FAMILY ATTRACTIONS / EXPLORATION

Arizona Science Center
600 E. Washington Street
Phoenix 602-716-2000
www.azscience.org
More than 750 interactive exhibits combine with world-class traveling displays, a giant-screen theater, and a planetarium.

Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix 480-941-1225
www.dbg.org
With more than 50,000 plants on display in 145 acres, the garden is an inspiration for both locals and visitors from a far.

Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting
6101 E. Van Buren
Phoenix 602-275-3473
www.hallofflame.org
Horse-drawn vehicles and fire engines join a “climb on it” 1916 fire engine.

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
16435 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale 480-998-7971
www.mcdowellsonoran.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Sonoran desert and mountains. The preserve offers hiking, biking, horseback riding, rock-climbing and trail running.

Out of Africa Wildlife Park
4020 North Cherry Road
Campe Verde 928-567-2840
www.outofafricapark.com
Not a drive-through park, a zoo, or a circus, this unique attraction outside Phoenix in Camp Verde allows interaction with some of the most magnificent predators in the world, including lions, tigers, and leopards.

The Phoenix Zoo
455 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix 602-273-1341
www.phoenixzoo.org
Explore five trails showcasing more than 1,300 animals from some of the world’s most beautiful and fragile ecosystems. One of the many special events of the year is the ZooLights holiday extravaganza, although the zoo maintains a full events schedule.

Wildlife World Zoo
16501 W. Northern Avenue
Litchfield Park 623-935-WILD
www.wildlifeworld.com
Visit a veritable “Noah’s Ark” of more than 2,400 of Arizona’s most exotic animals, representing more than 400 species.