Family Fun Activities

Museums

Arizona Youth Museum - located in Mesa at 35 N. Robson Street. This museum of changing exhibits features art and hands-on activities for children. It was voted as one of America's best children's museums by USA Today. Call (480) 644-2467.
Mesa Southwest Museum - located in Mesa at 53 N. Macdonald. This museum for all ages focuses on Southwest folklore, hands-on exhibits, re-created Indian dwellings, walk-through caves and animated full-scale dinosaurs. Call (480) 644-2230 for information.
Arizona Science Center - located in Phoenix at 600 E. Washington Street. Visitors can experience 350 hands-on science exhibits, watch a movie on a giant 5-story tall screen, or visit the planetarium. Call (602) 716-2000 for information.
Hoo-Hoogan Ki Museum - located in Scottsdale at 10005 East Osborn Road. This museum is devoted to the study of the Pima and Maricopa tribes. Visitors can try Indian Fry bread at the snack bar. Call (480) 850-8190 for information.
Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum - located in Mesa at Falcon Field. Considered to house the world's premier collection of fighter airplanes. Call (480) 830-4540 for information and to schedule tours.
Hall of Fame Fire Fighting Museum - located in Phoenix at 6101 E. Van Buren Street. An acre of classic fire engines. Call (602) 275-3473 for information.
Heard Museum - located in Phoenix at 2301 N. Central Avenue. This world-renown museum focuses upon Native American Indian art and cultures and exhibits including a pit house and the world's largest collection of kachina dolls. Call (602) 252-8840 for information. The Heard also operates an annex at el Pedregal in North Scottsdale on the Scenic Drive. [Read More]
Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park - located in Phoenix at 4619 E. Washington. This archeological park is comprised of indoor and outdoor exhibits. Artifacts discovered at the site along with representations of pithouses, pueblos, canals, and ball courts depict early Hohokum life. Call (602) 495-0900 for more information.