MainTour Phoenix Arizona Vacation Guide covers the area of Maricopa and Pinal Counties in Central Arizona. This includes the principal cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale and Casa Grande.

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Downtown Phoenix
Visit great sites such as the State Capitol Museum, Heritage & Science Park, Hall of Fame, Mining and Minerals Museum and BankOne Ballpark.

Scottsdale
Premier resort community just minute northeast of Phoenix. See 100's of shops, art galleries, golf resorts. Special attracitons include Rawhide and McCormick Railroad Park.

Lake Havasu
Popular destination made famous in 1963 when industrialist Robert P. McCulloch purchased the legendary London Bridge and had it shipped here brick by brick.

Grand Canyon National Park
Visit the number one attraction of Arizona - Over 3 million years in the making, a mile deep and five miles wide

Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Boating, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting, watersports center

Arizona State University
Home to Museum and cultural events as well as the Sun Devil's NCAA athletic programs.

Arizona State Capitol Museum
This four-story building served as both territorial capitol when completed in 1900 and as state capitol after statehood came in 1912. The capitol itself is now utilized exclusively as a museum, and serves over 60,000 visitors each year, including over 30,000 school children. More than 20 exhibits tell Arizona's story from territorial days to the present.

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• Colleges & Universities - including University of Arizona and Pima Community College
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Phoenix

Phoenix area code is 602.

Tour Downtown Phoenix

• Heard Museum - Phoenix Downtown
  22 E. Monte Vista Rd (Mon-Sat 10AM-5PM / Sun 12PM-5PM)
  Excellent displays of quality Native American crafts and arts - including Navajo rugs and Hopi kachina dolls. Outdoor gardens are also a great collection of desert flora and fauna.

• Phoenix Art Musuem - Great collection of Western Art.

• Arizona State Capitol - Free Tours - Famous for its sparkling copper dome.

• Big Surf Water Park - 947-7873
  1500 N McClintock Ave, Summer hours 8AM-6PM.
  Features 5 ft wavemaker machine, multistorey waterslides and giant freshwater lagoon.

• America West Arena -
  Home to the following sporting venues:
  • Arizona Rattlers Pro Arena Football [Jun-Aug]
  • Arizona Sandsharks Pro Indoor Soccer [Jun-Aug]
  • Phoenix Coyotes NHL Hockey [Oct-Apr]
  • Phoenix Suns NBA Basketball [Oct-Mar]

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Tour Taliesin West

• Taliesin West Design Studio
  Cactus Street and 108th St. 860-2700.

  Taliesin West is the winter work studio of world famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright who worked here for more than 25 years prior to his death in 1959. Today it is an architecture school. Public tours are available.

• Arcosanti: Cosanti Foundation - 948-6145
  6433 Doubletree Rd in Paradise Valley. Community that focuses on Arcology - the proper blend of architecture and ecology. Also hosts popular outdoor concerts.

Tour Mesa

About the only significant landmark in this community on the eastside of Phoenix, is the Mormon Temple - built in 1912 and is designed after the style of ancient american temples. Its gardens features native vegitation and are open to the public.

Tour Superstition Mountains

The main route thru Superstition Mountains is Hwy-88, "The Apache Trail". This location is very popular on summer weekends and the trail begins only 10 miles east of downtown of Phoenix. Main Attractions:

• Tonto National Monument - Cliff dwelling ruins from a large pueblo built in the entrance to three distintive caves by the Salado Indians in the mid-fourteenth century.

• Salt River Canyon - The Apache Trail leads to many campgrounds and picnic spots as it follows the Salt River through the hills.

Tour Aravaipa Canyon and Points East

Rated as one of the most scenic spots in the state, Aravaipa Canyon is located 46 miles south of the copper-mining town of Globe. This wilderness area has many side canyons and abundant desert wildlife.

For info - Bureau of Land Management, 428-4040.

• Gila County Historical Museum 425-5736
  1330 N. Broad St, Globe, AZ;
  Open Sat & Sun, 10AM-5PM during Summer.
  Free Admission. Home to Apache Days celebration on the third weekend of October. Native Americans from many tribes come together for a three-day street fair.

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MainTour Phoenix Arizona Vacation Guide covers the area of Maricopa and Pinal Counties in Central Arizona. This includes the principal cities of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale and Casa Grande.