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ATTRACTIONS

With its charm, beauty, history and breathtaking, scenic surroundings, Phoenix offers visitors a unique experince like none other they've ever experinced before.

What ever your heart desires, while staying in Phoenix, you won't encounter any problems in getting it, because the city has something to offer for every taste, age and budget, among its most popular and favorite attractions also being:

- Arizona Science Center, featuring over 300 hands-on exhibits, offered through 5 themed galleries, including an IMAX-theater with a 5-story screen, and the Dorrance Planetarium, which is one of the most poopular and most favorite attractions at the center, a place where visitors can travel through time, circle the Earth and get a closer look at the stars.

- Phoenix Zoo, which has been voted one of the nation's top 5 zoos for kids, home to more than 1,300 animals, including 200 endangered species, among its most favorite residents also being the African Lion, the Asian Elephant, the Sumatran Tiger, the Squirrel Monkey and the White Faced Saki. Educational programs for school groups, as well as rock concerts and special events such as wedding ceremonies are also held here.

- Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, a National Historic Landmark that features three galleries, a theatre with an award winning introductory video, and an outdoor interpretive trail that contains the prehistoric ruins of the platform mound and ballcourt of the Hohokam culture, replicated housing, canal systems and an interpretive agricultural garden.

- Desert Botanical Garden, one of Phoenix's most unique attractions, home to one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants, including 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, a one-of-a-kind museum that showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits that catch the eye. The Desert Botanical Garden has become nationally and internationally renowned for its plant collections, research and educational programs, and it is considered a definitely ''must'' for all Phoenix visitors.

Annual Events

The Freedom Wireless Fabulous Phoenix Fourth, which happens in July, has been a local Phoenix tradition for 25 years now. Since it was first held, this fabulous celebration of independence has brought quality, family-friendly entertainment to the city, and has become one of the reasons that make Phoenix such a visited and beautiful city.

Music, delicious food and refreshing beverages, exhibits, and one of the biggest fireworks displays in the state can be enjoyed by visitors during this exciting event, which has new suprises to offer every year.