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All ages can find an exciting, fun and unique experience, both indoors and outdoors.
More than 1,300 animals, exhibited throughout five unique trails. Open every day 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Summer hours (June-Sept) hours are 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (weekdays) and 7 a.m.-4 p.m. (weekends). The Phoenix Zoo offers unique event venues indoors and out and customized group events for 25-5,000+. Visitors will enjoy daily up close animal encounters, keeper talks, bike and boat rentals and a variety of retail and food venues.
Check the Zoo's website often for updates on special events, daily programs and other activities such as Night Camp and Camp Zoo.
"Call us wild. Call us crazy. Just don't call us a zoo"
At Out of Africa Wildlife Park, you get a completely different view of wildlife. That's because this isn't a zoo. Here, exotic animals from all over the world roam in spacious habitats, giving you a chance to see these beautiful creatures and their natural behavior up-close. And, with exciting shows like Tiger Splash, Wonders of Wildlife and Predator Feed, Out of Africa is like nothing you've ever seen.
Safari Tours - Shows - Hands On Interaction - Authentic Gift Shop - Food. It's all here for a full days adventure with none of those annoying hidden fees.
Just 90 minutes north of Phoenix and 30 minutes south of Sedona, Out of Africa let's you experience Africa in the heart of Arizona.
Your safari awaits!
Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse is Arizona's largest Western-themed attraction. Rawhide is an authentic replica of an 1880's town complete with a Main Street, gunfights, stagecoach and train rides, burro rides, mechanical bull, climbing wall, gold pannin', shootin' gallery, unique shops, Sundown Cookouts, and world famous Steakhouse & Saloon. The menu celebrates the spirit and hospitality of its Western roots through traditional cooking and true hungry-cowboy portions. Enjoy mouth watering BBQ Baby Back Ribs, The gunslinger filet Mignon, and the Trail Boss BBQ combination served up to live music in our Steakhouse & Saloon. A must see attraction for every visitor and perfect for any size group. Admission to Rawhide is FREE! Easy access from the I-10 freeway.
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, offers great family fun. Visitors can ride on the Paradise and Pacific Railroad and antique carousel. Visit the museum or a variety of shops, play in one of the spacious playgrounds, or just relax in the grass under a tree.
The Desert Botanical Garden offers the world's finest collection of arid-land plants from deserts of the world in a unique outdoor setting. The Garden has more than 50,000 desert plants on display throughout five thematic trails that illustrate topics such as conservation, desert living, plants and people of the Sonoran Desert and desert wildflowers. Visit the Garden and enjoy specialized tours, special events, seasonal exhibits, concerts, family activities, an outdoor café and the Garden's gift and plant shop.
Our hands-on interactive exhibits are designed to engage the minds, muscles and imaginations of children up to age 10 and the grown-ups who care about them. Make a meal in our Texture Café, navigate your way through Noodle Forest, or relax and share a story in our Book Loft. These are just a few of the adventures that await you at the Children's Museum of Phoenix. We're open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday (plus Mondays for most of the summer). The Museum is an ideal location for your next party or corporate event. Our unique facility accommodates any type of gathering from formal sit-down dinners and cocktail shindigs to themed birthday bashes! We can put you in contact with performers to entertain your mind, caterers to scintillate your tongue, and ideas to amaze and amuse.
The Arizona Science Center offers hands-on, eye-opening fun with more than 300 interactive exhibits, a state-of-the-art planetarium, five-story giant-screen theater, live demonstrations, and traveling exhibitions.
Explore 350 hands-on exhibits, a five-story theater and a planetarium in a unique setting. Group rates and facility rentals available.
Where Phoenix comes to play America's largest indoor kart racing venue offers 45+ MPH karts, rock wall, billiards, arcade and bar & grill. Groups from 10-1,000! Open 363 days a year.- Check out the stables and go for a ride through the desert for kids of all ages. Act like a real cowboy and learn how to ride like a pro.
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