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Phoenix, Arizona

The Arizona Science Center offers hands-on, eye-opening fun with more than 300 interactive exhibits in five themed galleries, a state-of-the-art planetarium, five-story giant-screen theater, live demonstrations, and traveling exhibitions. Experience the sciences and technologies that flourish in Arizona and affect your everyday life.

Permanent Exhibits:

ALL ABOUT YOU - Both mind and body are the subjects of this gallery devoted to human life. Learn about the physiology of moving, the mechanisms of healing, patterns of learning and remembering, and new biotechnologies.

ARIZONA LIGHT AND COLOR - Learn about light and Arizona's spectacular skies.

FAB LAB - Experiment in open-ended fashion with basic forces: gravity, friction, and magnetism. See demonstrations by visiting experts, who might be your neighbors.

NETWORKS - Information technology ties us all together - try some of the ways.

EXPLORING YOUR MIND - From addiction to speech patterns this exhibit area explores many of the mysteries of the human mind. Do not miss our What is Addiction? exhibits that look at the physical changes in the brain when an addiction is present and the new technology that has made these changes visible. This area includes a tot play area for visitors under 5 years of age.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Desert Botanical Garden

The Desert Botanical Garden offers the world's largest collection of arid-land plants from deserts of the world in a unique outdoor setting. The Garden has more than 50,000

Phoenix, AZ Botanical Gardens

Turf Paradise Race Course

Live Thoroughbred racing. Come enjoy a day at the races. Turf Paradise is the 3

Phoenix, AZ Race Tracks

Arizona Science Center

The Arizona Science Center offers hands-on, eye-opening fun with more than 300

Phoenix, AZ Learning Centers

Deer Valley Rock Art Center

The Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has over 1500 petroglyphs on nearly 600 boulders in a 47

Phoenix, AZ Archaeology

Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum

At the Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum you'll visit over 90 acres with 30 historic buildings from the 1880's to the turn of the century. Most of the original buildings and historically accurate reproductions can be viewed and experienced by the public.

Phoenix, AZ Museums

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