Find Az Airfare And Cheap Getaways
The state of Arizona has so much to offer and now with Arizona airfare being reasonable 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 beauty of nature showing you just how persistence and time can erode something into a true thing of beauty. Or you could want to see some of the outstanding museums the state has to offer with the rich heritage of the Native Americans, Hispanic culture and western culture all available in different locations.
This is a great way to discover your Phoenix vacations. The Heard Museum in Central Arizona is a must “visit” for everyone interested in the heritage of the area. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and modern American Indian art. There are ten exhibition galleries that include five long-term and five changing exhibitions with two different locations for you to tour.
While you are in the Central Arizona area you may wish to tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The goal of the museum is supporting the understanding 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 walking along the ruin trail. At the site is also one 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 Tucson vacation. Head on down to Tombstone where you can visit the Old West. Tombstone was 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 during a seven year run. While you are touring Tombstone you will discover the chance to see Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and see many of the residents dressed in period style.
Near 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 take 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 visit.
Travel on over to Yuma and tour the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. Here you will be able to visit the prison that incarcerated 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were female. The prison was last used in 1909 before the prisoners were relocated to a new prison. Today you can visit the prison and look at the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.