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Anybody from Phoenix here that can reccomend some sights?
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Posted on 08/10/2018 5:11:27 AM PDT by GunHoardingCapitalist

So, the continuation of my business training trip is sending me to Phoenix Arizona for a week. My road trips include Meteor Crater, Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest, Phoenix Natural History museum.

Does anybody (espically rock hounds/astronomy nuts) have any suggestions for science/space attractions? I will be there during peak viewing for the Perseid Meteor shower and would love to do some meteor watching or visit an observatory.


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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Check out the Heard Museum.

Also don’t forget to See The “Thing?”!


21 posted on 08/10/2018 6:05:18 AM PDT by sevlex
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

You appear to have a good list. Maybe add Spirit of the West Museum in Scottsdale and the Stockyards Steakhouse.


22 posted on 08/10/2018 6:07:40 AM PDT by PsyCon
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

As you are driving back from meteor crater you can take a little detour and see Walnut Canyon. It is just east of Flagstaff. It has Indian houses built into the sides of a canyon. Its about a 1 hour side trip going to or from Meteor Crater


23 posted on 08/10/2018 6:09:01 AM PDT by BRL
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

When are you going to be there? There are lots of things to do October to May that I would not recommend in June - September because of the heat.


24 posted on 08/10/2018 6:09:09 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Luepold makes some nice ones. You don’t even have to visit Phoenix.


25 posted on 08/10/2018 6:09:34 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again.)
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist
Depends how much time you have outside of work. Many of the recommended places are a significant distance away from the city of Phoenix, and would require at least a full day round-trip, Grand Canyon really demands an overnight stay, otherwise you would have very little time at the canyon itself. Places like Sedona or Tucson would require a full day for the round-trip.

Closer in, the Desert Botanical Garden, the Musical Instrument Museum, Old Town Scottsdale, and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve are all close enough to enjoy in a few hours. Spend your free time in and around the Scottsdale area and you won't regret it. It's hot now - but that keeps the crowds down. :)

Downtown Phoenix, however, offers nothing particularly interesting. The liberal city government - post-Joe Arpaio - is working hard to turn it into just another California city, complete with abundant homelessness and gang activity and plenty of opportunities for Democrat activists to get themselves on the city payroll to "solve" the problems their political masters are busy creating.

Most people come here to play golf - if you are so inclined there are dozens of great courses.

26 posted on 08/10/2018 6:11:40 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Desert Botanical Garden. Just cactus, but very interesting.


27 posted on 08/10/2018 6:12:51 AM PDT by Atlantan
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To: Bonemaker

Yes, Jerome is well worth seeing, and take the scenic Rt. 89a through Oak Creek Canyon on your way back to Phoenix. If Canyon de Chelly is too out of your way, check out Montezuma’s Castle for Indian cliff dwellings. If you find yourself near Navajo county, there is usually a Navajo rodeo somewhere both Friday and Saturday nights. They are not well advertised though. Finally, we really enjoyed a tour of Tombstone. It was not at all the tourist trap we expected.


28 posted on 08/10/2018 6:25:26 AM PDT by PUGACHEV
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To: laker_dad
The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine.

LOL!

29 posted on 08/10/2018 6:28:10 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Taliesin West (Frank Lloyd Wright house and school). https://franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west/

Desert botanical garden - every kind of cactus and desert plant. Well arranged and laid out.
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30 posted on 08/10/2018 6:31:46 AM PDT by shalom aleichem (Fire them all even though the heavens fall. (Fiat justitia ruat cælum))
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To: rjsimmon

shhh Sedona is just amazing but the tourists have discovered it. On weekends it is overrun by Rats from CA. They recently began allowing short term rentals it really changed place and not for the better.


31 posted on 08/10/2018 6:32:18 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

SEDONA, SEDONA, SEDONA


32 posted on 08/10/2018 6:33:27 AM PDT by laweeks
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Do you play golf? Plenty of great courses out there.


33 posted on 08/10/2018 6:41:07 AM PDT by al_c (https://conventionofstates.com)
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

I was in Phoenix in 2011 on business. My wife and I drove to Sedona and stayed over. Then we drove to the Grand Canyon from Sedona. I had never been to any of those places, and did not know when I’d ever be in Arizona again; so I did a little driving while I was there.


34 posted on 08/10/2018 6:52:52 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Forget all those tourist traps. All you need are head coverings, drinking water, and a magnigying glass. There’s sand - lots of sand - and no two grains are alike! When you examine under a magnifying glass, it’s like entering a new world! Or better yet, try a low power microscope!


35 posted on 08/10/2018 6:55:46 AM PDT by Real Cynic No More
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

My dad was a rock hound. He spent a lot of time east of Apache Junction past Weavers Needle... Tortia Flat?

I don’t remember the name of the road.


36 posted on 08/10/2018 6:57:33 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.- George Orwell)
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist
Having only been in Arizona once (in February) I can only recommend that your sightseeing always involve A/C.

You're welcome! :-)

37 posted on 08/10/2018 6:57:55 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: Ann Archy

Yep, must drive and stay in Sedona.


38 posted on 08/10/2018 6:58:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Lots to see here but AZ is really big.
I’d do Sedona, Petrified Forest and Meteor Crater (except you really can’t walk around much as you might want at the Crater)
They are somewhat close and you can stay overnite in Sedona.


39 posted on 08/10/2018 7:04:56 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: GunHoardingCapitalist

Prescott...go to Prescott...


40 posted on 08/10/2018 7:15:28 AM PDT by TomServo
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