AZ Airfare and Your Vacation

The state of Arizona has so much to offer and with AZ airfares being reasonable in the shoulder and off-peak seasons we really should come and discover the state.  You certainly want to visit the Grand Canyon with the wonder of nature showing you just how persistence and time can erode something into a true thing of beauty.  Or you could want to visit some of the outstanding museums 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 Phoenix is a must see for everyone interested in the heritage of the area. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and modern American Indian art.  There are 10 exhibition galleries that include five long-term and 5 rotating exhibitions with two different locations for you to tour. 

While you are staying the Central Arizona area you may want to tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The goal of the museum is enhancing 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 observe reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homesteads when exploring the ruin trail.  At the site is also one of the last surviving intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a remarkable piece of Hohokam history.

A few hours to the southeast, you will find wonderful Southeast Arizona attractions.  Head on over to Tombstone where you can visit the Old West.  Tombstone was known as "The Town Too Tough To Die," and is the most infamous of Arizona's old mining camps.  This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver over a seven year period.  When you are touring Tombstone you will discover the chance to see Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and watch many of the residents dressed in period clothing. 

Near Tucson you can 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 includes the launch control room with a simulated launch and then go on through the 200 ft tunnel for an in person inspection at the Titan II missile.  It's an awesome 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 when the prisoners were relocated to a new facility.  Now you can visit the prison and see the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.