Phoenix Relocation Guide

SkySong Center in Scottsdale

Tempe Center for the Arts. Photo by Tim Trumble

TUCSON

The Phoenix Art Museum boasts of a collection of more than 18,000 pieces of art from several centuries representing important art eras and styles, all housed within the museum’s acclaimed galleries featuring exciting and groundbreaking exhibitions from around the world.

country with exhibits designed to closely recreate the animals’ natural habitats. Of special note are the zoo’s four trails: The Tropics Trail offers birdwatching, the Africa Trail features tigers, lions and elephants, the Children’s Discovery Trail and Harmony Farm offer views of farm animals and the Arizona Trail showcases Arizona’s native animals. Taliesin West 12621 Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale 85259 480-627-5340; www.franklloydwright.org Taliesin West was the winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright from 1937 until his death in 1959, and is a perfect example of Wright’s ability to create living space that meshes naturally with its surroundings. Surrounded by suburban development, Taliesin West is one of the few estates in the Phoenix metropolitan area that has preserved desert, mountain and open space for the benefit of its undergraduate and graduate programs in Architecture, K-12 students, scholars and visitors. Guided tours are available to those who want to experience Wright’s genius of architectural design.

Arizona Historical Society Museum 949 E. 2nd St., Tucson 85719 (near entrance

to the University of Arizona) 520-628-5774; 520-628-5695; www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org

Phoenix Police Museum 17 S. Second Ave., Phoenix 85003 602-534-7278; www.phoenixpolicemuseum.com

The Arizona Historical Society Museum focuses on state history from Spanish times to the present. In addition to the Arizona mining hall (complete with an under- ground copper mine) the museum features fascinating exhibits that bring to life the history of Tucson and southern Arizona. The museum also features a gift shop and a research library. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N. Kinney Rd., Tucson 85743 520-883-2702; www.desertmuseum.org A living museum, the 98-acre Arizona-So- nora Desert Museum displays over 1,200 kinds of plants and 230 animal species native to the Sonoran Desert. One highlight here includes an underground limestone cave galleries exhibit subterranean life and geology. The museum features two gift shops and restaurants.

The Phoenix Police Museum features an array of displays and equipment used to keep the peace by police officers—from a 1919 police car to a three-wheeled motor- cycle used by meter readers. One highlight here includes a crossbeam from one of the World Trade Center towers attacked on Sept. 11, 2001 and on permanent display as part of the museum’s 9-11 memorial.

Phoenix Zoo Papago Park

455 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix 85008 602-286-3800; www.phoenixzoo.org

Come spend the day at Papago Park, home of the Phoenix Zoo. At 125 acres and more than 3,000 animals, the Phoenix Zoo is the largest privately owned nonprofit zoo in the

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