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North Tempe offers
a variety of fun and cultural attractions suitable to any age. Spend
a day watching professional sports at Sun Devil stadium or while
away the hours viewing 19th Century paintings and
sculptures.
Attractions- North
Tempe
Arizona State
University
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ASU Art
Museum (480)965-2787
Houses
permanent collections of 19th and 20th century American paintings
and sculptures, Latin American art, and an emphasis on contemporary
art including new media.
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ASU
Planetarium (480)727-6234
Please
call for show & reservation information.
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ASU Life
Sciences Center (480)965-3571
Reptile
displays, including all 18 sub-species of Arizona native
rattlesnakes.
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ASU's
Gammage Auditorium (480)965-3434
Performances include nationally touring Broadway hits, celebrity
acts and multicultural programs.
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Sun Devil
Stadium (480)965-3482
Home of
the Sun Devil Football team, the NFL Arizona Cardinals and the
annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Football Classic.
Many other attractions at Arizona State University, such as Drama
City Performing Arts Center and Wells Fargo Arena, might be found at
www.asu.edu
Papago
Park (480)350-5200
Arizona Historical
Society Museum
1300 N. College Ave.
(480)929-0292
Contemporary history of the dramatic development of the Valley of
the Sun.
Tempe Town Lake
Mill Avenue & Rio Salado Parkway
(480)350-8625
Adjacent
to downtown Tempe. Features kayaking, sailing, rowing, jogging,
skating or picnicking.
Museums &
Galleries
Petersen House
Museum
1414 W. Southern Avenue
(480)350-5111
Restored
Queen Anne-style home built in 1892 by one of Tempe's earliest
settlers.
Tempe Historical
Museum
809 E. Southern Ave.
(480)350-5100
Museum
featuring the history of Tempe from the time of prehistoric Hohokam
to today.
Theatre/Performing
Arts
Childsplay
132 E. 6th Street
(480)350-8101
Childsplay is Arizona's award-winning professional theatre company
for young audiences and families.
Marque Theatre
730 N. Mill Ave.
(480)829-0607
Featuring a variety of musical shows and entertainment, including
reggae, ska and jazz.
Family
entertainment is the theme of south Tempe attractions. Play a
three-story video game at Gameworks or try to bat 1000 at
Fiddlesticks. It’s all good, clean fun.
Attractions- South Tempe
Fiddlesticks
1155 W. Elliott Rd.
(480)961-0180
Go-karts; bumper boats; driving range; batting cages; arcade and
mini-golf. Great family fun.
Kiwanis Community
Park
Mill Ave. & All-American Way
(480)350-5200
Park features a lake, boat rentals, picnic ramada,
softball/soccer fields, batting range, playgrounds and indoor wave
pool.
Sega Gameworks
5000 Arizona Mills
Cir., #669
(480)839-4263 or (480)839-4309
Games,
drinks, music and food in an energetic, fun, family atmosphere.
IMAX Theatre at
Arizona Mills
5000 W. AZ Mills Circle #667
(480)897-1453
This
407-seat theatre houses a 6 story high, 82 foot wide screen enhanced
by an electrifying IMAX digital sound system. |
