This 88,000 square foot performing and visual arts center serves the cultural community of Tempe with multiple performance and outdoor venues. Located on the banks of the Tempe Town Lake, the facility opened in September 2007 and cost some 65 million dollars to construct. The largest theater space seats 600 people in an impressive wood-clad […]
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Whether you’re looking for the best place to ride your bike, hike a trail, or just a cool place to plop down for a family picnic, this pleasantly landscaped park, originally built in 1931 and completely renovated in 1999 as part of the construction of the city’s Town Lake project, has what you want. With […]
This gateway to Tempe is practically a town unto itself. It’s home to an historic baseball field that plays host to softball games and carnival rides, as well as the Splash Playground, a one-acre water park that actually collects the water your kids are playing in, then filters, cleans, and re-circulates it in a state-of-the-art […]
Newcomers aren’t sure what to make of this odd construct, which has been likened to many things — one of the better printable ones a hunk of wedding cake crowned by giant green candles (i.e., the swarm of saguaros standing sentinel around the castle). It was built by Italian entrepreneur Alessio Carraro and named after […]
We’ve fallen for more “you can fly” gimmicks and contraptions than Wile E. Coyote, but with Turf, we think we’re finally onto something. The school offers sightseeing rides, flight instruction, and soaring and aerobatic sailplane lessons — and falling anvils are almost never involved. Want to fly the friendly skies without the deafening engine noise? […]
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If we were an animal, we’d like to be pampered by the gentle folk at Wildlife World Zoo, which since 1984 has seen its collection grow to some 1,300 animals (that’s Arizona’s largest family of exotic creatures). We’re proud that the place is honored by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association as one of the […]
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