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largest concentration of Native Amer- ican petroglyphs in the Phoenix area. The museum is open to the public and serves at the primary space for the Center of Archae- ology and Society. Desert Botanical Garden Papago Park 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix 85008 480-941-1225; www.dbg.org The Desert Botanical Garden reveals that the Sonoran Desert is home to its own kind of Eden and is filled with native trees, succulents, cacti, grasses, shrubs and flowers. Walk along one of the four trails that cross these gardens dedicated to the flora of the Southwest, and explore a new world of desert beauty. Rare desert plants, endangered desert plants and threatened desert plant species are all on display. Fountain Hills Botanical Garden 11300 N. Fountain Hills Blvd., Fountain Hills 85268; 480-816-5100; www.fh.az.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/ Fountain-Hills-Desert-Botanical-Garden-5 The Fountain Hills Botanical Garden was founded by Jane Haynes in 1975 as a wild- life preserve and garden. The Garden is 8 acres with an elevation ranging from 1,696 to 1,800 feet. Visitors can spot 29 Sonoran

Desert plants along the half-mile trail that’s located on desert slopes. The trail provides views of rock formations, desert flora, animal life and an abandoned P-Bar Ranch campsite next to the April 25, 1941 constructed dam wall. Free admission. Goldfield Ghost Town & Mine Tours 4650 N. Mammoth Mine Rd., Apache Junction 85119 480-983-0333; www.goldfieldghosttown.com Revisit the boomtown days of Goldfield during the 1890s, when a gold strike made Goldfield a lively mining town. Visitors can explore shops and historic buildings, tour the Mammoth Gold Mine, pan for gold, and ride the state’s only operating narrow- gauge railroad to take a short tour of the area. Staged gunfights on the weekends from November through April complete the picture of life in the Old West. Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting 6101 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix 85008 602-275-3473; www.hallofflame.org The Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting is the world’s largest museum dedicated to firefighters. Housed in a warehouse building and sponsored by the National Historical Fire Foundation, the museum features six large exhibit galleries featuring restored and vintage firefighting equipment circa 1725 to 1969. Heard Museum 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix 85004 602-252-8840; www.heard.org The Heard Museum is internationally acclaimed for its collection of Native American fine arts, artifacts and crafts, with special emphasis on the people of the Southwest. The museum also features an Nichols Sculpture Garden, 12 exhibition galleries, amphitheater and an auditorium. Heritage Square 113 N. Sixth St., Phoenix 85004 602-261-8063; www.heritagesquarephx.org

Arizona Science Center 600 East Washington St., Phoenix 85004 602-716-2000; www.azscience.org The Arizona Science Center is home to more than 300 hands-on exhibits. This popular four-story museum designed by Antoine Predock’s planetarium has under- gone a major renovation and has a new seamless dome. The IMAX theatre with its giant screen is an ideal setting for watching the latest 3D movie. Arizona State Capitol Museum and Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix 85007 602-936-3620; www.azlibrary.gov/azcm Check out the old home of the Arizona Legislature, and view memorials to veterans of different wars as well as the extraordinary murals depicting Arizona’s history and its progress from a U.S. terri- tory to a state. Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve 3711 W. Deer Valley Rd., Phoenix 85308 623-582-8007; https://shesc.asu.edu/dvpp

This archaeology museum and 47-acre Sonoran Desert preserve is home to the

A trip downtown offers the chance to step back in time. Visit the pedestrian-only block

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