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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
Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum
Phoenix, Arizona
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
The Heard Museum
Phoenix, Arizona
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
Hall of Flame Firefighting Museum
Phoenix, Arizona
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
Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix, Arizona
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
Kierland Commons
Phoenix, Arizona
Parents love the shopping, but kids love the special events at this 38-acre shopping, business, dining, and entertainment development adjacent to the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa. It features...
Boutique
Visitors Center
Phoenix Zoo
Phoenix, Arizona
Special events are the highlight at the Phoenix Zoo. Activities range from breakfast with the turtles to animal shows staged in the small amphitheater, where you'll see acts like a...
Zoo
Dolly Steamboat
Phoenix, Arizona
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
Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park
Phoenix, Arizona
Take your family on a walk 1500 years back in time, when the Hohokam culture thrived in this part of the country. You'll have a chance to explore an excavated...
Historical Landmark
History Museum
Hiking
Arizona Science Center
Phoenix, Arizona
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
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