June 22nd, 2009

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AZ Airfare and Cheap Getaways

The state of Arizona has so much to offer and now with AZ airfare being affordable 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 glory of nature showing you just how patience and time can change 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 history of the Native Americans, Hispanic culture and western culture all available in different locations.

This is a great way to discover your Arizona travel.  The Heard Museum in Central Arizona is a must see for anyone interested in the history of the area. Here you will be shown some of the best in traditional and modern American Indian art.  There are ten exhibition galleries that include 5 long-term and 5 changing exhibitions with two different locations for you to visit. 

While you are in the Central Arizona area you may wish to tour Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The focus of the museum is enhancing the knowledge of prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest.  The museum is located at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins.  You can discover reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homes when exploring the ruin trail.  At the site is also some of the last remaining intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a fantastic piece of Hohokam history.

A few hours to the southeast, you will find wonderful Southeast Arizona tourism.  Head on down to Tombstone where you can experience the Old West.  Tombstone was known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most infamous of Arizona’s historic mining camps.  This area produced millions of dollars of gold and silver throughout a 7 year run.  When you are visiting Tombstone you will discover the chance to visit Boothill Graveyard, the old Tombstone Courthouse and see many of the residents dressed in period style. 

Outside of Tucson you may want to 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 go on 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 look at the Titan II missile.  It’s an awesome tour, be sure to make time to visit.

Travel on over to Yuma and tour the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park.  There you will be able to tour the prison that incarcerated 3,069 prisoners, 29 of whom were women.  The prison was last opeartional in 1909 when the prisoners were relocated to a new prison.  Today you can visit the prison and look at the front gate that is so familiar to anyone that has watched western movies.

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