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Every trip to Az we stop here. It's such a great place for kids. There's an indoor play area for...
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Every trip to Az we stop here. It's such a great place for kids. There's an indoor play area for different ages and games and rides if you want topay. It's nice and cool which is so important in the hot Az summers! You just can't beat a fun place for kids thats free! Caution though...large groups go so it can be quite caotic so watch your children closely and try to keep the 12yr olds out of the place for 2yr olds to play
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If you have a child in the family that adores dinosaurs, the Mesa Southwest Museum is a great...
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If you have a child in the family that adores dinosaurs, the Mesa Southwest Museum is a great place to take them. They have a huge display that simulates what it would have been like for the dinosaurs to be in a flash flood. They have great information on types of dinosaurs and nice replicas. They have cute old-style jail cells that make for a great photo opportunity. Make sure to bring your camera and take a picture of your child in jail!!
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The Arizona Museum for Youth is an interactive museum for children. It has a play area called...
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The Arizona Museum for Youth is an interactive museum for children. It has a play area called Artville for younger children. This is where we usually spend the most time since my daughter is only 2. She really enjoys playing and making crafts there. Each time we have visited it is set up a little different depending on what the current theme for the exhibit is.
Also, on the second Sunday of every month, they offer FREE admission.
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Rockin R Ranch
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Restaurants
6136 E Baseline
Mesa,
Arizona 85206
We love this place! Every time family or friends come from back east we bring them here to show...
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We love this place! Every time family or friends come from back east we bring them here to show them why we moved to Arizona. Just entering through the cave is like going back in time a hundred years. The cowboy dinners are great (we love the BBQ beef and Ratlesnake sauce). The western show is very professional and always fun for everybody in our group. Great music, great comedy. It's a reat cowboy experience and we reccomend it to everyone.
Pros: not your typical "tourist attraction". Parking lot is not paved--it's cowboy!
Cons: weekend nights during the winter season get too crouded. Wait a couple of months
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This is a fun place to take children and is also a good place for adults. They have some...
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This is a fun place to take children and is also a good place for adults. They have some interesting exibits and plenty of play areas for your child to have fun. The people who work in here know how to educate children and get them interested.
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Wright House the
Category:
Weddings
636 W University Dr
Mesa,
Arizona 85201
(480) 833-0902
The Wright House is an extemely beautiful reception house. It is right on the main road, but once...
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The Wright House is an extemely beautiful reception house. It is right on the main road, but once inside the grounds it's like you are in an exclusive garden. The interior of the house is exquiste as well as the grounds.
While The Wright House is beautiful and romantic, it is kinda small, compared to a reception hall. It is the perfect size for a small wedding party, or banquet, or place to have the pre-wedding dinner.
The cost is pricey, but if you are already shelling out money for a beautifful place then the Wright House is perfect. If it were not for the cost (which doesn't include catering or entertainment) then this place would be perfect.
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The Mesa Southwest Museum is a great place to take your family. It looks small on the outside, but...
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The Mesa Southwest Museum is a great place to take your family. It looks small on the outside, but wait until you get in.
Not only are there a ton of dinosaur bones/models to look at, there's also an animatronic dinosaur scene with a flood every 20 minutes.
The exhibits go beyond dinosaurs. They have a turtle exhibit with live turtles, a special exhibit area that changes continuously, and the lower level has rooms that are set up to show southwest history. Really great. Worth the ride.
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The Music Store
Category:
Instruments
2630 W Baseline Rd
Mesa,
Arizona 85202
(480) 831-9691
I have to disagree with Judy on this one! The Music Store has been a incredible sources of music...
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I have to disagree with Judy on this one! The Music Store has been a incredible sources of music and information for me as a high school choir director, a community director, private instructor and music student. Their inventory is more complete than any other music store I've been to and their willingness to special order anything has been extremely helpful.
I find the staff to be friendly, courteous, and knowledgable and have always been welcomed with a smile and "Can I help you find something?".
I would and do refer colleagues and students to The Music Store without hesitation and will continue to do so!
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Milano's
Category:
Music Stores
38 W Main St
Mesa,
Arizona 85201
(480) 827-1111
When you first walk in to Milano's, you just get overwhelmed by the amount of insruments all over...
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When you first walk in to Milano's, you just get overwhelmed by the amount of insruments all over the walls. I could just walk around all day looking at the guitars. Besides the guitars they have drums, woodwinds,brasswinds, and much much more. They also do repairs. Whenever my niece needs a new piece of sheet music this is the place we go. Parking is easy, hours are good. But they are closed Sundays.
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Golfland is the perfect date night. Or even a night out with the kids. Ive never been during the...
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Golfland is the perfect date night. Or even a night out with the kids. Ive never been during the day.. who wants to hit a ball around in the heat anyway right?
There are a couple of differnt courses, so wait time is never too long. I love the windmill, and lagoon.
Also they have an arcade area inside.. Plus the waterpark, which is a whole differnt experience.
They stay open pretty late, so if you need a good place to go after a dinner date for some fun, golf land is definatly it!
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