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Cool Places To Go & Fun Things To Do
Here's a list of fun places to go around Arizona. Enjoy!
If you come across a "Cool Place to Go" with your family
that is not on our list, please send the information to nancy@happilyeducatingourown.org
and we'll add it. Thanks!
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Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria,
85382
623.776.8400 Ext. 112
www.azbroadwaytheatre.com
Arcadia Ice Arena
3853 East Thomas Road, Phoenix
602.957.9966
http://www.arcadiaice.com/
Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
1502 W. Washington, Phoenix
602.255.3791
http://www.admmr.state.az.us/musgen.htm
Arizona Museum for Youth
35 N. Robson, Mesa
480.644.2467
http://www.ci.mesa.az.us/amfy/
Arizona Science Center
600 E. Washington St. Phoenix
602.716.2000
http://www.azscience.org/
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson, 85743
520.883.2702
http://www.desertmuseum.org/
Ballet Arizona
602.381.1096
http://www.balletaz.org/
Big Surf
Tempe
480.947.2477
http://www.golfland.com/
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
5247 East Brown Road, Mesa, AZ 85205
480.325.6700
www.broadwaypalmwest.com
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
37615 U.S. 60, Superior
520.689.2723
http://ag.arizona.edu/BTA/
Castles N' Coasters
9445 Metro Parkway East, Phoenix
602.997.7575
http://www.castlesncoasters.com
Center Dance Ensemble
602.252.8497
http://www.centerdance.com/
Challenger Space Center
21170 N 83rd Ave • Peoria
623.322.2001
http://www.azchallenger.org/
Childsplay
480.350.8101
http://www.childsplayaz.org/
Climbmax Climbing Center
480.902.0718
http://www.climbmaxaz.com/
Crackerjax Sports N' Fun
16001 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale
480.998.2800
http://www.crackerjax.com/
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix
480.481.8190
http://www.dbg.org
Dolly Steamboat
Canyon Lake
480.827.9144
http://www.dollysteamboat.com/
Enchanted Island Amusement Park
1202 W. Encanto Blvd., Phoenix
602.254.1200
http://www.enchantedisland.com/
Fiddlesticks Family Fun Park
1155 West Elliot Road, Tempe
480.961.0800
8800 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale
480.951.6060
http://www.fiddlesticksaz.com/
Flandrau Science Center
1601 E. University Blvd., Tucson (located on the University
of Arizona campus)
520.621.STAR
http://www.flandrau.org/
Freestone Recreation Complex
1141 E. Guadalupe Road, Gilbert
480.503.6202
http://www.ci.gilbert.az.us/parks/popups/freestonerecctr.cfm
Goldfield Ghost Town
4650 N. Mammoth Mine Road, Apache Junction
480.983.0333
www.goldfieldghosttown.com
Golfland/Sunsplash
155 W Hampton Ave, Mesa
480.834.8319 | 480.834.8319
http://www.golfland.com/
Grand Canyon Railway
233 N. Grand Canyon Blvd, Williams
1.800.THE.TRAIN
http://www.thetrain.com/index.cfm
Great Arizona Puppet Theater
302 W Latham St, Phoenix AZ
602.262.2050
http://www.azpuppets.org/
Halle Heart Museum
2929 S. 48th Street, Tempe
602.414-2800
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4855
Home Run Stadium
1829 E Main St, Mesa
480.844.0489
http://www.homerunstadium.com/
IMAX Theater
5000 Arizona Mills Circle Tempe
480.897.4629
http://www.imax.com/tempe
Kiwanis Recreation Center
6111 South All-America Way, Tempe
480.350.5701
http://www.tempe.gov/pkrec/krc/default.asp
Lowell Observatory
1400 W. Mars Hill Rd., Flagstaff
923.774.3358
http://www.lowell.edu/
Mesa Youtheatre
Mesa Arts Center complex, 155 N. Center St., Mesa
480.644.2902
http://www.ci.mesa.az.us/arts/MAC/MY.asp
Oakland Athletics
Phoenix Municipal Stadium, 5999 East Van Buren, Phoenix
602.392.0074
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com
Oceanside Ice Arena
1520 N. McClintock Drive, Tempe
480.941.0944
http://www.iskateaz.com/
Out of Africa Wildlife Park
9736 N. Fort McDowell Road, Scottsdale
480.837.7779
http://www.outofafricapark.com/
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix
602.257.1222
http://www.phxart.org/
Phoenix Bach Choir
602.253.2224
http://www.bachchoir.org/
Phoenix Boys Choir
602.264.5328 ext. 21
http://www.boyschoir.org/
Phoenix Children's Chorus
602.534.3788
http://www.phxchildrenschorus.org
Phoenix Museum of History
Heritage and Science Park, 105 North 5th Street, Phoenix
602.253.2734
http://www.pmoh.org/
Phoenix Symphony
Box Office: 455 N. 3rd Street, Suite 390, Phoenix
602.495.1999
www.phoenixsymphony.org
Student group tickets $2 per person for groups of 10 or more for
Thursday Evening Classics concerts at Symphony Hall.
SYMPHONY HALL: 225 E. Adams Street, Phoenix
ORPHEUM: 203 W. Adams Street, Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 7380 E. 2nd Ave, Scottsdale
The Phoenix Zoo
455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix
602.273.1341
www.phoenixzoo.org
Pima Air & Space Museum
6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson
520.574.0462
http://www.pimaair.org/
Pioneer, AZ
3901 W. Pioneer Road, Phoenix
623.465.1052
http://www.pioneer-arizona.com/
Polar Ice
7225 W Harrison Street, Chandler
480.598.9400
http://www.polariceent.com/
Pueblo Grande Museum
4619 E. Washington Street, Phoenix
602.495.0901
http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/PARKS/pueblo.html
Rawhide Wild West Town
23023 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
480.502.5600
www.rawhide.com
Reid Park Zoo
1030 South Randolph Way, Tucson
520-881-4753
http://www.tucsonzoo.org/
Rip City Batting Cages
1045 E Juniper Ave, Gilbert (at Freestone Park)
480.497.9548
The Riparian Institute
Scott Anderson, Director
2757 E. Guadalupe Road, Gilbert
480.503.6744 or 602.696.1195
www.riparianinstitute.org
Rosson House Museum
Historic Heritage Square, 113 N. 6th Street, Phoenix
602.262.5029
http://www.rossonhousemuseum.org/
Schnepf Farms
Mark & Carrie Schnepf
22601 East Cloud Road, Queen Creek
480.987.3333
www.schnepffarms.com
Skateland
7 E Southern Ave, Mesa
480.833.7775
Superstition Farm
3440 South Hawes Rd
Mesa, AZ 85212
http://www.superstitionfarmtours.com/
Surfside Skate
1625 E. Weber Drive, Tempe
480.968.9600
http://www.surfsideskateland.com/
Tempe Town Lake
Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
480.350.8625
www.tempetownlake.com
Titan Missile Museum
1580 W. Duval Mine Rd., Sahuarita (approx. 25 miles
south of Tucson)
520.625.7736
http://www.pimaair.org/TitanMM/titanhome.shtml
Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 North Alvernon Way, Tucson
520.326.9686
http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/
Usery Mountain Recreation Area
3939 N. Usery Pass Road, Mesa
480.984.0032
http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/usery/
Valley Youth Theatre
525 N. 1st Street, Phoenix (Copper Square)
602.253.8188
http://www.vyt.com
Waterworld Safari
4243 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Glendale
623.581.8446
http://www.golfland.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=27
West Valley Art Museum
17420 N. Avenue of the Arts, Surprise (114th Avenue
and Bell Rd.)
623.972.0635
http://www.wvam.org/main/
Wildlife World Zoo
16501 W. Northern Ave, Litchfield Park
623.935.9453
http://www.wildlifeworld.com/
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