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Arizona's largest public urban arboretum, ASU's Arboretum has the largest public date palm collection in North America and is the Arizona selected site of the All American Selections Display Garden. Included are collections of palms, deciduous trees, fruit-bearing trees, conifers, evergreen trees, desert trees, cacti, and succulents. Arboretum walking guides are available at the ASU Visitors Center. Tours by special request.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

ASU Planetarium

Evening shows are offered Tuesday and Thursday nights from Sept.-Nov. and Feb.-April. Shows begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and last approximately 30 to 50 minutes. Weather permitting; viewing though ASU telescopes follows each show. Reservations are required for all evening shows.

Tempe, AZ Planetariums

Tempe Town Lake

Tempe Town Lake, located adjacent to Downtown Tempe, provides a 2-mile recreational haven for kayaking, sailing, rowing, jogging, skating or picnicking.

Tempe, AZ Recreation

Petersen House Museum

Restored Queen Anne Victorian home built in 1892 by one of Tempe'

Tempe, AZ Museums

Shalimar Country Club, Inc.

Par 33, nine-hole course. Complete golf shop. Friendly restaurant and bar. Open daily to the public. Banquet facilities available.

Tempe, AZ Golf Courses

ASU Mars Global Surveyor Facility

The facility supports the Thermal Emission Specrometer experiment that was sent aboard the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft when it launched in November 1996. The Mars facility has a visitor area with displays about Mars and a television tuned to NASA TV.

Tempe, AZ Learning Centers

Things to do near Tempe, AZ

Phoenix Rock Gym

In business since 1992, Phoenix Rock Gym is Arizona's largest indoor climbing center with 30 foot high walls and over 12,000 ...

Cave Creek Trail Rides

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