1Score 69.7 out of 100
Historic Site
Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio in Scottsdale, built from 1938 and now a National Historic Landmark and World Heritage Site.
Attractions in Maricopa County
The 162 attractions in this database located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
162 attractions
- 2Score 65.0 out of 100
Landmark
State Farm Stadium
The retractable-roof home of the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, host of three Super Bowls and the Fiesta Bowl. - 3Score 63.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Superstition Mountains
A range east of the Phoenix metropolitan area anchored by Superstition Mountain, and a well-used recreation area. - 4Score 60.4 out of 100
Landmark
Mullett Arena
A 5,000-seat arena at Arizona State University, temporary home of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes from 2022 to 2024. - 5Score 60.3 out of 100
Landmark
Desert Diamond Arena
A Glendale entertainment arena at the Westgate district, home of the Arizona Coyotes from 2003 to 2022. - 6Score 59.0 out of 100
Landmark
Chase Field
The downtown Phoenix ballpark of the Arizona Diamondbacks, opened in 1998 under a retractable roof over grass. - 7Score 58.7 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Camelback Mountain
The highest peak in the Phoenix metropolitan area, named for its resemblance to the hump and head of a kneeling camel. - 8Score 56.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Piestewa Peak
A 2,610-foot summit in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, named for Army Specialist Lori Ann Piestewa and climbed by a strenuous trail. - 9Score 56.2 out of 100
Historic Site
Mystery Castle
A house in the South Mountain foothills built in the 1930s from found materials, and open for tours since 1948. - 10Score 55.4 out of 100
Historic Site
Tovrea Castle
An Italianate landmark built in Phoenix between 1929 and 1931 as the centrepiece of a resort, set in grounds holding over 5,000 cacti. - 11Score 55.3 out of 100
Historic Site
Wrigley Mansion
A house built in Phoenix between 1929 and 1931 by the chewing gum manufacturer William Wrigley Jr, on a knoll near the Arizona Biltmore. - 12Score 54.5 out of 100
Landmark
Mountain America Stadium
The Arizona State University football stadium in Tempe, opened in 1958 and named Sun Devil Stadium until 2023. - 13Score 53.4 out of 100
Landmark
Phoenix Raceway
A one-mile dogleg oval in Avondale, open since 1964 and seating 42,000, which has held NASCAR, IndyCar and CART races. - 14Score 53.3 out of 100
National Monument
Sonoran Desert National Monument
A 496,400-acre monument south of Goodyear and east of Gila Bend, proclaimed in 2001 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. - 15Score 53.0 out of 100
Historic Site
Phoenix Indian School
A Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school in Phoenix that ran from 1891 to 1990, the only non-reservation BIA school in Arizona. - 16Score 52.3 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Papago Park
A municipal park of Phoenix and Tempe, designated a Phoenix Point of Pride and containing Hunt's Tomb. - 17Score 52.3 out of 100
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. - 18Score 51.2 out of 100
Historic Site
St. Mary's Basilica
The oldest Catholic parish church in the greater Phoenix area, built between 1902 and 1914 and raised to minor basilica in 1985. - 19Score 50.7 out of 100
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. - 20Score 50.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Canyon Lake
The smallest of four Salt River reservoirs, formed by Mormon Flat Dam in 1925 and covering 950 acres in the Superstition Wilderness. - 21Score 50.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Four Peaks
A four-summit massif in the Mazatzal Mountains east of Phoenix, rising to 7,659 feet at Brown's Peak, the highest point in Maricopa County. - 22Score 50.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Mummy Mountain (Arizona)
A mountain in Paradise Valley, residential on its slopes and conservation land at its summit, with the Camelback Inn below since 1936. - 23Score 50.4 out of 100
Historic Site
Gammage Memorial Auditorium
A Frank Lloyd Wright performing arts centre at Arizona State University in Tempe, built between 1962 and 1964. - 24Score 50.1 out of 100
Museum
Rosson House
An 1890s Victorian house museum in Heritage Square, Downtown Phoenix, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. - 25Score 50.0 out of 100
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. - 26Score 49.9 out of 100
Historic Site
Anthem Veterans Memorial
A memorial in Anthem whose five pillars are cut to light the Great Seal of the United States at 11:11 am each Veterans Day. - 27Score 49.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Saguaro Lake
The fourth reservoir on the Salt River, formed by Stewart Mountain Dam and managed within the Tonto National Forest. - 28Score 49.3 out of 100
Zoo or Aquarium
Phoenix Zoo
A 125-acre zoo in Papago Park, opened in 1962 and the largest privately owned nonprofit zoo in the United States. - 29Score 49.1 out of 100
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. - 30Score 49.0 out of 100
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. - 31Score 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. - 32Score 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. - 33Score 48.5 out of 100
Museum
Musical Instrument Museum
A Phoenix museum opened in 2010 holding over 15,000 instruments from nearly 200 countries, the largest of its type in the world. - 34Score 48.3 out of 100
Historic Site
Vulture City
Vulture City is a ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona, standing at the site of the defunct Vulture Mine. - 35Score 48.2 out of 100
Landmark
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
A 14,870-seat indoor arena at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, home of the Phoenix Suns from 1968 to 1992. - 36Score 47.9 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Bartlett Lake
A reservoir on the Verde River north-east of Phoenix, built between 1936 and 1939 and the first constructed on that river. - 37Score 47.3 out of 100
Landmark
Camelback Ranch
A spring training complex in Phoenix shared by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, with a 13,000-seat main stadium. - 38Score 46.7 out of 100
Botanical Garden
Desert Botanical Garden
A 140-acre garden in Papago Park, Phoenix, holding more than 50,000 desert plants in over 4,000 taxa, a third of them locally native. - 39Score 46.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
South Mountain Park
A 16,000-acre municipal park in Phoenix, the largest in the United States, with 51 miles of trails and a road up to Dobbins Lookout. - 40Score 46.4 out of 100
Historic Site
Orpheum Theatre
A 1,364-seat theatre in downtown Phoenix, built in 1929 in the Spanish Baroque style for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit. - 41Score 45.9 out of 100
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. - 42Score 45.8 out of 100
Museum
Phoenix Art Museum
The largest visual art museum in the south-western United States, holding more than 18,000 works across 285,000 square feet in Phoenix. - 43Score 45.7 out of 100
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. - 44Score 45.6 out of 100
Museum
Heard Museum
A not-for-profit museum in Phoenix devoted to American Indian art, presenting Native stories from a first-person perspective. - 45Score 45.4 out of 100
Historic Site
Painted Rock Petroglyph Site
Hundreds of pre-Columbian petroglyphs near Theba, listed in 1977 and run by the Bureau of Land Management with a campground and trail. - 46Score 45.3 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Sierra Estrella
A mountain range south-west of Phoenix, largely within the Gila River Indian Reservation, with 14,400 acres held as wilderness. - 47Score 45.2 out of 100
Landmark
Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
A Phoenix amphitheatre opened in 1990 with a capacity above 20,000, since renamed the Ak-Chin Pavilion and Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre. - 48Score 45.1 out of 100
Historic Site
Gilbert Arizona Temple
A temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Gilbert, announced in 2008 and dedicated in 2014. - 49Score 45.1 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Salt River Valley
The valley on the Salt River that holds the Phoenix metropolitan area, better known since the 1930s as the Valley of the Sun. - 50Score 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. - 51Score 44.8 out of 100
Historic Site
Cosanti
Paolo Soleri's gallery, studio and home at Paradise Valley, built from 1956 in earth-cast concrete and known for its wind-bells. - 52Score 44.6 out of 100
Landmark
Chase Tower
A 40-storey tower on North Central Avenue in Phoenix, opened in 1972 and, at 483 feet, the tallest building in Arizona. - 53Score 44.6 out of 100
Landmark
Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
The home of Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship, a soccer-specific stadium completed in April 2023. - 54Score 44.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
White Tank Mountains
A rugged range on the western edge of the Phoenix area, rising to Barry Goldwater Peak at 4,083 feet and named for its granite tanks. - 55Score 44.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Mazatzal Mountains
A range north-east of Phoenix rising to Mazatzal Peak at 7,903 feet, with 252,500 acres protected as wilderness. - 56Score 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. - 57Score 44.3 out of 100
Natural Landmark
McDowell Mountains
A range twenty miles north-east of downtown Phoenix, rising to East End at 4,069 feet and preserved by Scottsdale. - 58Score 44.1 out of 100
Landmark
Arizona Financial Theatre
A 5,000-seat multi-use theatre in Downtown Phoenix, opened as the Dodge Theatre and now named the Arizona Financial Theatre. - 59Score 43.9 out of 100
Historic Site
Agua Caliente
A place in Maricopa County north of the Gila River, named in 1744 for hot springs that later carried a resort. - 60Score 42.7 out of 100
Zoo or Aquarium
Wildlife World Zoo
A 215-acre zoo and aquarium at Litchfield Park near Phoenix, specialising in African and South American animals. - 61Score 42.6 out of 100
Landmark
Castles N' Coasters
A 14-acre amusement park in Phoenix, built in 1976, with two roller coasters and four 18-hole miniature golf courses. - 62Score 42.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Pinnacle Peak
A 3,169-foot granite summit in Scottsdale, inside a 150-acre city park crossed by a 1.75-mile trail; the summit requires climbing. - 63Score 42.4 out of 100
Landmark
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
The spring-training ground of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies, and the first Major League ballpark built on tribal land. - 64Score 42.3 out of 100
Landmark
Arizona Canal
A canal of nearly 50 miles across Maricopa County, built in the late 1880s and the northernmost in the Salt River Project system. - 65Score 42.3 out of 100
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. - 66Score 41.9 out of 100
Historic Site
Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
An urban park in front of the Arizona state capitol in downtown Phoenix, holding memorials to figures, wars and events in state history. - 67Score 41.7 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Skeleton Cave
A cave in the Salt River Canyon Wilderness, site of the 1872 massacre of Yavapai people and listed on the National Register in 1991. - 68Score 41.5 out of 100
Historic Site
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
A 225-acre United States national cemetery in Phoenix, holding more than 78,000 interments as of the end of 2016. - 69Score 41.4 out of 100
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. - 70Score 41.3 out of 100
Landmark
Scottsdale Stadium
A 12,000-capacity baseball stadium in Scottsdale, the spring training ground of the San Francisco Giants since 1984. - 71Score 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. - 72Score 41.0 out of 100
Landmark
Global Credit Union Arena
A 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the Grand Canyon University campus in Phoenix, home to its basketball and volleyball teams. - 73Score 40.9 out of 100
Landmark
Goodyear Ballpark
The spring training ground of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds, a 9,500-seat stadium in Goodyear that opened in 2009. - 74Score 40.9 out of 100
Museum
Martin Auto Museum
A privately owned non-profit automobile museum in Glendale, preserving collectible cars and running guided tours for school and club groups. - 75Score 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. - 76Score 40.7 out of 100
Landmark
Peoria Sports Complex
A Peoria baseball complex of twelve practice fields and a 12,000-seat stadium, shared in spring by the Padres and the Mariners. - 77Score 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. - 78Score 40.0 out of 100
Historic Site
Phoenix Arizona Temple
A temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints completed in Phoenix in 2014, the church's 144th and the fifth in Arizona. - 79Score 39.9 out of 100
Landmark
Celebrity Theatre
A theatre in the round in Phoenix, its stage set at the centre of the auditorium with the audience seated on every side. - 80Score 39.9 out of 100
Natural Landmark
White Tank Mountain Regional Park
A park of 29,271 acres in west-central Maricopa County, the largest regional park in the county, established in the 1960s. - 81Score 39.8 out of 100
Historic Site
Gatlin Site
A Hohokam platform-mound site near Gila Bend, home to over 500 people between AD 800 and 1200, excavated in 1959-60. - 82Score 39.8 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Harquahala Mountains
The highest range in south-western Arizona, rising to 5,681 feet at Harquahala Peak, whose summit held a Smithsonian observatory from 1920. - 83Score 39.8 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Indian Mesa
A cliff-sided mesa in Lake Pleasant Regional Park, topped by the ruins of a prehistoric Hohokam village. - 84Score 39.7 out of 100
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. - 85Score 39.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Black Mountain
A mountain between Carefree and Cave Creek in Maricopa County, with a hiking trail running to the peak. - 86Score 39.6 out of 100
Landmark
David & Gladys Wright House
A Frank Lloyd Wright house of 1950–52 in Arcadia, Phoenix, built for his son David: a curved concrete arc raised on seven piers. - 87Score 39.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Phallic Rock
A Precambrian granite formation at the eastern foot of Black Mountain in Carefree, shaped by spheroidal weathering. - 88Score 39.3 out of 100
Landmark
Surprise Stadium
A 10,714-seat ballpark opened in 2002, the shared spring training ground of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. - 89Score 39.2 out of 100
Landmark
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix
A 35-acre water park in Adobe Dam Regional Park, opened as WaterWorld Safari in 1993 and rebranded under Six Flags in 2019. - 90Score 39.0 out of 100
Museum
Arizona Science Center
A science museum in downtown Phoenix, founded in 1984 and housed since 1997 in a building designed by Antoine Predock. - 91Score 39.0 out of 100
Botanical Garden
Japanese Friendship Garden
A 3.5-acre Japanese stroll garden in Phoenix, built jointly with the sister city of Himeji and named a Phoenix Point of Pride in 2004. - 92Score 38.8 out of 100
Landmark
Firebird Motorsports Park
A 450-acre motor racing complex south-east of Phoenix, known at various times as Firebird International Raceway and Firebird Motorsports Park. - 93Score 38.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve
A 47-acre Phoenix preserve holding more than 1,500 Hohokam, Patayan and Archaic petroglyphs, 500 to 5,000 years old, on 500 basalt boulders. - 94Score 38.4 out of 100
Landmark
American Family Fields of Phoenix
The Milwaukee Brewers' spring training ballpark in the Maryvale community of Phoenix, city-owned and holding 10,000. - 95Score 37.9 out of 100
Historic Site
Sahuaro Ranch Park
An 1886 Glendale ranch of restored fruit-orchard and vineyard buildings, now a city park listed on the National Register since 1980. - 96Score 37.7 out of 100
Landmark
Legacy Park
A 275-acre sports and entertainment complex in Mesa, opened in 2022 on a former General Motors testing ground. - 97Score 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. - 98Score 36.5 out of 100
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. - 99Score 36.0 out of 100
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. - 100Score 35.9 out of 100
Landmark
Gillespie Dam Bridge
A through truss bridge over the Gila River, built between 1925 and 1927 and carrying U.S. Route 80 until 1956. - 101Score 35.7 out of 100
Landmark
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
A 30-acre railway park in Scottsdale with a 15-inch gauge line, a live steam railway, a museum and three model railway clubs. - 102Score 35.7 out of 100
Museum
Pioneer Living History Village
A 90-acre open-air museum between Phoenix and Anthem, recreating an 1800s frontier town across 30 original and reconstructed buildings. - 103Score 35.0 out of 100
Landmark
Ben Avery Shooting Facility
A 1,650-acre public shooting range in northern Phoenix, the largest publicly operated shooting facility in the United States. - 104Score 34.9 out of 100
Landmark
Enchanted Island Amusement Park
A 7.5-acre amusement park at the centre of Phoenix's 222-acre Encanto Park, with nine rides, a train circling the grounds and canoe hire. - 105Score 34.9 out of 100
Landmark
Her Secret Is Patience
A $2.5 million steel-and-netting sculpture by Janet Echelman in Civic Space Park, downtown Phoenix, titled from a line by Emerson. - 106Score 34.8 out of 100
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. - 107Score 34.7 out of 100
Museum
Hall Of Flame Fire Museum
The world's largest historical firefighting museum, in Phoenix, holding equipment from 1725 to 1968 and the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes. - 108Score 34.7 out of 100
Landmark
Turf Paradise Race Course
A thoroughbred and quarter horse racetrack in the Deer Valley section of Phoenix, opened in 1956 and racing from November through April. - 109Score 34.5 out of 100
Museum
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West
A 43,000-square-foot museum in Old Town Scottsdale, opened in 2015, covering the art, culture and history of the American West. - 110Score 33.9 out of 100
Landmark
Gillespie Dam
A 1920s concrete gravity dam on the Gila River between Buckeye and Gila Bend, part of which failed in heavy rains in 1993. - 111Score 33.7 out of 100
Landmark
Arizona State Fairgrounds
A permanent fairgrounds in Phoenix hosting the Arizona State Fair, and home of the Phoenix Suns from 1968 to 1992. - 112Score 33.5 out of 100
Landmark
New Waddell Dam
An embankment dam on the Agua Fria River north-west of Phoenix, built between 1985 and 1994 and forming Lake Pleasant. - 113Score 33.5 out of 100
Landmark
Symphony Hall
A Brutalist performing arts venue in downtown Phoenix, built 1969 to 1972 and home to the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera and Ballet Arizona. - 114Score 33.1 out of 100
Landmark
Painted Rock Dam
An earthfill embankment dam west of Gila Bend, in Maricopa County, used primarily for flood control. - 115Score 32.8 out of 100
Landmark
Burton Barr Central Library
The flagship library of the Phoenix Public Library, holding a million volumes and named after the legislator Burton Barr. - 116Score 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. - 117Score 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'. - 118Score 32.6 out of 100
Museum
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
An Old Town Scottsdale museum of contemporary art, design and architecture, with James Turrell's Knight Rise skyspace on permanent view. - 119Score 32.5 out of 100
Landmark
Luhrs Tower
An Art Deco office skyscraper in downtown Phoenix, at the south-eastern corner of First Avenue and Jefferson Street. - 120Score 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. - 121Score 31.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Skyline Regional Park
An 8,700-acre Sonoran Desert preserve on the White Tank Mountains' southern edge, managed by Buckeye under a BLM lease. - 122Score 30.0 out of 100
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. - 123Score 30.0 out of 100
Museum
Cave Creek Museum
Cave Creek's history museum displays area artefacts outdoors, including the town's first church and Arizona's last tubercular cabin. - 124Score 27.8 out of 100
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. - 125Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Estrella Mountain Regional Park
A 20,000-acre Maricopa County park near Goodyear with hiking trails, ball fields, a golf course, and a rodeo arena. - 126Score 25.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Historic Downtown
Known as one of the best locations for antiques. Has many historical and cultural facilities and events. - 127Score 25.5 out of 100
- 128Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
North Mountain
A Phoenix park preserving a stretch of desert within the city limits, with picnic areas, hiking trails, and city views. - 129Score 25.5 out of 100
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. - 130Score 25.5 out of 100
- 131Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, in Gilbert, Arizona, has ponds visited by several hundred bird species yearly, plus an observatory and fishing lake. - 132Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area, near Cave Creek, Arizona, has Sonoran Desert trails alongside Hohokam ruins and petroglyphs. - 133Score 25.5 out of 100
- 134Score 24.5 out of 100
Landmark
Chandler Center for the Arts
A 1,500-seat Chandler venue jointly owned by the city and its school district, doubling as Chandler High School's home theatre. - 135Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Arizona State Capitol Museum
A Phoenix museum using hands-on activities, artefacts and public programmes to explain the government of the 48th state. - 136Score 24.2 out of 100
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. - 137Score 24.2 out of 100
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. - 138Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
ASU Museum of Anthropology
Arizona State University's anthropology museum in Tempe, run by its School of Human Evolution and Social Change. - 139Score 24.2 out of 100
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. - 140Score 24.2 out of 100
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. - 141Score 24.2 out of 100
- 142Score 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. - 143Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Gilbert Historical Museum
The Gilbert Historical Museum, in Gilbert, Arizona, has a variety of exhibits on the town's founding and growth. - 144Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Northlight Gallery
Northlight Gallery, in Tempe, Arizona, exhibits photographic work by emerging and internationally recognised artists. - 145Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Phoenix Space Museum
Phoenix Space Museum, also known as the Earth & Space Expedition Center in Phoenix, Arizona, displays a Space Shuttle Atlantis model and a solar system model. - 146Score 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. - 147Score 24.2 out of 100
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. - 148Score 24.2 out of 100
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. - 149Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Zelma Basha Salmeri Gallery of Western American and Native American Art
Zelma Basha Salmeri Gallery of Western American and Native American Art, in Chandler, Arizona, is a free gallery of more than 3,000 contemporary artworks. - 150Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Anthem Community Park
A public park in Anthem with playgrounds, fishing holes, a splash pad, a skate park, sports courts and a walking trail. - 151Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Cerreta Candy Factory
A chocolate and candy factory in Glendale, Arizona, offering guided tours of its production facility. - 152Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Cosmo Dog Park
A Gilbert dog park named for Cosmo, the town's first police dog, with a swimming lake and separate areas for active and timid dogs. - 153Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Discovery District Park
An 88-acre Gilbert park named for Columbian mammoth fossils found on site, with amusement rides, sports courts, and stocked fishing lakes. - 154Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Downtown Gilbert Water Tower
A downtown Gilbert park with a splash pad, home to the town's water tower and the historic Adobe Pump House, once Gilbert's first jail. - 155Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Gilbert Regional Park
A Gilbert park with a 4,000-square-foot splash pad, a 17-foot playground, and courts for basketball, pickleball, volleyball, and tennis. - 156Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Hale Centre Theatre
A Gilbert, Arizona theatre-in-the-round staging a season of plays, musicals, and children's theatre. - 157Score 19.8 out of 100
- 158Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana
A Scottsdale copy of Robert Indiana's LOVE sculpture, a design first made for a Christmas card and replicated in cities from Philadelphia to Taipei. - 159Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Queen Creek Olive Mill
Queen Creek Olive Mill, a family-owned olive oil producer in Maricopa County, Arizona, has been featured on the Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. - 160Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Salt River Project Canals
Salt River Project Canals, in Scottsdale, Arizona, has public banks used for running, biking, and other recreational activities. - 161Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Schnepf Farms
Schnepf Farms, in Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona, is a family-operated farm that holds frequent festivals. - 162Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Westgate Entertainment District
Westgate Entertainment District, in Glendale, Arizona, is billed as the 'Times Square of the desert' and hosts the Cardinals and Coyotes.
Destinations in this county
Anthem · Apache Junction · Buckeye · Cave Creek · Chandler · Dateland · Gila Bend · Gilbert · Glendale · Goodyear · Mesa · Peoria · Phoenix · Queen Creek · Roosevelt · Scottsdale · Tempe · Wenden · Yarnell
County is resolved from each attraction's coordinates against U.S. Census geography rather than entered by hand, so a place near a county line is filed where it actually sits.