ZooLights
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6:00-10:00 pm nightly (closed December 25th)
Come celebrate your holidays at ZooLights. Experience a tropical jungle in Rainforests of the World, stand back when passing the three dimensional, 18-foot lighted rattlesnake in the desert of the Arizona Trail and delight at the animated display of lighted penguins in the Antarctic. Discover the diversity of homes we all share through the magic and music of ZooLights!
Don't miss Jengo, the talking giraffe, 2.5 million lights and nearly 400 light sculptures. Carousel rides, the aroma of Kettle Korn and music around every corner will add to the holiday fantasy as the Phoenix Zoo once again transforms itself into one of the largest lighting events in the southwest. Call for more information.
ZooLights
Phone : 602-273-1341 (Always call and confirm events.)
Web: www.phoenixzoo.org
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Garcia School
This red brick schoolhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1905, replacing the wooden school on this land. "Little remains of the old one-room schoolhouses built of logs, adobe, frame, or brick which proliferated across Arizona in the late 1800s.
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Vulture Peak Trail is a short but steep trail that takes hikers from the base of Vulture Peak (2,480 feet) to a saddle (3,420 feet) just below the summit in only two miles. From this point, experienced hikers can "scramble" up an extremely steep and narrow "chute"
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The Old Brick Post Office was built in 1930 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Before the time of the boardwalks, a single window served the people arriving on horseback to get their mail. This may have been the forerunner of the "drive - up window!"
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Wickenburg, AZ Arts