Heard Museum
CulturalThe Heard Museum, founded in 1929 by Dwight and Maie Heard, holds more than 44,000 objects and presents American Indian art across 12 galleries plus an outdoor sculpture gallery. Its collection includes more than 1,700 Hopi katsina carvings, 437 of them donated by Senator Barry M. Goldwater. Recognized internationally for its collections, exhibitions, and festivals, the museum anchors multi-day itineraries that include the Camelback Corridor, downtown, and the Desert Botanical Garden.
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Desert Botanical Garden
NaturalThe Desert Botanical Garden in Papago Park, established in 1939, spans 140 acres with 55 acres under cultivation, more than 50,000 plant displays, and 4,818 species in its living collection, including 520 rare and endangered species. Las Noches de las Luminarias has been a holiday tradition there since 1979, and the garden has staged exhibitions including Chihuly in the Desert, drawing more than 650,000 annual attendees. Hotels, restaurants, and tour operators across central Phoenix and Tempe benefit from the garden's role as a year-round visitor anchor.
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Phoenix Art Museum
CulturalPhoenix Art Museum, which opened in 1959, is considered the largest art museum in the southwestern United States, with a collection of more than 20,000 objects and more than 300,000 guests engaged each year. Its Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Room, You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies (2005), is a signature installation on the Central Avenue cultural corridor. Hotels, restaurants, and cultural tour operators along the corridor benefit from the museum's role as the metro's flagship art destination.
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Chase Field
EntertainmentChase Field, opened in 1998, is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team and was the first US stadium built with a retractable roof over a natural grass playing surface (the field switched to artificial turf in 2019), with a seating capacity of 48,330. The downtown Phoenix venue hosts approximately 81 home games per season plus concerts and special events that drive significant foot traffic to the surrounding restaurants, hotels, and entertainment district. Hotels, sports bars, and restaurants throughout the downtown core benefit from the stadium's role as a downtown anchor that generates pre-game dining, post-game nightlife, and overnight stays from visiting fans across MLB cities.
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