The Grand Canyon is more than a great chasm carved over millennia through the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. It is more than an awe-inspiring view. It is more than a pleasuring ground for those that explore the roads, hike the trails, or float the currents of the turbulent Colorado River.
This canyon is a gift that transcends what we experience. Its beauty and size humbles us. Its timelessness provokes a comparison to our short existence. In its vast spaces we may find solace from our hectic lives.
The Grand Canyon we visit today is a gift from past generations. Take time to enjoy this g. . .
Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world's finest collections of desert plants. We have the World's largest collection of desert flora in an outdoor setting. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year.
There's a charming outdoor café and a garden shop filled with uniquely Southwestern gifts and plants. Bring your group in for a relaxing educational guided or self-guided tour through the Garden trails. Th. . .
The Arizona Museum of Natural History is your place for dinosaurs that roar and much more. The valley's only natural history museum has the best dinosaurs in town, a history courtyard where visitors pan for gold, a native peoples' gallery includes a replica village and pottery. Where else can you enjoy a cool indoor waterfall? Three changing exhibition galleries offer a variety of interesting subjects.. . .
Sunsplash is one of the Valley's best water parks because of its diverse attractions. Whether you're into thrilling water rides or just want to chill in a wave pool or on the lazy river, Sunsplash has an area for everyone. The park contains several slides to ride down on inner tubes, and there also are no-tube-required fast and twisting slides. While the water park is only open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, the adjacent Golfland features three miniature-golf courses, an arcade, bumper boats, laser tag and go-karts — all year-round activities.. . .
Chase Field opened in the Spring of 1998, built as a multipurpose facility to house Arizona's first Major League Baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and to host large-scale events. The Ballpark covers approximately 1,300,000 square feet, including the playing surface, and is divided into six levels: Field, Main Concourse, Press Level, Suite Club Level, Upper Concourse and Mechanical Level.
Chase Field can be configured to accommodate various sports including football, soccer and basketball, in addition to its baseball configuration. Other setups that have enjoyed success in the buildi. . .
Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Snowflake, Taylor, Springerville, Eagar, St. Johns, Heber-Overgaard and the White Mountain Apache Tribe welcome you to the recreation wonderland known as the White Mountains. Here, you'll find a wealth of recreational opportunities that await you.
From the quiet, cool beauty of our mountain air, to the rich cultures of our communities, there's always something for every member of the family.Take a trip to the White Mountains and experience a real winter. Ski, tube or sled down snow-covered hills and then get warm by a fire. Shop for antiques, tour the historic pi. . .
Since opening in 1994, Grayhawk Golf Club has become one of Arizona's most celebrated daily-fee golf clubs, mostly because of Grayhawk's two exceptional 18-hole golf courses – Talon and Raptor. Both have earned numerous awards and accolades over the years, and have hosted high-profile competitive events such as the PGA Tour's Frys.com Open (2007-2009). Other PGA Tour-sanctioned events include the Andersen Consulting World Match Play Championship (now known as the Accenture Match Play Championship), Tommy Bahama Challenge, the Williams World Challenge (now known as the Target World Challenge),. . .
Welcome to Phoenix Art Museum. The Southwest's premier 203,000- square foot destination for world-class visual arts. Here you will be immersed in culture while viewing popular exhibitions that feature artists such as Rembrandt, Norman Rockwell, and Annie Leibowitz. Monet. And the list goes on.
Since 1959, The Phoenix Art Museum, designed by New York architects Tod Williams/Billie Tsien & Associates, has been the home of an outstanding collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design.
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Included in this nomination are the Tumacacori museum building, the comfort station, the museum garden, and the adobe walls surrounding them.
The Tumacacori museum building, also known as the visitor center/administration building is an adobe building on a concrete foundation with a concrete block addition at the end of the east wing. The generally T-shaped structure has ten rooms and comprises approximately 5500 square feet. To the north and south of the easternmost wing are arched portals (arcades)--one opening into the 1939 garden, the other looking out toward the ruins of the mission ch. . .
This medium-sized body of water fills 49 acres of Peña Blanca Canyon in the Pajarito Mountain foothills. It is surrounded by grassy, oak-dotted hills, some of which are topped with bluffs of limestone. Peña Blanca Lake is a popular recreation spot for visitors from neighboring Nogales, Arizona and nearby communities in Mexico as well. On weekends, and even weekdays, during the peak summer season, this area can be quite crowded. On holidays, especially Easter, it becomes extremely crowded.
Peña Blanca Lake was built in 1957 by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. It provides water-relate. . .
A dramatic elevated tee box on the first hole sets the tone on this 18-hole, par 72 golf course that plays 7,108 yards from the tips. To enhance the desert effect, turf has been used judiciously which has resulted in a “target golf” concept. With major desert areas abutting the fairways and greens, the turf limitation has served to heighten the visual drama of the course. The result is reminiscent of a soft-flowing green carpet draped across rugged lands forms. . . .
Enjoyable for all ages and skill levels, our executive-style Par 60 short course allows a great round in about three hours. Come check out some of the best greens in all of Arizona. Scottsdale golf doesn't need to be expensive!. . .
