Tempe Attractions

30 attractions

• 1Score 60.4 out of 10060.4

  

  Landmark

  Mullett Arena

  A 5,000-seat arena at Arizona State University, temporary home of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes from 2022 to 2024.
• 2Score 56.2 out of 10056.2

  

  Historic Site

  Mystery Castle

  A house in the South Mountain foothills built in the 1930s from found materials, and open for tours since 1948.
• 3Score 54.5 out of 10054.5

  

  Landmark

  Mountain America Stadium

  The Arizona State University football stadium in Tempe, opened in 1958 and named Sun Devil Stadium until 2023.
• 4Score 52.3 out of 10052.3

  

  Natural Landmark

  Papago Park

  A municipal park of Phoenix and Tempe, designated a Phoenix Point of Pride and containing Hunt's Tomb.
• 5Score 52.3 out of 10052.3

  

  Historic Site

  S'edav Va'aki

  A pre-Columbian platform mound and canal system in Phoenix, formerly called Pueblo Grande and now S'edav Va'aki.
• 6Score 50.7 out of 10050.7

  

  Natural Landmark

  Tempe Town Lake

  An artificial reservoir on the Salt River in Tempe, fed largely by Colorado River water through the Central Arizona Project.
• 7Score 50.4 out of 10050.4

  

  Historic Site

  Gammage Memorial Auditorium

  A Frank Lloyd Wright performing arts centre at Arizona State University in Tempe, built between 1962 and 1964.
• 8Score 50.0 out of 10050.0

  

  Historic Site

  Hunt's Tomb

  A white pyramid in Papago Park holding George W. P. Hunt, the first governor of Arizona, and his family, built in 1931.
• 9Score 49.1 out of 10049.1

  

  Natural Landmark

  Tempe Butte

  A volcanic butte on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe, known locally as A Mountain for the 60-foot letter near its summit.
• 10Score 49.0 out of 10049.0

  

  Natural Landmark

  Hole-in-the-Rock (Papago Park)

  A natural geological formation in Papago Park, the municipal park shared by the cities of Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona.
• 11Score 45.9 out of 10045.9

  

  Landmark

  Sloan Park

  The Chicago Cubs' spring training park in Mesa, opened in 2014 and, at 15,000 seats, the largest in Major League Baseball.
• 12Score 45.7 out of 10045.7

  

  Natural Landmark

  South Mountains

  A mountain range in south Phoenix, most of it managed by the city as South Mountain Park, with part in the Gila River Indian Community.
• 13Score 42.3 out of 10042.3

  

  Waterfall

  Arizona Falls

  A waterfall in Phoenix where the Arizona Canal crosses a 20-foot drop, rebuilt in the early 2000s as public art and a working power station.
• 14Score 41.4 out of 10041.4

  

  Landmark

  Phoenix Municipal Stadium

  An 8,775-seat baseball stadium in Phoenix, built in 1964 and the home ground of Arizona State University baseball since 2015.
• 15Score 41.3 out of 10041.3

  

  Landmark

  Scottsdale Stadium

  A 12,000-capacity baseball stadium in Scottsdale, the spring training ground of the San Francisco Giants since 1984.
• 16Score 39.7 out of 10039.7

  

  Landmark

  Tempe Diablo Stadium

  A baseball park in Tempe, the spring training ground of the Los Angeles Angels since 1993 and the night-game home of the Arizona League Angels.
• 17Score 36.5 out of 10036.5

  Zoo or Aquarium

  Sea Life Arizona

  A 26,000-square-foot aquarium at Tempe's Arizona Mills mall, with 30 displays, touch pools and a 360-degree ocean tunnel.
• 18Score 36.0 out of 10036.0

  

  Museum

  Petersen House Museum

  A restored 1892 Queen Anne Style brick house in Tempe, built by an early settler and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
• 19Score 34.8 out of 10034.8

  

  Landmark

  Marquee Theatre

  A music venue on the north side of Tempe Town Lake, opened as the Red River Opry, close to the Mill Avenue Bridge.
• 20Score 30.0 out of 10030.0

  

  Museum

  Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

  ASU's meteorite research centre, renamed for Professor Peter Buseck in 2021, holds the world's largest university meteorite collection.
• 21Score 27.8 out of 10027.8

  

  Landmark

  Tempe Center for the Arts

  A publicly owned Tempe arts centre, opened in 2007, with a 600-seat theatre, a studio theatre and a gallery overlooking Tempe Town Lake.
• 22Score 25.5 out of 10025.5

  

  Historic Site

  Old Main

  Old Main, in Tempe, Arizona, is the original building of the school it belongs to, dating from the school's founding.
• 23Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  ASU Art Museum

  The ASU Art Museum in Tempe holds a permanent collection and runs a guest artist programme alongside an attached gift shop.
• 24Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  ASU Mars Space Flight Facility

  An ASU facility in Tempe supporting the Thermal Emission Spectrometer aboard the 1996 Mars Global Surveyor, with a public visitor area.
• 25Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  ASU Museum of Anthropology

  Arizona State University's anthropology museum in Tempe, run by its School of Human Evolution and Social Change.
• 26Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  ASU Robert S. Dietz Museum of Geology

  Arizona State University's geology museum in Tempe, housing minerals, gems and fossils from Arizona and worldwide.
• 27Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park

  The AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park is a Tempe museum devoted to Arizona's history across the 20th and 21st centuries.
• 28Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  Northlight Gallery

  Northlight Gallery, in Tempe, Arizona, exhibits photographic work by emerging and internationally recognised artists.
• 29Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  Salt River Project History Center

  Salt River Project History Center, in Tempe, Arizona, exhibits the construction of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam and Arizona's water-use history.
• 30Score 24.2 out of 10024.2

  Museum

  Tempe History Museum

  Tempe History Museum, in Tempe, Arizona, covers the city's history from the prehistoric Hohokam period to the present through hands-on exhibits.