AZ Airfare and Cheap Getaways
The state of Arizona has so a lot to offer and with Arizona airfares being reasonable in the shoulder and off-peak seasons we really should visit and discover the state. You may want to tour the Grand Canyon with the beauty of nature showing you just how patience and time can erode 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 vacations. 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 modern American Indian art. There are 10 exhibition galleries that include 5 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 tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The purpose of the museum is enhancing the understanding 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 discover reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homes when exploring 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 Southeast Arizona vacations. Head on down to Tombstone where you can experience the Old West. Tombstone is known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most famous of Arizona’s historic mining camps. This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver during a 7 year run. While you are visiting Tombstone you will have the opportunity to tour Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and watch many of the residents dressed in period style.
Outside of 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 at 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 travel on through the 200 ft tunnel for a close up look at the Titan II missile. It’s an incredible tour, be sure to make time to visit.
Travel on over to Yuma and tour the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. Here you will be able to visit the prison that incarcerated 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were women. The prison was last used in 1909 when the prisoners were relocated to a new facility. Now you can tour the prison and look at the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.