Arizona : Chandler
Chandler is in Central Arizona . It is in Maricopa County. It is 19 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix in the East Valley. It covers 71 square miles.
There are several attractions in Chandler that you won’t want to miss. The Arizona Railway Museum is a terrific place to visit, especially if you are a railroad enthusiast. The very first residents were lured to the area by train. It does seem appropriate that the town has a museum dedicated to the rails.
The Chandler Museum is a must see. The museum is filled with information and artifacts describing Dr. Chandler, whose vision was to create this city in the middle of the desert. Dr. Chandler was an innovative man. The museum has made him its focus. The Chandler Center for the Arts is a high-tech auditorium that has a turntable design. Stages rotate 180 degrees and walls move so that three performances can be going on simultaneously.
Chandler has two fun outdoor activities in town. Firebird International Raceway has three tracks. There are drag races held regularly. Next to the raceway is Firebird Lake, where drag-boat racing takes place. A terrific place to take kids is to the Desert Breeze Railroad Park. The Desert Breeze Railroad Park has a reproduction of 1880’s locomotive. The train gives visitors a ride around the park.
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Arizona : Tempe
Tempe is a progressive city, with a small town college atmosphere combined with the high tech businesses. Tempe is the gateway to downtown Phoenix and the East Valley towns of Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa. It is 7 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix in the East Valley. Tempe covers 40 square miles.
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Chandler is a city located in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,842. It is the county seat of Lincoln County.
History
Chandler, named for Judge George Chandler, was opened by a land run September 28, 1891. It had been planned for September 22 (the date of the Land Run of 1891) but the government had not surveyed the townsite by that date. The Chandler Post Office had opened September 21, the day before the planned run. When Lincoln County was organized, Chandler became the county seat. On May 30, 1897, a tornado
Arizona : Willcox Attractions
Amerind Foundation
Chiricahua Regional Museum and Research Center
Cochise College
Fort Bowie
Ghost Town Trails
Rex Allen Arizona Cowboy Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame
Rex Allen Theater
Wings Over Willcox
Arizona : Willcox Recreation
Bonita Canyon Campground
Chiricahua National Monument
Cochise Lake
Cochise Stronghold in Coronado National Forest
Faraway Ranch
Roper Lake State Park
Arizona : Glendale
Glendale, Arizona is a residential community west of Phoenix and is located in the Northwest part of the Valley of the Sun. Glendale, Arizona is located northwest of Phoenix and is considered part of the greater Phoenix area. During the past decade it has been one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, and is Arizona's 4th largest city. Glendale is a very popular place to visit. The town began as a small church town and has grown to one of the largest towns in the Valley. There are numerous educational and training facilities such as the
Arizona : Wickenburg Events
February
Gold Rush Days
April
Desert Caballeros Ride
December
Cowboy Poetry Gathering
