Take Advantage Of Arizona Airfares And Adventures

The state of Arizona has so much to offer and now with AZ airfare being reasonable in the shoulder and off-peak seasons you really should visit and explore the state. You may want to visit the Grand Canyon with the glory of nature showing you just how patience and time can erode something into a true thing of wonder. Or you may want to see some of the outstanding galleries 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 travel. The Heard Museum in Phoenix is a must “visit” for everyone interested in the heritage of the region. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and modern American Indian art. You will find ten exhibition galleries that include five long-term and five changing exhibitions with two different locations for you to visit.

While you are staying the Phoenix area you may want to visit Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The focus of the museum is enhancing the understanding of prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest. The museum is situated at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins. You can see reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homesteads when exploring the ruin trail. At the site is also some of the last remaining intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a remarkable piece of Hohokam history.

A few hours to the southeast, you will find wonderful Tucson travel guide. Head on down to Tombstone where you can experience the Old West. Tombstone was known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most infamous of Arizona’s old mining camps. This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver over a 7 year period. While you are visiting Tombstone you will have the chance to see Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and see many of the residents dressed in period clothing.

Outside of 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 go on a guided tour that takes you into the launch control room with a simulated launch and then go on through the 200 ft tunnel for look at the Titan II missile. It’s an incredible tour, be sure to make time to visit.

Travel on over to Yuma and visit the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. There you will be able to visit the prison that incarcerated 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were female. The prison was last operational in 1909 when the prisoners were moved 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.

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