AZ Airfare and Cheap Getaways
The state of Arizona has so much to offer and with Arizona airfare being so cheap in the shoulder and off-peak seasons you really should come and discover the state. You may want to visit the Grand Canyon with the beauty of nature showing you just how persistence and time can change something into a true thing of beauty. Or you could want to see some of the outstanding galleries the state has to offer with the rich heritage of the Native Americans, Hispanic culture and western culture all available in different locations.
This is a great way to discover your Arizona travel guide. The Heard Museum in Central Arizona is a must “visit” for anyone interested in the heritage of the region. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and contemporary American Indian art. You will find ten exhibition galleries that include 5 long-term and five rotating exhibitions with two different locations for you to visit.
While you are visiting the Central Arizona area you may wish to visit Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The focus of the museum is supporting 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 observe reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homesteads when exploring the ruin trail. At the site is also some of the last remaining intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a fantastic piece of Hohokam history.
A few hours to the southeast, you will find wonderful Tuscon tourism. Head on down to Tombstone where you can experience the Old West. Tombstone was known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most famous of Arizona’s historic mining camps. This area produced millions of dollars of gold and silver throughout a seven year period. When you are touring Tombstone you will have the chance to visit Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and watch many of the residents dressed in period style.
Outside of 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 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 take a guided tour that takes you into the launch control room with a simulated launch and then travel on through the 200 ft tunnel for an in person look at the Titan II missile. It’s an incredible tour, be sure to make time to visit.
Travel on over to Yuma and visit the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park. Here you will be able to tour the prison that housed 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were women. The prison was last used in 1909 before the prisoners were relocated to a new prison. Now you can tour the prison and look at the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.
