Tag: Arizona
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Taliesin West – Frank Loyd Wright’s Desert Laboratory in Arizona
As presented in its official website, Taliesin West is a World Heritage site and National Historic Landmark nestled in the desert foothills of the McDowell Mountains in Scottsdale, Arizona. I took my wife Yuliya there in January 2025, as part of a “Saturday date celebration” of her birthday, followed by a nice dinner at a nice resort…
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Superstition Mountain Museum – Tonto National Forest, Arizona 🇺🇸
Superstition Mountain Museum is located in a rugged 160,000 acre Superstition Mountain range in the Tonto National Forest in Central Arizona. The museum’s focus, as presented in its official website, is on providing visitors with an experience of the Old West. The museum provides a historical context that includes the region’s Native American people, the…
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum – Superior, AZ
The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is located in Superior, Arizona, about an hour’s drive from Phoenix. It features 343-acres of beautiful landscapes with over 3,900 different species of plants, hidden gardens along miles of trails, and historic buildings. A haven for wildlife, the Arboretum has been called “the most enchanting” important birding Area in Arizona. As…
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The Musical Instruments Museum – United States and Canada section. Scottsdale – AZ
We decided to visit the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) again in late April 2023, before our yearly membership would be over. As shared in my previous blog posts about this museum and presented in its website, the MIM began with a vision to create a musical instrument museum that would be truly global, which I…
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The Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) – European Section. Scottsdale – AZ
After getting the annual membership in June 2022, we decided to visit the Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) again in early January. As shared in my previous blog post about this museum and presented in its website, the MIM began with a vision to create a musical instrument museum that would be truly global, which I…
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument – Casa Grande, AZ
These ruins are located around a one hour drive from Phoenix. We visited this place in March 2023 and spent about two hours there. Highlights on information about these ruins which captured my attention, as well as some photos I took while visiting it, are presented below:
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The Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) – Special Exhibition (Treasures): Asia and Latin America sections. Scottsdale – AZ
After almost ten months living in the Phoenix area, my wife and I had a chance to visit the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM). As presented in its website, MIM began with a vision to create a musical instrument museum that would be truly global, which I think they have really accomplished. MIM’s founder Bob Ulrich…
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Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park – Phoenix, AZ
My wife and I took advantage of a weekend at home to visit Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park, where we spent around three hours. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Pueblo Grande is an archaeological site once inhabited by the Hohokam culture. It is also a National Historic Landmark and part of the City of Phoenix…
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Desert Botanical Garden – Phoenix, AZ
The Desert Botanical Garden, which we visited in early April 2023 after several friends recommended to visit it during the Spring season, is one of the landmarks of the Phoenix Valley. It is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. Its brightly colored plants sharply contrast the…
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