Today, two-thirds of the Arizona population live in the Phoenix area, making it a metropolis with something fun to offer for visitors of all ages.
You wouldn’t expect to find the words castle and Phoenix in the same sentence, much less the same zip code. Yet on 800 E. Mineral Road, you’ll find exactly that in the palatial 1930s estate of Boyce Luther Gulley.
At Heritage Square on Monroe Street, you can see the Victorian influence in the restored community that comprised Phoenix’s original civilized neighborhood.
The Museum hosts an annual Family Day every October, which teaches kids how to pan for gold, make jewelry, identify various rocks, minerals, and fossils.
This is a good place to take sketchpads and have the kids try to capture the many different varieties, colors, and shapes of desert vegetation.
The State of Arizona has more Native American reservations than anywhere else in the country. You and your kids can learn about most of the region’s tribes at the Heard Museum.
A museum houses information about some of Phoenix’s most famous people, traveling exhibits, and a gift store with a good selection of educational books on the state’s colorful history.