The state of Arizona has so much to offer and now with Arizona airfare being reasonable in the shoulder and off-peak seasons we really should visit and discover the state.  You may want to visit the Grand Canyon with the wonder of nature showing you just how persistence and time can change something into a true thing of beauty.  Or you may want to visit some of the outstanding galleries the state has to offer with the rich history of the Native Americans, Hispanic culture and western culture all available in different locations.

This is a great way to discover your Arizona travel.  The Heard Museum in Central Arizona is a must “visit” for everyone interested in the heritage of the area. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and contemporary American Indian art.  There are 10 exhibition galleries that include five long-term and 5 changing exhibitions with two different locations for you to tour. 

While you are visiting the Phoenix area you may wish to visit Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The purpose of the museum is enhancing 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 study reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homes when walking along the ruin trail.  At the site is also one of the last surviving intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a fantastic piece of Hohokam history.

A few hours to the southeast, you will find wonderful Tuscon attractions.  Travel on down to Tombstone where you can relive the Old West.  Tombstone is known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most infamous of Arizona’s historic mining camps.  This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver during a seven year period.  While you are touring Tombstone you will discover the chance to see Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and watch many of the residents dressed in period style. 

Near Tucson you can 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 a close up look at the Titan II missile.  It’s an awesome tour, be sure to make time to stop here.

Travel on over to Yuma and visit 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 used in 1909 before the prisoners were moved to a new facility.  Today you can visit the prison and see the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.