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