Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County, is the largest city in the state at 517.9 square miles (1,341 km 2), and one of the largest cities in the United States. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.85 million people as of 2020. Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and one of only two state capitals with a population of more than one million residents, along with Austin. The museum's living history program features staff and volunteers dressed in period garb offering hands-on demonstrations of frontier-life skills and spinning tales of days that suddenly don't seem so long ago.Phoenix ( / ˈ f iː n ɪ k s/ FEE-niks Navajo: Hoozdo Spanish: Fénix or Fínix, Walapai: Banyà:nyuwá ) is the capital and most populous city in the American state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. The museum was founded by the thoroughly modern Sharlot Mabridth Hall, a poet and activist, who became the first woman to hold public office in Arizona when she was appointed as the territorial historian in 1909. Additional historic buildings are set amidst beautifully landscaped grounds. The museum is built around the site of the First Territorial Governor's Mansion, an elegant log cabin that still stands in its original location. Sharlot Hall Museum (pictured below) gives visitors a chance to stroll through history and even chat with it. One of the most recent additions is the Museum of the Horse Soldier, preserving the history of the American military's mounted services. Over the decades, it evolved into a family entertainment venue as the city grew out to meet it.Īnchored by the popular Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse, there are still several specialty shops to browse along with a narrow gauge railroad on a loop track, an antique carousel, a mini Ferris wheel, a shooting gallery, gold panning, elaborately choreographed stunt shows and plenty more. Trail Dust Town was built in 1961 as an outdoor shopping center on the outskirts of Tucson's east side. Adding to the retro charm is the adjoining antique store selling vintage clothing, collectibles and furniture If you have the willpower to wait for dessert, you can dig into a hamburger, sandwich or salad beforehand.
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MacAlpine's serves up a full slate of goodies guaranteed to roll down your bobby socks-malts, sodas, seltzers, egg creams, sundaes and more. While the drugstore may be long gone, people still come in for old-fashioned refreshment-and maybe a chance to see Fonzie in a back booth. MacAlpine's began as a pharmacy with a soda fountain counter almost 90 years ago. At the end of the 30-minute tour, kids can make their own concoction: a milk chocolate pizza covered with assorted sweet toppings. Keep an eye out for a replica candy conveyor belt from the famous I Love Lucy episode. Savor enticing aromas and watch some of the steps of the candy-making process like mixing, heating, cutting and wrapping.
You won't see any Oompa Loompas at Cerreta Candy Company, but you can still have a magical adventure when you take one of the daily tours offered at this family-owned factory.
Here are a few places where you can travel back to a simpler time. In today's fast-paced, constantly connected world, it's nice to slow down occasionally and enjoy old-fashioned pleasures.