Downtown Phoenix Arizona things to do
Downtown Phoenix Arizona

50 Great Things to Do in Phoenix Arizona

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Top Things to Do in Phoenix Arizona

If you are planning a trip to Phoenix Arizona and looking for the best things to do, see, and eat while visiting, you are in the right place. Phoenix has 300 days of sunshine every year. The city is known as the Valley of the Sun. You will find the Sonoran Desert, red rock, blue skies, cacti, tumbleweeds, mountains, desert, cowboys, wild horses, and roadrunners, but there’s more! Browse the list of must-see attractions, off-the-beaten-path experiences, outdoor activities, and museums to create your personal Phoenix Arizona bucket list. Then, plan the itinerary for your Phoenix Arizona trip with these top things to do, see, and eat. Phoenix is a 1.5-hour drive northwest of Tucson Arizona and a 3-hour drive south of Grand Canyon National Park. Enjoy your time out of the office!

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Hole in the Rock Phoenix Arizona things to do
Hole in the Rock Papago Park

Things to Do in and Around Phoenix Arizona

Video the bats taking flight at the Bat Cave (May-Oct)

Check out the Yayoi Kusama Firefly Infinity Room at the Phoenix Art Museum

Watch Spring Training Practice (Feb-Apr)

Enjoy a cocktail with a 360-degree rotating view at the Compass Room

Watch the Carnival of Illusion Show

Vintage shop on 7th Avenue

Play old-school arcade games at Cobra Arcade Bar

Take the after-dark flashlight tour of the Desert Botanical Garden

Enjoy a dive-in movie at Wet n Wild After Dark

Eat a Sonoran Dog with a Mexican Coke at Nogales Hot Dog

Visit the Hole in the Rock at Papago Park

Tour the Mystery Castle or Tovrea Castle

Check out the street art on Roosevelt Row (3rd and Roosevelt)

Learn about pioneer life at the Rosson House Museum in Heritage Square

Float down the lazy river at Sun Splash

Get your adrenaline fix at Castles and Coasters

Enjoy the downtown view from Dobbins Lookout

Go shopping at the Hive

Participate in a Japanese tea ceremony at the Japanese Friendship Garden

Check out the American Indian art exhibits at the Heard Museum

Take a cruise on Saguaro Lake

Eat homemade ice cream at Mary Coyle

See the Salt River wild horses

Learn about the Hohokam people at the Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park

Tour the Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe

Hike to the top of Camelback Mountain

Have lunch at Singh Meadows

Listen to music at the Crescent Ballroom

Go tubing in the Salt River or raft on the Colorado River

Rent a paddleboat at Encanto Park

See John Lennon’s Imagine piano at the Musical Instrument Museum

Visit the Phoenix Public Market

Go horseback riding at Ponderosa Stables

Take a hot air balloon ride over the Sonoran Desert

Go mountain biking at Phoenix Reserve

Tour the Wrigley home and take in the view

Take the scorpion scavenger hunt

Eat pecan cinnamon rolls at Schnepf Farms

Check out the Her Secret is Patience art installation

Lie on a bed of nails at the Arizona Science Center

Tour the Arizona State Capital

Spend a morning fishing on the Stanford Drive Canal

See the painting elephant at the Phoenix Zoo

Watch the planes take off over you at 1-10 and Sky Harbor Circle

Eat fry bread

Cruise Canyon Lake on the Dolly Steamboat

Take an architecture tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West

Drive the scenic Apache Trail and have lunch at Tortilla Flat

Tour a gold mine, ride the train, and watch a gunfight at Goldfield ghost town

Enjoy the stunt show at Rawhide Western Town

Check the Arizona Office of Tourism website for upcoming festivals, special events, and what’s happening during your stay.

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