, www.northlandpub.com, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) produces outstanding regional and children's books plus some cookbooks and posters; the sales room often has discounted titles. The Museum of Northern Arizona (3101 N. Fort Valley Rd., 928/774-5213) offers excellent books on Southwestern Native American cultures, archaeology, and natural history. Waldenbooks (Flagstaff Mall, 928/526-5196) stocks good regional and general reading selections. Crystal Magic (1 N. San Francisco St., 928/779-2528) features spiritual and New Age titles along with gifts downtown.
For used books, including many regional titles, drop by Bookman's Used Books (1520 S. Riordan Ranch St., 928/774-0005) with 250,000 used books and some new ones as well as music, videos, and games; you can also visit the coffee bar and use the Internet computers. A few doors south, Hastings (928/779-1880) sells discounted new books, magazines, music, and videos. Dragon's Plunder (217 S. San Francisco St. and Butler Ave., 928/774-1708) has about 30,000 used books. Starrlight Books (15 N. Leroux St., 928/774-6813) specializes in modern first editions, rare and antique books, and out-of-print orders.
Outdoor Equipment and Rentals
Outdoor stores, each with a different personality, cluster around downtown. Try Babbitt's Backcountry Outfitters (12 E. Aspen Ave., 928/774-4775) and Aspen Sports (15 N. San Francisco St., 928/779-1935). South across the tracks, Four Season Guides (107 W. Phoenix Ave., 928/226-8798, www.fsguides.com) sells and rents gear and leads hikes in the Grand Canyon and Escalante regions. You can often find good deals at Peace Surplus (14 W. Route 66, 928/779-4521) and Popular Outdoor Outfitters (901 S. Milton Rd., 928/774-0598).
Post Offices
The main post office (2400 N. Postal Blvd., Flagstaff, AZ 86004, 928/714-9302) is off E. Route 66; you can have General Delivery mail sent to you here. There's a downtown branch at 104 N. Agassiz Street and one in the NAU Bookstore basement.
Medical Services
If you need medical attention, it's cheaper to go directly to a doctor's office or clinic than to the hospital. You'll find many offices along N. Beaver Street. Walk-in patients are welcome daily at Concentra Medical Centers (120 W. Fine Ave. and Humphreys St., 928/773-9695) downtown and at Walk-In Medical Care (4215 N. Hwy. 89, 928/527-1920) near the Flagstaff Mall. Flagstaff Medical Center (1200 N. Beaver St., 928/779-3366, www.nahealth.com) is the local hospital.