Phoenix travel guide
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27 community spots
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The Froze (frozen Rose) and onion rings are excellent!
Arizona Biltmore Hotel
24th St and Camelback Rd. Visit this legendary Phoenix landmark built in 1921 and has hosted famous guests such as Fred Astaire, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, and the President of the United States when he is in town.
Pioneer Living History Village
A historically accurate recreation of an 1800s frontier town between Phoenix and Anthem. Over 30 buildings provide a living example of what frontier life was like then.
USS Arizona Memorial at the Arizona State Capitol
Pay your respects to the victims of Pearl Harbor at the Arizona State Capitol's memorial to the USS Arizona. One of the two 19,585-lb (8880-kg) anchors of the Arizona is displayed.
Orpheum Theatre
Be sure to take a walk around this amazing piece of historic architecture set in downtown Phoenix. Built in 1929 in the Spanish Baroque style, this building feature intricate murals and moldings.
S'edav Va'aki Museum and Archaeological Park
The U.S.'s only city-operated archaeological site, preserving a 1500-year-old Hohokam ruin in the shadow of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This ruin is one of only two Hohokam mounds remaining in the metro Phoenix area (the other being the underdeveloped Mesa Grande ru
Phoenix Space Museum
The Earth & Space Expedition Center is a public museum, that is open Saturdays from 11AM-3PM. Space exhibits include a ten-foot Shuttle Atlantis display courtesy of Honeywell, a deep space gallery, and a large scale solar system model. The center features autographed memorabilia
Hall Of Flame Fire Museum
Almost an acre of fire history exhibits, with over 90 fully restored pieces of fire apparatus on display, dating from 1725 to 1969.
Children's Museum of Phoenix
Third best children's museum in the country.
Phoenix Police Museum
On the first floor of the historic city hall, it gives the history of the Phoenix Police Department in historic and modern context. Starts with a rock with shackles, which was the original jail. Even has the police department's first helicopter. There's a small exhibit dedicated
Musical Instrument Museum
Has many exhibits where you can see and hear the history of music from around the world, using a spatially sensitive audio guide that plays example tracks automatically when you get proximal to one of the displayed instruments. The main exhibition is organized geographically, wit
The Gallery at City Hall
Small, free art gallery on 1st floor of Phoenix City Hall with some of the over 1000 pieces of art on display from the city of Phoenix Municipal Art Collection which began in 1915.
Arizona State Capitol Museum
The Arizona Capitol Museum uses a balance of technology, hands-on activities, historical artifacts, and public programs to help visitors learn about and interact with the government of the 48th state.
Phoenix Art Museum
16,000 artworks with an emphasis on American, Asian, Latin American, and modern and contemporary.
Heard Museum
World famous museum celebrating Native American cultures and arts, especially those of Arizona and New Mexico. Be sure to check out the amazing collection of Hopi Kachina dolls.
Arizona Science Center
This center features 350 permanent hands-on exhibits and regularly hosts nationally acclaimed traveling exhibits. Also features a 5-story IMAX theater and planetarium.
Phoenix Zoo
Ro Ho En Japanese Friendship Garden
Japanese-style garden with koi pond and tea house. Closed in the summer due to heat.
Desert Botanical Garden
50 acres of exhibits showcasing desert plants, with an emphasis on plant life of the Sonoran Desert and arid lands around the world. It includes many examples of ethnobotany, or how plants are used to survive in the desert. As a consequence of the many plants in this area there a
Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve
features a museum and visitor center dedicated to the preservation of historic petroglyphs and pictographs at the base of Hedgpeth Hills. A must see for geologists and archaeologists.
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
Desert Botanical Garden
Go near sunset when the cacti glow and it cools off.
Arizona Biltmore
Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired resort. Worth a drink even if not staying.
Tovrea Castle
Wedding-cake castle in the desert — book the tour weeks ahead.
Lux Central
Big tables, plenty of outlets, open late. Laptop crowd welcome.
Pizzeria Bianco
James Beard pizza in a historic building. Go early — lines get long.
Cartel Coffee Lab
Roasts on-site, strong cold brew. Good for a morning work session.