The Tucson Children’s Museum, with many hands-on exhibitions, is a favorite with children and adults alike, as is the zoo at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Some 48km (30 miles) north of Tucson, visitors to the State can be dazzled, if not alarmed, by the gargantuan bubble that is Biosphere 2 - a Plexiglas bubble laboratory containing five separate and self-contained ecosystems.

It was designed to help scientists colonise Mars but a series of mishaps has plagued this project; even sightseers do not come in their crowds any more (during the early 1990s it was one of the State’s most popular attractions). It is nevertheless worth a look, if only from afar. Guided tours are available.

Arizona Politics and Government analyzes the development and operation of one of the country’s fastest-growing states. David R. Berman cogently explains the distinctive history and culture of Arizona politics, thoroughly describing the development, structure, and operation of major components of the governing system. According to Berman, three forces have shaped the history, structure, and present character of Arizona politics: autonomy, the push for democracy, and economic development.

Arizonans’ belief in autonomy, derived from the traditional western individualism of settlers, has deeply influenced the role of their government, their views of outsiders, and intergovernmental relations. Concerns about democracy produced several progressive reforms in the early twentieth century, heightened awareness of the dangers of special-interest influence and corruption, and resulted in a long struggle to open the political system.

A quest for economic development has been another major force in state politics, becoming especially significant during the last few decades. David R. Berman is a professor of political science at Arizona State University. He is the author of Reformers, Corporations, and the Electorate: An Analysis of Arizona’s Age of Reform and American Government, Politics, and Policy Making. Daniel J. Elazar is a professor of political science at Temple University and Bar-Ilan University and the director of the Center for the Study of Federalism.

Alamo Lake State Park
Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park
Buckskin Mountain State Park
Catalina State Park
Cattail Cove State Park
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Homolvi Ruins State Park
Lost Dutchman State Park
Lake Havasu State Park
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Lyman Lake State Park
Oracle State Park
Patagonia Lake State Park
Picacho Peak State Park
Red Rock State Park
Roper Lake State Park
Slide Rock State Park
Tombstone Courthouse SHP
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
Tubac Presidio Presidio SHP
Yuma Crossing SHP
Yuma Territorial Prison SHP

Famous Arizonans also include retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, author Zane Grey, former Governor and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Presidential candidate (1964) and former Senator Barry Goldwater, Presidential candidate (2000) and Senior Republican Senator John McCain, former senator Carl Hayden and former Solicitor General Rex E. Lee, From the rock and roll world, both Alice Cooper and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac are from Phoenix; Linda Ronstadt is from Tucson. Film director Steven Spielberg grew up in Scottsdale, as did Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter. Labor leader Cesar Estrada Chavez is from Yuma. For a complete list, see List of people from Arizona.

Aguila, Arizona
Ajo, Arizona (town, unincorporated)
Alpine, Arizona
Apache Junction, Arizona (city)
Ash Fork, Arizona (census-designated place)
Avondale, Arizona
Bagdad, Arizona
Benson, Arizona
Bisbee, Arizona
Black Canyon City, Arizona
Bouse, Arizona
Brenda, Arizona
Buckeye, Arizona
Bullhead City, Arizona
Camp Verde, Arizona
Carefree, Arizona
Casa Grande, Arizona
Cave Creek, Arizona
Chandler, Arizona
Chinle, Arizona
Chino Valley, Arizona
Chloride, Arizona
Clarkdale, Arizona
Coolidge, Arizona
Cottonwood, Arizona
Crown King, Arizona
Douglas, Arizona
Duncan, Arizona
Eagar, Arizona
Ehrenberg, Arizona
El Mirage, Arizona
Eloy, Arizona
Flagstaff, Arizona
Florence, Arizona
Fountain Hills, Arizona
Gila Bend, Arizona
Gilbert, Arizona
Glendale, Arizona
Globe, Arizona
Goodyear, Arizona
Green Valley, Arizona
Greer, Arizona
Guadalupe, Arizona
Heber, Arizona
Holbrook, Arizona
Hope, Arizona
Huachuca City, Arizona
Jerome, Arizona
Kearny, Arizona