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Heard Museum Courtyard

Individual listings can be found in Phoenix's district articles

In Phoenix-proper, see:

• Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington St, ☎ +1 602 716-2000, www.azscience.org. Science and Technology, along with a planetarium and IMAX theatre. Be sure to stop in and see one of the many renowned traveling exhibits that make a stop here.

• Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, ☎ +1 480 941-1225, www.dbg.org. Plant life of the Sonoran Desert, and of arid lands around the world.

• Heard Museum, 2301 N Central Ave, ☎ +1 602 252-8848, www.heard.org. World famous museum celebrating Native American cultures and arts, especially those of Arizona and New Mexico. Be sure to check out the amazing collection of Hopi Kachina dolls.

• Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E Washington St, ☎ +1 602 495-0901, www.ci.phoenix.az.us/PARKS/pueblo.html. M-Sa 9AM-4:45PM, Su 1PM-4:45PM. The U.S.'s only city-operated archaeological site, exploring and interpreting the pre-Columbian Hohokam civilization. Very fascinating look into the ancient inhabitants of the Phoenix area.

• Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 N Central Ave, ☎ +1 602 257-1222, www.phxart.org. Tu-Su 10AM-5PM (Th until 9PM). 16,000 artworks with an emphasis on American, Asian, Latin American, and modern and contemporary. Free on the first Friday evening of every month.

• Ro Ho En Japanese Friendship Garden, 1125 N 3rd Ave, ☎ +1 602 256-3204, www.japanesefriendshipgarden.org. Tu-Su 10AM-3PM. Japanese-style garden with koi pond and tea house. Closed in the summer due to heat. $5, Student/Senior/Military $3, Under 12 free.

• www.azscience.org
• www.dbg.org
• www.heard.org
• www.ci.phoenix.az.us/PARKS/pueblo.html
• www.phxart.org
• www.japanesefriendshipgarden.org