Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe
We’ve compiled the best of the best in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Log in with user name:
Log in with social media:
Get FREE email communications from Fodor's Travel, covering must-see travel destinations, expert trip planning advice, and travel inspiration to fuel your passion.
We’ve compiled the best of the best in Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Opened in 1939 to conserve and showcase the ecology of the desert, these 150 acres contain more than 4,000 different species of cacti, succulents...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesPioneer settlers Dwight and Maie Heard built a Spanish colonial–style building on their property to house their collection of Southwestern art...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesA fun destination for even casual music fans, the museum offers a rare display of music and instruments going back hundreds of years—including...Read More
Ten years after visiting Arizona in 1927 to consult on designs for the Biltmore hotel, architect Frank Lloyd Wright chose 600 acres of rugged...Read More
The evolving complex and community of Arcosanti was masterminded by Italian architect Paolo Soleri to be a self-sustaining habitat in which...Read More
Ever wonder how a major metropolis can thrive in the middle of a desert? Experience the history of Arizona's water supply and its impact on...Read More
Kids young and old get a thrill out of the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the state. You can also pan for gold and see changing exhibits...Read More
With more than 300 hands-on exhibits, this is the venue for science-related exploration. You can pilot a simulated airplane flight, travel through...Read More
What began in 1886 as the Tempe Normal School for Teachers, a four-room redbrick building and 20-acre cow pasture, is now the 750-acre Tempe...Read More
This museum is in the gray-purple stucco Nelson Fine Arts Center, just north of Gammage Auditorium on the Arizona State campus. For a relatively...Read More
For a step 800 years back in time, tour the 2 acres of the excavated Salado Indian site at the Besh-Ba Gowah Archaeological Park on the southeastern...Read More
At the foot of Picketpost Mountain in Superior, the Boyce Thompson Arboretum is often called an oasis in the desert: the arid rocky expanse...Read More
The largest butterfly pavilion in the United States gives kids (and their parents) a close-up view of thousands of butterflies in a temperature...Read More
This site, whose original purpose still eludes archaeologists, was unknown to European explorers until Father Kino, a Jesuit missionary, first...Read More
Exhibits at the Cave Creek Museum depict pioneer living, mining, and ranching. See an original 1920s tuberculosis cabin and a collection of...Read More
A playground for kids of all ages, this museum features hands-on exhibits where children learn by playing. Venture through the "noodle forest...Read More
This is the largest concentration of ancient petroglyphs in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Some 1,500 of the cryptic symbols are here, left...Read More
One of the best collections of Western art in the nation includes paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington, Albert Bierstadt, Joe Beeler...Read More
Urban Encanto (Spanish for "enchanted") Park covers 222 acres at the heart of one of Phoenix's oldest residential neighborhoods. There are many...Read More
The pseudo-Western Frontier Town has wooden sidewalks, ramshackle buildings, and souvenir shops. ...Read More
{{ item.review_snippet }}...Read More
Please try a broader search, or expore these popular suggestions:
There are no results for {{ strDestName }} Sights in the searched map area with the above filters. Please try a different area on the map, or broaden your search with these popular suggestions: