1Score 48.7 out of 100
Historic Site
Buckhorn Baths Motel
A Pueblo Revival mineral springs resort in Mesa, opened in 1939 by Ted and Alice Sliger and closed in stages between 1999 and 2004.
Mesa Attractions
The 15 attractions in this database associated with Mesa, ranked by the site's overall score.
15 attractions
- 2Score 48.6 out of 100
Historic Site
Mesa Arizona Temple
The seventh operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dedicated at Mesa in 1927 and set in 20 acres of gardens. - 3Score 44.9 out of 100
Historic Site
Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki
A Hohokam platform mound in Mesa occupied between AD 1100 and 1400, one of only two left in the Phoenix metropolitan area. - 4Score 44.3 out of 100
Historic Site
City of Mesa Cemetery
A historic cemetery on North Center Street in Mesa, holding the graves of early citizens, mayors and veterans. - 5Score 41.1 out of 100
Museum
Arizona Museum of Natural History
A museum in Mesa exhibiting the natural and cultural history of the South-West, and the only natural history museum in greater Phoenix. - 6Score 40.8 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Mount McDowell
A 2,832-foot mountain north of Mesa, commonly called Red Mountain, closed to visitors since the early 1980s after vandalism. - 7Score 40.2 out of 100
Landmark
HoHoKam Stadium
A 10,500-seat baseball park in Mesa named after the Hohokam people, and the spring training ground of the Athletics since 2015. - 8Score 37.6 out of 100
Museum
Mesa Arts Center
A performing and visual arts complex in downtown Mesa, completed in 2005 at a cost of $95 million and the largest in the state. - 9Score 32.7 out of 100
Museum
i.d.e.a. Museum
A downtown Mesa fine arts museum for children, renamed i.d.e.a. in 2014 and operated by the City of Mesa. - 10Score 32.7 out of 100
Museum
Mesa Historical Museum
Mesa's 1987 history museum occupies the 1913 Lehi School and created the touring exhibit 'Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience'. - 11Score 32.5 out of 100
Landmark
Mesa Amphitheatre
An outdoor concert venue in central Mesa with a tiered lawn and a capacity of 4,950, opened in 1979. - 12Score 25.5 out of 100
- 13Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Commemorative Air Force Museum
A Mesa museum at Falcon Field housing WWII aircraft, including the restored B-17 bomber Sentimental Journey, one of about 13 still flying. - 14Score 24.2 out of 100
Botanical Garden
Rose Garden at Mesa Community College
Rose Garden at Mesa Community College, in Mesa, Arizona, holds 4,600 rose bushes of more than 450 varieties, with peak bloom in April. - 15Score 19.8 out of 100
About this list
Attractions are associated with the nearest recognisable destination rather than by municipal boundary, so a place just outside Mesa still appears here if that is how visitors reach it. None of these publish an official visitor count, so they are ranked on public interest and tourism significance. Each page says so.
Near Mesa
The closest attractions outside Mesa, measured from the places listed above rather than from a town centre nothing occupies.
- Sloan Park — 1.2 miles away, Tempe
- Hale Centre Theatre — 1.7 miles away, Gilbert
- Downtown Gilbert Water Tower — 1.9 miles away, Gilbert
- Gilbert Historical Museum — 2.2 miles away, Gilbert
- Tempe History Museum — 3.1 miles away, Tempe
- Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch — 3.5 miles away, Gilbert
Browse more nearby: Maricopa County · Statewide ranking