During the summer months in Metro Phoenix, there are countless activities for young and old alike. Animal lovers may be interested in the white lion cubs and bighorn lambs added to the family at the Phoenix Zoo and Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park. Summer camps are available at the Arizona Science Center and Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Visit Arizona State Parks or Desert Botanical Garden for free ranger-led events to see what the Sonoran Desert has to offer. Here are some fun summer activities for kids in Phoenix. Phoenix Zoo One of the largest non-profit zoos in the
Arizona is often neglected when talking about breweries, but it is actually home to several remarkable beers that are worthy of appreciation. Here are the top 10 brewpubs that serve their own delicious blends. Arizona Wilderness Brewing, Gilbert. Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. is one of many Arizona breweries that use local ingredients to make its beers. The brewery was the first in Gilbert and celebrates the beauty of the outdoors. The Oaked and Ordinary, an English bitter ale made with oak staves, is one of the best choices. Even if not everyone in your group is a beer fan, it’s
Because of shows like Deadwood and movies in the Western genre, we have a particular vision of what life was like in towns like Tombstone, Arizona, in the collective American mind. Movies and shows set in the Old West vary in their historical accuracy, but even if we include actual historical accounts, how accurate is our overall picture of that era? advertisement If one takes the time to look, the evidence is more accurate than earlier time periods. By the end of the 19th century, photography had become fairly widespread, and new more portable cameras allowed photographers not only to
In northern Arizona, the Grand Canyon is a mile-deep gorge. According to scientists, the Colorado River cut a channel through layers of rock 5 to 6 million years ago, forming the canyon. In and around the canyon, humans have lived since the last ice age. Spaniards were the first Europeans to reach the Grand Canyon in the 1540s. The Grand Canyon was first protected as a forest reserve by President Benjamin Harrison in 1893, and it was made a national park by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1919. advertisement In northern Arizona, northwest of Flagstaff lies the Grand Canyon. It is
