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Tempe Information

Tempe, Arizona is a large city located near Phoenix and is the home of Arizona State University. One of Tempe’s main features is the beautiful Arizona State campus, and the city offers great outdoor recreation activities and a vibrant downtown with many shops and restaurants.

There are many things to do in Tempe that can keep you busy during your stay. Visit the beautiful campus of Arizona State and walk around. The grounds of the campus are officially an arboretum, and you can find discreet tags marking many of the trees and plants. Most of the foliage on the campus showcases desert and tropical flora from around the world. There are also a number of facilities worth visiting on the campus. Consider visiting the Arizona State Gammage Auditorium, which is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed theater that hosts international talent, Broadway shows, and local entertainment. The Arizona State Mars Space Flight Facility and Arizona State R. S. Dietz Museum of Geology are great places to visit on campus as well. Outside of the campus, Sea Life Arizona Aquarium is a great place to visit and fun for the whole family. There, you can see exhibits that showcase a large variety of interesting sea creatures. Tempe Beach Park is another fun place to visit, which serves as a landmark in Tempe and has beach around Tempe Town Lake. You can enjoy biking or walking through the park area, swimming, canoeing or kayaking. It is easy to rent boats, kayaks, paddleboards and more. The park also has a Splash Playground for children. Another great family outing is at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Arizona, where there are LEGO exhibits, rides, a 4D cinema and play areas for children. The Mill Avenue District, located in the heart of downtown Tempe, is where you should go for shopping and eating. There are more than 175 shops, restaurants and entertainment venues under the roof of the Arizona Mills Mall. You can also go to the Hayden Butte Preserve Park, located right in downtown Tempe. It’s a 25-acre park that offers the best views of the city from above as well as views of the Papago Mountains, Camelback Mountain and the Salt River.

Tempe is within an easy distance from other cities in Arizona like Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson, and more. Take a 20-minute drive and spend the day in Arizona’s largest city and capital, Phoenix. There are great museums, like the famous Musical Instrument Museum and the Heard Museum of Native and Cultural Arts. Phoenix is a great sports town as well. It’s home to the Diamondbacks MLB baseball team, the Sun NBA basketball team, the Coyotes NHL hockey team and the Cardinals NFL football team, so you can really catch a game in any part of the year. There’s also great golf in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area, some of the best golf in the country. Some of the most popular courses in the area include TPC Scottsdale, Talking Stick Resort and Golf Course, Troon North Golf Club and many more. Take another short 20-minute drive to see the beautiful city of Mesa, Arizona. Mesa has a great cultural scene with many museums, but something you must do is visit Tonto National Forest. It’s the fifth largest national forest in the United States and spans over 2.8 million acres. Enjoy hiking on many trails overlooking the beautiful Arizona desert scenery and the mountainous terrain.

If you’re looking for a vacation rental during your stay in Tempe, there are many excellent options throughout the city. If you want to be close to downtown or near the Tempe Beach Park on Tempe Town Lake, look for rentals on Mill Avenue, Rio Salado Parkway or Ash Avenue.

Tempe has a very user-friendly network of public transportation. There are two free bus services that can take you around the city and connect you to the downtown areas of Orbit and Flash. Be sure to look for those if you need to get around. There is also the Valley Metro Rail, a light rail that can get you around downtown. You can also get around Tempe with your own vehicle easily whether you drive or rent a car. There are also taxi services and on-demand Uber drivers in the Tempe area that you can use during your stay.