Beautiful facilty and fantastic collection of musical instruments! $15 for a museum that you can spend the whole day in is not bad.
2012 Best of Phoenix Winner: Best Use of Technology in a Museum! Each display senses when you and your headphones approach and plays the appropriate video and audio! Read more.
The Cafe at MIM is open 11-2 daily; menu: http://www.cafebonappetit.com/mim/weekly_menu.html
This is an awesome place to take your kids. I recommend dressing them in bright colors so you can find them easily in the crowded play areas.
Did you know? Built in 1913, the museum’s building was formerly Monroe Elementary School. Among Monroe’s alumni was abstract artist Jackson Pollack. Read more.
They sell Advil in the cafe
Wonderful collection of native American art. Good restaurant for a light lunch after touring the museum.
2012 Best of Phoenix Winner: Best Museum! A wealth of Native American history, stories and artwork, including century-old Katsina dolls and more! Read more.
Has more than 32,000 pieces of cultural and fine art. There are permanent exhibits, like the famous Barry Goldwater collection of Kachina Dolls, as well as special exhibit year-round.
You would never expect a museum to be hidden between a Jaguar and Lamborghini dealership but here it is! Definitely a hidden gem with well over 200 trophies from Penske's career! And lots of cars too!
What a pleasant surprise, hiding among all the car dealerships!
The cafe is ok, but has fixed barstools for seating. The barstools were too far away from the table for my young son to eat at the table.
I've been going to the Science Museum for years. They have wonderful featured exhibits, and when Body World comes it is amazing! Great family and friend environment!
A relatively new Phoenix attraction, the Arizona Science Center is located in the downtown area. There over 300 hands-on permanent exhibits, as well as special changing exhibitions.
2012 Best of Phoenix Winner: Best Science Lecture Series! Check out Adults Night Out every First Friday for a kid-free evening of science and socializing! Read more.
Don't be afraid - I went to the Arizona State Capitol today and there was FREE parking. I was certainly excited. I briefly saw the Capitol museum, and it looked very interesting. I'll be back soon.
Did you know it would take 4.8 million pennies to cover the State Capitol? Take a tour of the stunning Capitol building while you’re here to learn more fun facts.
Check out the murals in the reference room on the third floor.
$6.00 admission. Depending on when you go, it can be crucially hot. Bring water and keep yourself hydrated for the walk around the park outside. They also have an inside exhibit.
Dont step on the cracks cuz we jus filled em haha
Fun History!
The Michaelangelo show was excellent. Their regular exhibitions are also very good.
The Phoenix Art Museum houses more than 18,000 works of art, including the original Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington used on the dollar bill.
Explore contemporary Western American Art at The West Select, an annual exhibit featuring regional artists and a wide range of mediums including bronze sculptures, paintings and photography.
What's left of Victorian era. Gorgeously restored (now a museum) Rosson House is worth a visit. A couple of restaurants residing inside one of these buildings in the square.
This area encompasses the only remaining group of residential structures from the original town site of Phoenix.
If there is a festival here go, by all means go. Eat the food, drink the beer, and just indulge. Never pay more than $5 to park though. There are plenty of good lots close.
Great free museum about the history of the Arizona State Capitol. The exhibit on the USS Arizona is well done and moving. Can't the FREE admission.
Check out the Arizona State Library on the third floor. And if you are feeling super adventurous, go see the historic Supreme Court (now library administration) on the second floor.
Nice place to find out about the origins of the Arizona territory.
Free museum with some excellent displays about the history of Wells Fargo. Art collection. Check out the "old mine" display for gold and mineral specimens. Did I mention it's FREE?
Nice place to get some history about stage coaches and the wild west.
The Center has a fantastic collection of 13 different meteorites on loan from ASU as well as a new exhibit featuring 19 items which have flown in space on Gemini 8, Skylab 2, and several STS missions. Read more.
My niece and nephew loved the building area.
Did the comet rendezvous with my 8 and 10 year old. They both loved it!! My 8 yr old daughter was teamed with me at the probe station and it was perfect for her!!
The tomb itself is interesting because it's a pyramid. The first governor of AZ and his family are buried here. It sits atop a mountain and the view is beautiful.
I see dead people.
George W.P. Hunt and his wife are buried here in a pyramid at Papago Park.Hunt built the tomb in 1931, when his wife passed away, and he joined her there three years later.
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