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Parks and gardens


1 Arizona State Fairground

  The Arizona State Fairground’s history spans over three centuries.  First established over 126 years ago, it was a center that brought local residents together to show their best...

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Address: 1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ
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2 Desert Botanical garden

Desert Botanical garden has been designed with the objective of excelling in research, education, conservation, and exhibition of various desert plants. More emphasis has been given to south-western part of the US. It has continued its...

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Address: 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ
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3 Encanto Park

Encanto Park is a very important tourist destination of Phoenix. The park spreads across and area of 222-acre featuring picnic areas, a boat house, a lagoon, nature trail, swimming pool, amusement park,...

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4 Harmon Park

Harmon Park is located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is one of the most exciting attractions of the city which magnets kids of all ages. The park is home to a number of amenities and offers a lot of things to...

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Address: 1239 South 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003, United States
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5 Papago Park

The history of Papago Park begins back in the year 1879, when the area was designated as an Indian reservation for the Pima and Maricopa tribes. At present, the Army Reserve Motor Park at 64th and oak streets...

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Address: 1201 N Galvin Pkwy
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6 South Mountain Park

South Mountain Park is the largest city park in the United States and covers 17,000 acres of land. It is also one of the largest urban parks in North America and in the world. This is a desert...

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Address: 10919 S Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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7 The Lost Dutchman State Park

  Named after the fabled lost gold mine, the Lost Dutchman State Park is a 320-acre state park in central Arizona and about 40 miles east of Phoenix.  Beautiful views, a...

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Address: 6109 N. Apache Trail Apache Junction, AZ 85219
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8 Zoo

The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is known as the largest nonprofit zoo in United States. Situated in Phoenix, the zoo operates on 125 acres of land in the Papago Park. It has also been designated as a Phoenix Point...

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Address: 455 N Galvin Pkwy
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