Phoenix Sights

  1. Arizona Science Center

    The popular Arizona Science Center has over 350 hands-on exhibits, from computers to bubbles, weather, physics and biology. Live demonstrations are held throughout the day.

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  2. Heard Museum

    The Heard Museum is perhaps the city's best, offering outstanding presentations on Native American history and culture. Don't miss the fascinating kachina-doll room, a real highlight.

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  3. Mesa Southwest Museum

    Animated dinosaurs, dioramas, a territorial jail, gold panning and changing art shows are some of the displays and interactive exhibits at the Mesa Southwest Museum.

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  4. Mystery Castle

    Equal parts Mexican hacienda, Native American cliff dwelling and psychedelic sand castle, the 18-room Mystery Castle dodges traditional labels. Constructed in the 1930s and '40s by Boyce Luther Gulley, the bizarre art house is made of stone, recycled telegraph poles, adobe and whatever else he could scavenge, and held together by a mix of sand, cement, calcium and goat's milk.

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  5. Phoenix Museum of History

    Displays at the Phoenix Museum of History range from 2000-year-old archeological artifacts to an exhibit about the sinking of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Other exhibitions celebrate significant Southwest events and culture over time from rodeos to highways.

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