The state of Arizona has so a lot to offer and with Arizona airfares being so cheap in the shoulder and off-peak seasons you really should come and discover the state.  You certainly want to tour the Grand Canyon with the glory of nature showing you just how patience and time can change something into a true thing of wonder.  Or you could want to tour 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 your Arizona travel.  The Heard Museum in Central Arizona is a must “visit” for everyone interested in the history of the area. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and contemporary American Indian art.  There are ten exhibition galleries that include 5 long-term and five rotating exhibitions with two different locations for you to visit. 

While you are staying the Phoenix area you may want to tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The goal of the museum is supporting the knowledge of prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest.  The museum is positioned at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins.  You can see reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homes when exploring the ruin trail.  At the site is also some of the last surviving intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a remarkable piece of Hohokam history.

A few hours to the southeast, you will find wonderful Southeast Arizona attractions.  Head on down to Tombstone where you can relive the Old West.  Tombstone is known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most famous of Arizona’s historic mining camps.  This area produced millions of dollars of gold and silver throughout a seven year period.  When you are touring Tombstone you will have the opportunity to tour Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and see many of the residents dressed in period clothing. 

Outside of Tucson you can 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 at 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 travel on through the 200 ft tunnel for inspection at the Titan II missile.  It’s an incredible tour, be sure to make time to stop here.

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 relocated to a new prison.  Now you can visit the prison and see the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.

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