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Phoenix
Attractions
Arizona
Science Center
- Lively "please
touch" exhibits
explain the
physics of
making gigantic
soap bubbles,
the technology
of satellite
weather systems,
and more.
Dazzling
computer
graphics
simulate orbits
and eclipses
under the
60-foot dome of
the planetarium,
and a theater
shows films on a
massive
50-foot-high
projection
screen. (602)
716-2000
Arizona State
University -
The sprawling
750-acre Tempe
campus of ASU is
notable for its
public art and
innovative
architecture,
much of it
designed by
Frank Lloyd
Wright.
Breck Girl
Hall of Fame
- Pop-culture
enthusiasts are
sure to enjoy
this one-room
museum
containing more
than 150 of the
signature pastel
portraits from
the "Breck Girl"
shampoo ads,
including
pictures of
Brooke Shields,
Kim Basinger,
Cybill Shepherd,
and other
now-famous
former Breck
Girls. A guide
can detail the
life and times
of Mr. Edward J.
Breck, whose
lasting
contributions to
society include
being the first
person to
differentiate
between dry and
oily. (602)
207-4000
Desert
Botanical Garden
- These 150
acres contain
more than 4,000
different
species of
cacti,
succulents,
trees, and
flowers. A
stroll along the
half-mile-long
"Plants and
People of the
Sonoran Desert"
trail is a
fascinating
lesson in the
many adaptations
that plants,
animals, and
people have made
to desert
living. (602)
941-1217.
Mystery
Castle -
This curious
dwelling was
hand-built from
desert rocks,
railroad refuse,
and anything
else its builder
could get his
hands on.
Chock-full of
oddities that
will fascinate
everyone in the
family, the
castle has 18
rooms with 13
fireplaces, 90
bottle-glass
portholes, a
downstairs
grotto, a
floating
cantilever
stairway, and a
roll-away bed
with a mining
railcar as its
frame.
Phoenix Zoo
- Five
designated
trails wind
through this
125-acre zoo,
which has
replicas of such
habitats as an
African savanna
and a tropical
rain forest.
Meerkats,
warthogs, desert
bighorn sheep,
and endangered
Arabian oryx are
among the
unusual sights.
Superstition
Mountains -
Traveling up the
Superstition
Highway through
Tempe, Mesa and
eventually
Apache Junction
you will come
upon the massive
Superstition
Mountain heaves.
Supposedly the
mountains are
home to the Lost
Dutchman Mine
which the
location of, has
been debate for
many many years.
- Apache
Junction
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