Best Places to Visit in Arizona
Sometimes you just want to get out and explore. We try to strike a good balance of places that you will really enjoy. Finding ideas for family friendly outings, or interesting places to go in Arizona with your friends, both are at your fingertips here with America Top 10. We aim to give you plenty of ideas without you having to do all the research. That way you can easily decide if you want to explore Arizona sites or check out the sites in another state.
You have also heard how it is becoming a lot more popular to have staycations (where you stay home instead of going to far off places) and discover new and interesting places in the near vicinity. We try to make that easier for you. Check out the sites in Arizona that have become local favorites easily with our site.
We hope that we have provided you plenty of choices in Arizona whether this is a new area for you or your own back yard. Something a little different from the typical amusement park. If you really loved somewhere but don’t see them on our list let us know, we are always looking to improve our lists and we can only do that with your help.
Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium
Litchfield Park, AZ
The Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium is open seven days a week, 365 days a year, including all holidays. They have an aquarium that features a long list of marine animals, as well as a Safari Park, Dragon World, and Baby Animal Nursery, to name a few.
B2 Science
Oracle, AZ
The University of Arizona assumed ownership of Biosphere 2 in July 2011. A generous gift from the Philecology Foundation helps fund Biosphere 2 operations and some research projects. Their mission is to serve as a center for research, outreach, teaching and life-long learning about Earth, its living systems, and its place in the universe and catalyze interdisciplinary thinking and understanding about Earth and its future and distill issues related to Earth systems planning and management for use by policymakers, students and the public.
Yuma Art Center
Yuma, AZ
The City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department manages the Yuma Art Center in Historic Downtown Yuma. The Yuma Art Center advances the arts by providing distinct opportunities for community participation and artistic growth. With over 100,000 visitors each year, the Yuma Art Center annually produces two full length theatre productions, over twenty visual art exhibitions, holds nearly fifty unique performing and visual arts classes, facilitates the annual summer mural program, screens dozens of films, supports the North End Artists Cooperative, coordinates festivals and special events, and advances public art throughout Yuma.
Saguaro National Park
Tucson, AZ
Tucson, Arizona is home to the nation’s largest cacti. The giant saguaro is the universal symbol of the American west. These majestic plants, found only in a small portion of the United States, are protected by Saguaro National Park, to the east and west of the modern city of Tucson. Here you have a chance to see these enormous cacti, silhouetted by the beauty of a magnificent desert sunset. There are approximately 1.6 million individual saguaro plants growing within Saguaro National Park.
Arizona Science Center
Phoenix, AZ
West Valley Art Museum
Peoria, AZ
The West Valley Art Museum brings people from all over Arizona to check out high quality art with a variety of themes, from Asian to experimental installations to world costumes from more than 60 countries. Visitors can take in a diverse display of art, since the permanent collection contains 2,000 items. Besides the visual displays, the museum also hosts special events such as Appraisal Day, Mind of the Artist, and art workshops.
Titan Missile Museum
Sahaurita, AZ
The Titan Missile Museum is the only remaining Titan II site open to the public, allowing you to relive a time when the threat of nuclear war between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union was a reality. For more than two decades, 54 Titan II missile complexes across the United States stood “on alert” 24 hours a day, seven days a week, heightening the threat of nuclear war or preventing Armageddon, depending upon your point of view.
Pioneer Living History Museum
Phoenix, AZ
Visit over 90 acres of an old 1800’s town, with no cars or smog. You will find authentic buildings and historically accurate reproductions. See the Opera House where Lilly Langtry sang; look through a rifle port in the actual cabin that survived Arizona’s bloodiest range war; laugh your way through a “melodrama”; or browse through an 1890’s dress shop and much more. All of this, plus a blacksmith shop, sheriff’s office and jail, complete ranch complex, and costumed interpreters including cowboys, lawmen, and lovely Victorian ladies, await you at Pioneer Living History Village, Arizona’s most authentic Old West town.
Heard Museum
Phoenix, AZ
Since its founding in 1929, the Heard Museum has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, world-class exhibitions, educational programming and its unmatched festivals. Dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art, the Heard successfully presents the stories of American Indian people from a first-person perspective, as well as exhibitions that showcase the beauty and vitality of traditional and contemporary art. The Heard Museum sets the standard for collaborating with American Indian artists and tribal communities to provide visitors with a distinctive perspective about the art of Native people, especially those from the Southwest.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Tucson, AZ
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place. Within the Museum grounds, you will see more than 300 animal species and 1,200 kinds of plants. There are almost 2 miles of paths traversing 21 acres of beautiful desert. Founded in 1952 by William Carr and Arthur Pack, the Desert Museum is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of the Sonoran Desert. Their current operations and future growth are funded entirely by admissions, memberships, contributions and grants.
