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Encanto Park is one of the oldest parks in all of Phoenix and it covers 222 acres of lush green spaces, offering everything from a specious lagoon to picnic areas, walking trails, and golf courses. It’s a great place for family visits since it’s also home to one of Phoenix’s top kid-friendly attractions – Enchanted Island Amusement Park.
Papago Park
A trip to Phoenix is incomplete without a visit to Papago Park, one of the city’s most see-attractions. It covers 1,500 acres, offering hiking and biking trails and picnic areas, in addition to being home to such iconic attractions as Phoenix Zoo and Hole-in-the-Rock – and that’s just the start!
Desert Botanical Garden
Safely tucked away in the heart of Papago Park, Desert Botanical Garden is reason enough to pay it a visit. It’s home to over 50,000 plants that cover 140 acres, starting with a rich collection of agave and cacti native to this area, including over 300 rare, threatened, or endangered species.
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If you are looking for some outdoor fun, then it doesn’t get better than hiking Hidden Valley via Mormon Trail. This 3.6-mile long hiking trail comes with some amazing sights of the city while taking you through rock tunnels and past waterfalls.
Shemer Art Center and Museum
Shemer Art Center and Museum is an exciting mix of an art education institution, an art gallery, and a museum. You’ll able to enjoy some amazing art by talented local and international artists while also being offered a chance to express your creativity in a number of ways. The place hosts various cultural events, arts and crafts workshops, and themed exhibits.
Mystery Castle
You’ll find Mystery Castle at the foothills of the South Mountain Park. The building has a moving story behind it, being built by a father for his sick daughter in the first half of the 20th century. It features inexpensive materials, including rocks, adobe, car parts and tires, telephone poles, and more. It is well worth exploring due to its captivating details and unusual build.
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]]>Phoenix might not offer the most affordable cost of living anymore, but it does offer plenty of free tourist attractions you can enjoy. Check them out below.
Camelback Mountain
If you are looking for some outdoor fun, then we recommend getting your hiking gear and heading to Camelback Mountain. This is arguably the most popular hiking destination in Arizona due to its unique shape and the views that it offers once you reach the top. The hike takes two to three hours to complete.
Heritage Square
Phoenix looks and feels like a modern city until you go to Heritage Square. Here you’ll find some of its earlier buildings and see how it looked back in the late 19th century. The centerpiece of the Heritage Square is Rosson House, a Victorian mansion that now serves as a museum.
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Art Museum is an impressive museum that covers 285,000 square feet and includes 18,000 works of art. Its collection is highly diverse, containing modern and contemporary art, fashion design, and photography from all parts of the world. The museum has free admission every Wednesday and every first Friday of the month.
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Phoenix’s most extensive art museum features a comprehensive collection of over 18,000 works of art. It’s one of the largest museums for visual arts in this part of the U.S., and it covers everything from Renaissance to contemporary art, created by American, Asian, and European artists.
Heard Museum
If you’re in the mood to explore one of the best museums dedicated to Native American art in all of the U.S., Heard Museum is the place to be.
Musical Instrument Museum
Music fans will feel right at home in Arizona since this city happens to be the home to one of the world’s most impressive musical instrument collection. This museum is filled with approximately 15,000 musical instruments from all around the world.
Arizona Science Center
Many of the museums in Phoenix are interactive and family-friendly, and Arizona Science Center is one of the best examples. It covers four floors, filled with interactive demos, a planetarium, and even an IMAX theater.
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]]>Frances Boutique
This unique store offers all kinds of accessories, clothes, and gifts for women—all made by local producers and artists. This is the best place to find something nice that will make your close ones happy.
Address: 10 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Opening hours: Every day from 10am to 6pm
Cosanti Bell Foundry
This place is dedicated to the well-known creation of the Italian-American architect Paolo Soleri, who was also the inventor of the Soleri bells. There is more than just a shop, and you are welcome to visit his original studio as well as buying bells and jewelry.
Address: 6433 E Doubletree Ranch Rd, Paradise Valley, AZ
Opening hours: Every day from 9am to 5pm
Changing Hands Bookstore
If you want to mix up with the locals, this is the place for you. Here you can sell old books or buy second-hand ones. The large collection includes fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, and comic books. This is also a gathering place for people to enjoy a cup of coffee or a cold beer while discussing literature.
Address: 300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Opening hours: Every day from 10am to 7pm
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]]>An educational project, but also a very interesting tourist destination, Arcosanti is a demonstration of an idea called “arcology,” which is an architectural approach with a minimal ecological footprint. The demonstration is also set to show that our own quality of life can be improved by considering the environment when settling within it.
The place offers accommodation, workshops, and walking tours, and has an onsite café to provide the visitors’ needs while they stay in the beautiful desert setting.
Drop in for a one-day visit, take the tour to learn about the community of Arcosanti and their cultural and ecological agenda, or stay the night to join workshops and visit the artists who live in the community.
The place is slightly old-fashioned in its design aesthetic, which dates back to the 1970s, but its purpose is interesting and still important in the 2020s.
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If you like to mix gaming with your drinking, the Cobra Arcade Bar is the place for you. You can play all the retro arcade classics including Donkey Kong, Super Mario and Pacman.
Filmbar
At Filmbar, you can enjoy your drink while watching some art-house cinema. They often play classics or musicals, so it’s a great place to sing along with your friends to your favorite film.
Valley Bar
Valley Bar is a speakeasy bar tucked away below street level. On most nights of the week you can attend a live show here, whether it is a comedy or a punk band. The Rose Room is great for catching up with friends while the music blares next door.
The Little Woody
The Little Woody is a lounge bar with bright lights and an impressive selection of whiskey. The bar is small, but it is an intimate space to meet new people and catch up with old friends.
The Ostrich
The Ostrich is a speakeasy bar housed in a basement below the San Marcos Hostel. The dimly lit space takes you back to the 1920s and is one of the most authentic speakeasies in the city.
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]]>Taj Mahal in Agra, India
Taj Mahal, one of the world’s most famous and beautiful monument of love, was built by the Fifth Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, in the 17th century. Despite having seven wives, his third wife Empress Mumtaz Mahal was his favorite. She accompanied him on his trips throughout the Empire, but sadly, she died while giving birth to their 14th child. In response to the death of his beautiful 38-year old wife, he built the fascinating ivory-marble Taj Mahal.
Mystery Castle in Phoenix, Arizona
This castle was built in the 1930s in the name of love between a father and daughter. A man called Boyce Luther Gully was diagnosed with tuberculosis, so he left his wife and his 5-year-old girl named Mary Lou.
When she turned 22, she received a letter from her dying father in which he told her that he had built her a castle, just as he promised her. The fortress was made from junk that nobody wanted – stone, automobile parts, telephone poles, salvaged rail tracks from a mine etc. Mary Lou moved to the Mystery Castle with her mother, and lived there until her death in 2010.
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Kodai-Ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan
Believe it or not, in the past, not only men built monuments for their loved ones. One stunning example is the Kodai-Ji Temple, which was built by a woman in 1606 in memory of her dead husband. Kita-no-Mandokoro, after the death of her spouse, became a priestess at the temple where she stayed until her death in 1624. Both husband and wife were buried at the temple garden.
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