Visitor Attractions General Attractions

General Attractions in Arizona

Arabian Horse Association of Arizona
P.O. Box 13865
Scottsdale, Arizona 85267
Tel: 480-515-1500 / Fax: 480-515-1122
Web Site: www.scottsdaleshow.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 
The annual Scottsdale Arabian horse Show is the largest Arabian show in the world, with approximately 2,000 horses. It is a must-see Scottsdale event with shopping, food and decorated barns. The next show will be held February 16-25, 2007.
 

Arizona’s Salt River Tubing & Recreation
15 miles north of U.S. Highway 60 on Power Road
P.O. Box 6568
Mesa, Arizona 85216
Tel: 480-984-3305 / Fax: 480-984-0875
Web Site: www.saltrivertubing.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Arizona’s floating picnic! Tube the rapids on the Salt River in Tonto National Forest. Open May through October. Tube rental and shuttle service offered at $12 per person.
 

Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction
30201 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
Tel: 480-421-6694 / Fax: 480-421-6697
Web Site: www.barrett-jackson.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 
The Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, the premier automotive lifestyle event, is January 13-21, 2007. Plan your next trip for this must-attend event. Details are available at www.barrett-jackson.com.
 

Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving
20000 S. Maricopa Road, Gate 3
Chandler, Arizona 85226
Tel: 480-961-0143 / Fax: 480-403-7651
Toll Free: 800-843-RACE
Web Site: www.bondurant.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 
More than 85,000 drivers have graduated since 1968! We teach total car control to drivers of all levels at the largest purpose-built facility in North America, featuring a 1.6-mile road course and an eight-acre skid pad.
 
 
Cosanti Foundation – Paolo Soleri Windbells
6433 E. Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
Tel: 480-948-6145 / Fax: 480-998-4312
Toll Free: 800-752-3187
Web Site: www.cosanti.com
 
An Arizona historic site, Cosanti is a unique complex of concrete structures designed and constructed by Paolo Soleri. Visitors may browse the studios where the Soleri Windbells are made and sold.
 

Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
Tel: 480-941-1225 / Fax: 480-481-8124
Web Site: www.dbg.org
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Discover the beauty of desert plants at the Desert Botanical Garden. You’ll enjoy specialized tours, workshops, family activities, seasonal exhibits, special events, an outdoor café, and a gift and plant shop.
 

McDowell Sonoran Conservancy
P.O. Box 14365
Scottsdale, Arizona 85257
Tel: 480-998-7971 / Fax: 480-994-3321
Web Site: www.mcdowellsonoran.org
E-mail: [email protected]
 
This Scottsdale-based non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving the Sonoran Desert and its mountains through advocacy, education and stewardship programs. MSC initiated and oversees the creation of a 36,000-acrea McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale.
 

Out of Africa Wildlife Park
4020 N. Cherry Road
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
Tel: 480-567-2840 / Fax: 480-567-2839
Web Site: www.outofafricapark.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Ride on our safari vehicles among African animals. Tram-tour or walk for close-up encounters with lions, tigers, bears, wolves, hyena and other large predators. Tigers and caretakers engage in water play.
 

Papago Salado Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 60874
Phoenix, Arizona 85082
Tel: 602-392-9965 / Fax: 480-967-5450
E-mail: [email protected]
 
This public/private partnership was formed in 1992 to promote, preserve and enhance the cultural, historical, recreational and natural resources of the Papago Park/Rio Salado region.
 

Phoenix Greyhound Park
3801 E. Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
Tel: 602-273-7181 / Fax: 602-273-6176
Web Site: www.phoenixgreyhoundpark.com
 
We are your best bet in the Valley! We offer a private meeting room tiered dining room and relaxed food court that are all climate controlled. We offer discounted group packages. Experience year-round racing seven nights a week.
 

The Phoenix Zoo
455 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
Tel: 602-273-1341 / Fax: 602-273-7078
Web Site: www.phoenixzoo.org
E-mail: [email protected]
 
The Phoenix Zoo, one of the nation’s largest non-profit zoological parks, is home to more than 1,300 animals, including 200 endangered or threatened birds, mammals and reptiles from around the world.
 

Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass
5700 W. North Loop Road
Chandler, Arizona 85226
Tel: 480-502-5600 / Fax: 480-502-1301
Web Site: www.rawhide.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Rawhide is Arizona’s largest Western-themed attraction, now in a new location, Wild Horse Pass. Experience stagecoach and train rides, gold panning, gunfights, shops, steakhouse, cookouts and live Country music. Enjoy easy freeway access.
 
 
Sun Circuit Quarter Horse Show
4207 E. Andrea Drive
Cave Creek, Arizona 85331
Tel: 480-419-6318 / Fax: 480-668-3540
Toll Free: 877-730-0212
Web Site: www.suncircuit.com
E-mail: [email protected]
 
Sun Circuit is the largest American Quarter Horse circuit in the nation, with more than 1,800 world-class quarter horses competing in Western, English, reining, roping and jumping. Fabulous Southwest shopping with more than 100 vendors.