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Things to Do in Phoenix, Arizona

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Desert Botanical Garden

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for School-Age Kids

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Located within Papago Park, this beautiful botanical garden has stunning plants and flowers as well as special exhibits. Children's program activities, like weekend face-painting, are included in the admission...

  • Garden

Hall of Flame Firefighting Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for School-Age Kids

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This is the ultimate playground for every kid who fantasizes about sliding down a firehouse pole. Visitors climb aboard the historical fire engines and try on real firefighters' hats and...

  • History Museum

  • Special Collection

The Heard Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for School-Age Kids

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From scavenger hunts to family-friendly movie schedules, there's more for kids to do here than just follow their parents through the exhibits. Children can make a Yavapai basket out...

  • Art Gallery

  • History Museum

Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for School-Age Kids

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Young visitors meet the Old West at this re-created pioneer village, where your family can explore life as it was in Arizona a century ago. Stroll past historic buildings...

  • History Museum

Papago Park

Phoenix, Arizona

Get outdoors! Hiking trails, bike paths, and fishing ponds give your family space to enjoy outdoor activities in an unspoiled stretch of Arizona desert. Trail lengths vary to accommodate different...

  • Nature Center

  • Hiking

  • Bicycling

  • Fishing

Arizona Science Center

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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This place answers all those impossible questions kids love to ask. Exhibits are interactive, and little visitors participate in creating what they're seeing (like pedaling bicycles to demonstrate kinetic energy...

  • Science & Nature Museum

Cerreta Candy Company

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for School-Age Kids

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Cream- and caramel-centered chocolates are the stars of the kid-centered show at this working chocolate factory. Chocoholics of all ages will get to see each step in the...

  • Specialty Food Store

  • Sightseeing Tour

Cracker Jax Family Fun & Sports Park

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for School-Age Kids

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With plenty of indoor and outdoor activities, it's easy to plan a visit of several hours here, even during the hot summer months. Little ones will have to measure up...

  • Amusement Park

  • Arcade / Game Room

  • Go-Cart

Deer Valley Rock Art Center

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Handed an activity sheet that turns hiking trails into a kind of scavenger hunt for rock art, kids get engrossed in the center as soon as they arrive. Even those...

  • History Museum

  • Historical Landmark

  • Hiking

Dolly Steamboat

Phoenix, Arizona

Good for School-Age Kids

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These 90-minute cruises on Canyon Lake (in the area known as the "Junior Grand Canyon") are a treat for nature-loving families. If your kids are old enough to...

  • Boat Tour

  • Boat Ride

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