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Downtown Tempe (Neighborhood)
Tempe AZ
~0.15 miles from Tempe city center
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ASU Stadium- Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe AZ
~0.35 miles from Tempe city center
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Arizona State University
Tempe AZ
~0.46 miles from Tempe city center
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Grady Gamman Memorial Auditorium
Tempe AZ
~0.66 miles from Tempe city center
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Tempe
Tempe
~1.84 miles from Tempe city center
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Tempe ( /'t?mpi?/; (tem-PEE) or Oidba in Pima) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with a 2008 population of 175,523. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east. Tempe is the location of US Airways Group's corporate headquarters, and of Arizona State University's oldest and largest campus.
The Hohokam initially lived in this area and built canals to support their agriculture. They abandoned their settlements during the 1400s, with a few individuals and families remaining nearby.
Fort McDowell was established on the upper Salt River in 1865 allowing for new towns to be built further down the Salt River. US military service members and Hispanic workers were hired to grow food and animal feed to supply the fort, and less than a year later, had set up small camps near the river that were the first permanent communities in the Valley after the fall of the Hohokam. (Phoenix was settled shortly afterward, by 1867-68.) The two settlements were 'Hayden's Ferry', named after a ferry service operated by Charles T. Hayden, and 'San Pablo', and were located west and east of Hayden Butte respectively. The ferry became the key river crossing in the area. The Tempe Irrigating Canal Company was soon established to provide water for alfalfa, wheat, barley, oats, and cotton.
Pioneer Darrell Duppa is credited with suggesting Tempe's name, adopted in 1879, after comparing the Salt River valley near a 300-foot-tall butte, to the Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece.
In 1885, the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature chose Tempe for the site of the Territorial Normal School, which became Arizona Normal School, Arizona State Teachers College, Arizona State College and finally Arizona State University.
The Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad, built in 1887, crossed the Salt River at Tempe, linking the town to the nation's growing transportation system. The Tempe Land and Improvement Company was formed to sell lots in the booming town. Tempe became an economic hub for the surrounding agricultural area. The city incorporated in 1894.
The completion of Roosevelt Dam in 1911 guaranteed enough water to meet the growing needs of Valley farmers. On his way to dedicate the dam, former President Theodore Roosevelt applauded the accomplishments of the people of central Arizona and predicted that their towns would be prosperous cities in the future. Less than a year later, Arizona was admitted as the 48th state, and the Salt River Valley continued to develop.
In the 20th and 21st centuries, Tempe has expanded not only as a suburb of Phoenix, but also a center of education and commerce in its own right.
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Phoenix Municipal Stadium
5999 E. Van Buren Phoenix AZ - (602) 392-0217
~1.95 miles from Tempe city center
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Phoenix Municipal Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Phoenix, Arizona. The stadium was built in 1964 and holds 8,775 people. It is the spring training home of the Oakland Athletics and is one of two Spring Training facilities run by the City of Phoenix. The San Francisco Giants played at the ballpark during spring training in 1964.
The first spring training game was played on March 8, 1964 in which the Giants beat Cleveland, 6 to 2. Willie Mays hit the first home run at the park, in front of a crowd of 8,582. In attendance for the dedication ceremonies were Commisioner Ford Frick, National League President Warren Giles, and Giants owner Horace Stoneham.
The stadium hosted the Phoenix Firebirds until 1992 when Scottsdale Stadium was opened. The stadium has also hosted Arizona Fall League games during the fall. Currently, it hosts the home games of the Phoenix Desert Dogs. The Arizona Diamondbacks rookie league games were also played in the stadium during their first year in the minor-league level Arizona League. Several of the Arizona high school baseball championships are played there in early May.
In the past couple years, the stadium underwent a renovation to improve the press box facilities (they were at the time the only open-air facilities in the Cactus League) and clubhouse areas.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Tempe
Phoenix Zoo
455 North Galvin Parkway Phoenix AZ
~2.07 miles from Tempe city center
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The Phoenix Zoo is the nation’s largest non profit zoological park and home to more than 1,200 animals including more than 200 endangered or threatened birds, mammals or reptiles from around the world. Enjoy the Zoo’s four distinct trails: Arizona, Africa, Tropics and Children’s Trail. Discover the Zoo’s newest exhibit, Monkey Village, where the animals roam free.
The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962, and is the largest non-profit zoo in the United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the zoo was founded by Robert Maytag, a member of the Maytag family, and operates on 125 acres (0.51 km2) of land in the Papago Park area of Phoenix. It has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride.
The zoo has over 1,300 animals on display and contains 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of walking trails. It is divided into four main themed areas or trails: The Arizona Trail (American Southwest flora and fauna), the Africa Trail (animals from Africa), the Tropics Trail (residents of the rain forests), and the Children's Trail, which includes a petting zoo.
The zoo has been conservation minded from its inception. Soon after it opened it hosted what was thought to be the last few Arabian Oryx, which formed the basis of the world herd created for Operation Oryx and eventually allowed the reintroduction of the species into the wild. It now includes a sanctuary to care for animals that are endangered or unwanted.
http://www.phoenixzoo.org
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Big Surf
Scottsdale AZ
~2.14 miles from Tempe city center
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If you had the pleasure of visiting the park in our 2009 season, you probably got to see our magnificent mascot, Gil Shark!
Gil was most certainly a hit this summer. He made many appearances, posed for numerous photos, walked miles around the park and, of course, gave hundreds of hugs. In the midst of all this fun, Gil’s plush exterior got a little icky, for lack of a better term. Not to mention the vast amount of sweat that poured inside! Yuck!
Gil with some girls at the park Summer 09
Needless to say, Gil needs a good bath, which we can’t provide here at the park. We have to send him off to Scollon Productions, the company that built Gil. The only thing left to do now is find a box big enough for him to travel in!
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NTNA College
Scottsdale AZ
~2.16 miles from Tempe city center
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Diablo Stadium
Phoenix AZ
~2.58 miles from Tempe city center
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Tempe Diablo Stadium is a baseball field located in Tempe, Arizona. It is the spring training home of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the home field for night games of the Arizona League Tempe Angels. It was the spring training home of the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and 1970 [the Pilots moved to Milwaukee after spring training in March 1970 and prior to the 1970 regular season], the Milwaukee Brewers in 1971 and 1972, and the Seattle Mariners from 1977 through 1993; the Mariners now play at the Peoria Sports Complex, with the San Diego Padres.
The stadium was built in 1968 and holds 9,785 people. The stadium underwent an extensive $20 million renovation and was rededicated on Mar. 3, 2006. The renovation included the main stadium, the Major League Fields and the Minor League Complex on site. In return for the newly updated stadium, the Angels agreed to extend their spring training lease through Dec. 31, 2025. $12 million of the renovations were funded by the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, a municipal corporation charged with funding renovations of Cactus League stadiums throughout Maricopa County.
Tempe Diablo Stadium can be seen from the Maricopa Freeway.
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Desert Botanical Garden
Scottsdale AZ
~2.58 miles from Tempe city center
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The Desert Botanical Garden is a 140 acre (20 ha) botanical garden located within Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Founded by the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1937[1] and established at this site in 1939, the garden now has more than 21,000 plants, in more than 4000 taxa, one-third of which are native to the area, including 139 species which are rare, threatened or endangered. Of special note are the rich collections of agave (176 taxa) and cacti (10,350 plants in 1,350 taxa), especially the Opuntia sub-family. Plants from less extreme climate conditions are protected under shadehouses. There is an Australian collection, a Baja California collection and a South American collection, all of plants adapted to desert conditions. Several ecosystems are represented: a mesquite bosque, semidesert grassland, and upland chaparral scrub. The Desert House, set up in the early 1990s, demonstrated innovative energy-efficient systems: an evaporative cooler, a rainwater-cvapture system and graywater irrigation.
The Desert Botanical Garden has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride
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Los Arcos Mall
Scottsdale AZ
~2.89 miles from Tempe city center
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Los Arcos Mall is a defunct shopping mall which was located on the southeast corner of Scottsdale and McDowell Roads in Scottsdale, Arizona. Almost all of it was demolished in the early 2000s. The site is now the home of SkySong, Arizona State University's Scottsdale Center for New Technology and Innovation.
Los Arcos Mall opened in 1969 and was developed by Phoenix-based Westcor Partners. The cross-shaped enclosed mall was anchored by The Broadway on the east end, Sears on the south end, an entrance and a food court on the north end, and another entrance and a lower-level movie theatre on the west end. The mall was one of the largest and most modern in the Phoenix metropolitan area for its first decade or so. However, as newer and larger centers were built nearby, Los Arcos' drawing power began to fade.
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Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix AZ
~3.10 miles from Tempe city center
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Phoenix Art Museum (also known simply as "PAM") is the largest and primary institution of visual art in the Southwestern United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the museum's collections trace their origins back to 1912 when the Phoenix Woman’s Club and Arizona State Fair Committee decided to develop a fine arts program. The first painting in the collection was bought in 1915, and by 1925 the Phoenix Fine Arts Association was officially formed. The association's first permanent museum was established in 1936 as the Phoenix Art Center, by the Works Progress Administration, as part of the Federal Art Project. It was later renamed the Phoenix Art Museum. Philip Campbell Curtis was the founding director.
The Phoenix Art Museum has been designated a Phoenix Point of Pride.
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Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phoenix AZ
~3.10 miles from Tempe city center
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Pueblo Grande Museum
Pueblo Grande Museum is located at a 1,500 year-old Hohokam village ruins in modern day Phoenix. For over 70 years the museum has been dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Hohokam culture. On the 102 acre park grounds, visitors explore the ruin of an 800 year-old platform mound possibly used by the Hohokam for ceremonies or as an administrative center. An excavated ballcourt, and to full-scale reproductions of prehistoric Hohokam homes can be viewed along the ruin trail. The site also includes some of the last remaining intact Hohokam irrigation canals. Museum History
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Tempe
Arizona Mills
Phoenix AZ
~3.29 miles from Tempe city center
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Coronado Golf Course
Scottsdale AZ
~3.89 miles from Tempe city center
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Starter - - 619 435 3122
Pro Shop - - 619 435 3121 ext. 1
Opened in 1957, Coronado Municipal Golf Course continues to reign as one of the finest public golf courses in Southern California. We received a
Best Value in Southern California by www.greenskepper.org for 2008
Best Value in Southern California by www.greenskeeper.org for 2007
We have an 18-hole, par 72 course with wide, inviting fairways, and always immaculately manicured greens. Coronado Golf Course offers dramatic views of the Coronado Bridge, Hotel Del Coronado, and the San Diego Bay.
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Scottsdale Center for the Arts
Scottsdale AZ
~4.65 miles from Tempe city center
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The Southwest's premier performing arts halls, the renovated Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts serves the greater Phoenix metro area
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Dowtown Scottsdale
Scottsdale AZ
~4.73 miles from Tempe city center
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Scottsdale Waterfront
Scottsdale AZ
~5.16 miles from Tempe city center
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Shopping and dining at the chic Scottsdale Waterfront.
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Tempe
Scottsdale
Scottsdale AZ
~5.29 miles from Tempe city center
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Scottsdale (O'odham Va'ai S-va'oni; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. As of 2010 the population of the city was 245,500. Scottsdale is regarded as an upscale tourist and shopping destination and as a representation of western American style. The New York Times described downtown Scottsdale as "a desert version of Miami's South Beach" and as having "plenty of late night partying and a buzzing hotel scene".
Scottsdale is bordered to the west by Phoenix and Paradise Valley, to the north by Carefree, to the south by Tempe, and to the east by Fountain Hills and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
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Scottsdale Fashion Square
Scottsdale AZ
~5.37 miles from Tempe city center
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Scottsdale Fashion Square is the largest shopping mall in Arizona and the American Southwest, with approximately 2 million square feet (180,000 m²) of retail space, and is among the top 30 largest malls in the country. It is one of the top 10 most profitable malls in the country with over $740 sales per square foot, more than $400 over the national average. The mall is located on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Camelback Road in Scottsdale, Arizona and has been owned by Westcor, a subsidiary of Macerich, since 2002. With the explosion of new retail developments and dining options in the nearby vicinity, the term Scottsdale Fashion Square has become more generalized in recent years to include the retail shopping districts adjacent to the complex, including the Scottsdale Waterfront and Southbridge.
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Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall
Scottsdale
~5.64 miles from Tempe city center
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Scottsdale Fashion Square is the largest shopping mall in Arizona and the American Southwest, with approximately 2 million square feet (180,000 m²) of retail space, and is among the top 30 largest malls in the country. It is one of the top 10 most profitable malls in the country with over $740 sales per square foot, more than $400 over the national average. The mall is located on the northwest corner of Scottsdale Road and Camelback Road in Scottsdale, Arizona and has been owned by Westcor, a subsidiary of Macerich, since 2002. With the explosion of new retail developments and dining options in the nearby vicinity, the term Scottsdale Fashion Square has become more generalized in recent years to include the retail shopping districts adjacent to the complex, including the Scottsdale Waterfront and Southbridge.
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Downtown Mesa (Neighborhood)
Mesa AZ
~6.05 miles from Tempe city center
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Mesa Arts Center
Mesa AZ
~6.23 miles from Tempe city center
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The Mesa Arts Center is a performing and visual arts complex in downtown Mesa, Arizona. At more than 210,000 square feet (20,000 m2) square feet, the $95 million facility, completed in 2005, is the largest comprehensive arts campus in the state.
The Mesa Arts Center encompasses four performance venues, from the intimate 99-seat Farnsworth Studio Theater to the 1,600-seat Ikeda Theater. The center is also home to the Mesa Contemporary Arts, which houses five art galleries with 5,500 sq ft (510 m2) of exhibition space. The facility also features 14 unique visual and performing art classroom studios. Multi-use areas throughout the campus provide both indoor and outdoor gathering and presentation spaces.
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Sun Devil Stadium Frank Kush Field
NE Corner of 5th St. and College Ave. Tempe AZ - 480-784-4444
~6.25 miles from Tempe city center
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Sun Devil Stadium, Frank Kush Field is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The stadium's current seating capacity is 73,379 and the playing surface is natural grass.
The Rolling Stones performed at the stadium during their 1981 North American Tour on December 13, 1981 & during their Bridges To Babylon Tour on November 7, 1997.
It is home to the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pacific-10 Conference. It has previously been the home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals from 1988 to 2005, and was the annual site of the Fiesta Bowl from 1971 to 2006.
Pink Floyd performed at the stadium during The Division Bell Tour on April 24, 1994.
In June 5, 2009, it held down the first championship for the Phoenix high schools Passing League tournament
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HoHoKam Park
Scottsdale AZ
~6.39 miles from Tempe city center
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HoHoKam Park also known as Dwight W. Patterson Field, is a park with a baseball stadium located at 1235 N Center St in Mesa, Arizona (the Chicago Cubs spring training facility since 1979). The stadium was built in January 1997 and holds 12,632 people. It is the home of the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. The Mesa Cubs play just down the street at Fitch Park. There is a cemetery across the street from HoHoKam Park. HoHoKam Park has the largest scoreboard in the Cactus League. The scoreboard is 12'x16'.
The Mesa Miners of the Golden Baseball League also have played at HoHokam.
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Golfland SunSplash
Mesa AZ
~6.46 miles from Tempe city center
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Camelback Mountain
Phoenix AZ
~6.52 miles from Tempe city center
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Camelback Mountain is a mountain in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The name is derived from its shape, which resembles the hump and head of a kneeling camel. The mountain, a prominent landmark for the metropolitan Phoenix valley, is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area between the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix and the town of Paradise Valley. It is a popular recreation destination for hiking and rock climbing
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Tempe
Scottsdale Community College
9000 E Chaparral Rd Scottsdale AZ - 480-423-6000
~6.65 miles from Tempe city center
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Scottsdale Community College, is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. Scottsdale Community College is a two-year college located on the eastern boundary of the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, on land belonging to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
http://www.scottsdalecc.edu
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Tempe
Mesa
Mesa
~6.67 miles from Tempe city center
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Mesa (pronounced /'me?s?/ MAY-s?) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb of Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the third-largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, and the 38th-largest city in the country.
Although it has a large population, Mesa is a "bedroom community." Neighborhoods across the city are diverse — some areas have experienced urban blight, while others feature elaborate custom homes. Mesa is also best known as having one of the highest check cashing per capita indexes nationwide.
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