Table of Contents
9/11 Memorial Pony World’s largest firefighting museum | 10 Airport Art Collection A phoenix, giant aviators, and so much more | 12 Alwun House Downtown art pioneers, of a unique sort | 14 Anthem Veterans Memorial Solar spotlight at 11:11am on 11/11 | 16 Arizona Doll & Toy Museum A 300-year-old doll and Mr. Spock, too | 18 Arizona Falls Phoenix’s first hydroelectric power plant | 20 Arizona Latino Arts & Cultural Center Raising up Latin American culture | 22 Base and Meridian Marker From where (almost) all Arizona land is measured | 24 The Bat Cave Thousands of bats in dramatic flight | 26 Battleship Silver Service Stately tableware shines solemnly | 28 Bernie the Robot Reminding you to look up from your phone | 30 The Bible Museum Not your standard hotel Bibles | 32 Bil Keane’s Tomb A beloved cartoonist depicted family funnies | 34 Blonde Butcher’s House Where jealousy led to murder | 36 Bragg’s Pie Factory Now a haven for local artists and entrepreneurs | 38 Buddy Stubbs Bikes The Southwest’s largest collection of motorcycles | 40 Calvin C. Goode Building Remarkable career begets building namesake | 42 Cancer Survivors Park Hopefully one day a historic relic | 44 Carnegie Public Library Phoenix’s first public library building | 46 Centennial Time Capsule To be opened...in 100 years | 48 Centennial Way 100 years of Arizona history in plain sight | 50 The Circle of Life Dark history of forced assimilation | 52 Copper Company Locomotive A relic from the early days of mining | 54 Cosanti A living testament to Paolo Soleri’s “arcology” | 56 Curious Nature Tarot, taxidermy, and tea leaves | 58 Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center The first synagogue in Phoenix | 60 Del Monte Market The oldest market in Arizona | 62 Disco Dragon The décor brings you in, the food brings you back | 64 Dobbins Lookout Petroglyphs, saguaros, and scenic views | 66 Dolly Steamboat Cruise on Canyon Lake | 68 Dulceria La Bonita Celebrations are better with a giant piñata | 70 Elvis Chapel This movie set survived two fires | 72 Encanto Carousel Locals saved this historic treasure | 74 Estrella Star Tower A tribute to stargazing cultures | 76 First Christian Church A born-again Frank Lloyd Wright | 78 Flite Goodyear Offices, radar, aircraft, blimp, tires, cotton | 80 Flying V Cabin The bloodiest family feud in history | 82 Frank Lloyd Wright Spire Commemorative park hidden in plain sight | 84 Fry Bread House Community is the most important ingredient | 86 Fry’s Downtown Construction revealed recent and ancient history | 88 GenuWine Arizona Enjoy self-pour wines from Arizona | 90 Geographical Center of Phoenix A phoenix marks the heart of Phoenix | 92 Giant Golden Panda Pandas are so cute, even at 13 feet tall | 94 Giving Tree Café “Welcome to a Space of Love” | 96 Governor Hunt’s Tomb Arizona’s first governor interred under a pyramid | 98 Grunow Memorial Clinic Only historic building to retain its original use | 100 Hanny’s Bathroom The most Instagrammable loo in town | 102 Hawk Salvage Your destination for one-of-a-kind curios | 104 Her Secret is Patience Inspired by monsoon clouds | 106 Historic Fire Station 8 If the engine is in the driveway, they’re open | 108 Historic Sahuaro Ranch Peacocks with ties to Chicago and Mexico | 110 Hohokam Ancestral Grounds Meet the Native Americans who built our canals | 112 Home of the Diamondbacks Tour Chase Field year-round | 114 Ira H. Hayes USMC Memorial Pima Indian was one of the Iwo Jima flag raisers | 116 Irish Cultural Center A tale of a collection, a cottage, and a castle | 118 Japanese Friendship Garden Showcasing four regions of Japan | 120 Liberty Bell Arizona’s traveled the state, and beyond | 122 LIX Uptown Ice Cream Award-winning and even lactose-free | 124 Long Wong’s Deliciously “winging it” since 1980 | 126 MacAlpine’s Soda Fountain Ice cream sundaes, dinner with pie, and antiques | 128 Magic Carpet Underpass Taking beautification to great heights | 130 Majestic Tempe 7 Movie parties, curated film, and tea time | 132 Maricopa County Justice Museum Where the Miranda Warning was established | 134 Martin Auto Museum The rise, fall, and rise again of the iconic Tucker | 136 Mel’s Diner “Kiss my grits!” | 138 Melinda’s Alley Speakeasy Kindhearted lady of the evening | 140 Merci Train 49 boxcars of gratitude from France | 142 Mexican Arts Imports A mecca for Mexican arts | 144 The Onion House Evans House, among the oldest private homes | 146 Origin of Phoenix Newspapers A plaque marks the city’s first newspapers | 148 Palm Lane A Hollywood-like drive without the LA traffic | 150 Papago Park Amphitheater 3,500-seats now abandoned | 152 Peacock Staircase Mae West and others graced these stairs | 154 Penske Racing Museum Cars, trophies, and racing legends | 156 Petroglyph Preserve Art, cultural, way-making, or religious icons? | 158 PHX Cat Café Helping kitties find their ‘fur-ever’ homes | 160 Piestewa Peak The first Native American woman killed in combat | 162 Pioneer Memorial Park Seven historic cemeteries dating 1884 to 1914 | 164 Pip Coffee + Clay Make a mug that looks like your dog | 166 Ponderosa Stables Spectacular valley views, especially at sunset | 168 Prince Tribute Mural Let’s go crazy for Phoenix mural culture | 170 The Psycho Building Classic scenes from Psycho filmed in Phoenix | 172 Rainbow Wings Photo-Op An open-armed welcome to the LGBTQIA+ community | 174 Rancher Hat Bar Design your own cowboy hat | 176 Rare Crested Saguaro Scientists baffled by cause of mutation | 178 Redwood Pipeline Scandal First efforts in municipal water works had leaks | 180 Rosson House Arizona’s first bride lived here | 182 Rustler’s Rooste Slide into a rattlesnake and cactus appetizer | 184 Samurai Comics Bring the whole family | 186 San Carlos Hotel Star Walk Walk amongst the Hollywood stars...and ghosts? | 188 Schreiner’s Fine Sausages It’s bigger on the inside | 190 Scorpion Gulch Trading post and a home near a gold mine | 192 Sisters of Mercy Memorial Wall chronicles a history of healing | 194 Sphinx Date Co. A date night with a date shake and more dates | 196 Spielberg’s Film Debut An award-deserving ‘red carpet’ experience | 198 St. Mary’s Basilica Pope John Paul II prayed here | 200 Stardust Pinbar Walk-in cooler door is a pinball rabbit hole | 202 The Sun Worshipper A landmark returns decades later | 204 Susan Arreola Postcard Collection Time travel through 2,500 vintage postcards | 206 Thunderbird Field No. 1 Funded by Hollywood, future WWII pilots trained here | 208 Tonto Hills Kachina The world’s largest kachina doll | 210 Tony DeMarco’s Living Room Once a “champion” piano bar | 212 Tribute to Navajo Code Talkers The unbreakable code during World War II | 214 Uptown Farmers Market Local food, local crafts, and lots of locals | 216 USS Arizona Anchor Heavy on the hearts of her visitors | 218 Valley Youth Theatre Emma Stone performed in 16 productions here | 220 Water Mark Enchanting, gigantic, equine gargoyles | 222 West Wind Drive-In Date Night old school style, but modern | 224 Whisked Away Cooking School A reluctant cook becomes a chef and teacher | 226 Wide World Maps & MORE! Largest map store in the Southwest | 228 Xeriscape Garden Gardening possibilities in low-water spaces | 230
