AZ Airfare and Adventures
The state of Arizona has so a lot to offer and with AZ airfares being reasonable in the shoulder and off-peak seasons you really should visit and explore the state. You certainly want to visit the Grand Canyon with the wonder of nature showing you just how patience and time can change something into a true thing of beauty. Or you could want to see some of the outstanding museums the state has to offer with the rich history of the Native Americans, Hispanic culture and western culture all available in different locations.
The Heard Museum in Central Arizona is a must “visit” for anyone interested in the heritage of the region. Here you will be exposed to some of the best in traditional and modern American Indian art. You will find ten exhibition galleries that include 5 long-term and five changing exhibitions with two different locations for you to visit.
While you are staying the Central Arizona area you may wish to tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The goal of the museum is developing the knowledge of prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest. The museum is positioned at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins. You can see reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homes when walking along 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.
Head on over to Tombstone where you can visit the Old West. Tombstone is known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most famous of Arizona’s old mining camps. This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver during a 7 year period. When you are visiting Tombstone you will discover the opportunity to visit Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and see many of the residents dressed in period clothing.
Near 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 includes the launch control room with a simulated launch and then go on through the 200 ft tunnel for an in person inspection at the Titan II missile. It’s an awesome tour, be sure to make time to visit.
Travel on over to Yuma and tour the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. There you will be able to visit the prison that housed 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were women. The prison was last opeartional in 1909 when the prisoners were relocated to a new prison. Today you can tour the prison and look at the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.