Take Advantage Of Arizona Airfares And Cheap Getaways
December 9th, 2008 at 05:11am Under Attractions
The state of Arizona has so much to offer and with Arizona air fares being so cheap in the shoulder and off-peak seasons you really should come and discover the state.
You may want to tour the Grand Canyon with the wonders of nature showing you just how time can make a true thing of beauty, or you may want to visit some of the outstanding galleries the state has to offer with the rich history of the Native Americans, Hispanic culture and western culture all available in different locations.
This is a great way to discover Phoenix. The Heard Museum in Phoenix is a “must visit” for everyone interested in the history of the region. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and contemporary American Indian art. You will find 10 exhibition galleries that include five long-term and five rotating exhibitions with two different locations for you to tour.
While you are visiting the Phoenix area you may want to tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The focus of the museum is enhancing the knowledge of the prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest. The museum is situated at the 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins. You can observe reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homes when walking along the trail. At the site is also one of the last surviving intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a fantastic piece of Hohokam history.
A few hours to the southeast, you will find wonderful Tucson. Travel on down to Tombstone where you can visit the Old West. Tombstone is known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most infamous of Arizona’s historic mining camps. This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver throughout a seven year period. While you are visiting Tombstone you will have the chance to tour Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and see many of the residents dressed in period clothing.
Outside of Tucson you may want to visit the Titan Missile Museum which was home to one of the Titan II Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles. There were 18 Titan II missile sites located near the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. The Titan Missile Museum is the only Titan Missile site that remains intact; all the others were destroyed. You can go on a guided tour that takes you into the launch control room with a simulated launch and then go on through the 200 ft tunnel for look at the Titan II missile. It’s an incredible tour, be sure to make time to visit.
Travel on over to Yuma and tour the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. There you will be able to tour the prison that incarcerated 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were women. The prison was last used in 1909 when the prisoners were moved to a new prison. Now you can tour the prison and look at the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.
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