The state of Arizona has so a lot to offer and with Arizona airfare being so cheap in the shoulder and off-peak seasons you really should visit and discover the state. You certainly want to tour the Grand Canyon with the glory of nature showing you just how persistence and time can erode something into a true thing of wonder. Or you could want to see some of the outstanding museums 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 Phoenix tourism. The Heard Museum in Phoenix is a must “visit” for everyone interested in the history of the region. Here you will be exposed to some of the best in traditional and modern American Indian art. You will find ten exhibition galleries that include 5 long-term and 5 changing exhibitions with two different locations for you to tour.

While you are staying the Phoenix area you may want to tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The focus of the museum is supporting 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 some 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 Tucson vacation. Head on down to Tombstone where you can discover the Old West. Tombstone was known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most famous of Arizona’s old mining camps. This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver throughout a 7 year period. While you are visiting Tombstone you will have the chance to tour Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and watch many of the residents dressed in period style.

Near Tucson you may want to 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 take a guided tour that takes you into 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 incredible tour, be sure to make time to visit.

Travel on over to Yuma and tour the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. There you will be able to visit the prison that incarcerated 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were female. The prison was last opeartional in 1909 before the prisoners were relocated 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.

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