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1. Grand Canyon National Park ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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2. Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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3. Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West

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4. Titan Missile Museum

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5. Pima Air & Space Museum

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6. The Phoenix Symphony

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7. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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8. Desert Caballeros Western Museum

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9. Heard Museum

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10. Kartchner Caverns State Park

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11. Desert Botanical Garden

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12. Western Destinations Canyon Creek Ranch – Tours

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13. Mission San Xavier del Bac

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14. Phoenix Art Museum

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15. Arizona Copper Art Museum

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16. Sedona Star Gazing

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17. Mesa Arts Center

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18. Children's Museum of Phoenix

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19. Commemorative Air Force Museum

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20. Lowell Observatory

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21. The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures

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22. Sharlot Hall Museum, Arizona

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23. Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium, Arizona

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24. All-Star Grand Canyon Tours

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25. Pink Jeep Tours Sedona, Arizona

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Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:

Arizona is best known for the Grand Canyon, but this natural landmark is only a taste of what the state has to offer. Other desert highlights include the Hoover Dam, which borders Arizona and Nevada, and the Colorado River, which is perhaps at its most stunning at the Horseshoe Bend where its course curves near the heights of the Glen Canyon Dam. Arizona is famous for its desert expanses and gorgeous red sandstone rock formations and, thanks to its dry climate, the night sky here is often clear and ripe for stargazing.

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