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AZ Airfare and Your Vacation

The state of Arizona has so much to offer and with AZ airfares being reasonable in the shoulder and off-peak seasons we really should visit and discover the state.  You certainly want to tour the Grand Canyon with the wonder of nature showing you just how persistence and time can change something into a true thing of beauty.  Or you could want to see some of the outstanding museums the state has to offer with the rich heritage of the Native Americans, Hispanic culture and western culture all available in different locations.

The Heard Museum in Central Arizona is a must see for everyone interested in the heritage of the area. Here you will be exposed to some of the best in traditional and contemporary American Indian art.  There are 10 exhibition galleries that include five long-term and five rotating exhibitions with two different locations for you to visit. 

While you are touring the Phoenix area you may want to visit Pueblo Grande Museum which is an archaeological site museum and repository. The goal of the museum is supporting the understanding of prehistory, history, and ethnology of inhabitants of the Southwest.  The museum is situated at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins.  You can discover reproductions of the prehistoric Hohokam homes when walking along the ruin trail.  At the site is also some of the last surviving intact Hohokam irrigation canals. This is a fantastic piece of Hohokam history.

Head on over to Tombstone where you can experience the Old West.  Tombstone was known as “The Town Too Tough To Die,” and is the most famous of Arizona’s old mining camps.  This region produced millions of dollars of gold and silver over a seven year run.  When you are touring 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 can 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 near the 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 take a guided tour that takes you into the launch control room with a simulated launch and then travel on through the 200 ft tunnel for an in person inspection at the Titan II missile.  It’s an incredible tour, be sure to make time to stop here.

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