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Tourist Destinations
- Historic Downtown Glendale
Home to more than 90 antique shops, specialty stores, eateries and museums.
Where: 59th and Glendale avenues
Contact: (623) 930-4500, www.VisitGlendale.com
- The Bead Museum
At The Bead Museum, home of more than 110,000 beads, beadwork pieces and beaded artifacts, the extensive history of beads unfolds from earliest times to the present. Appealing to men, women and families, anyone will enjoy this fascinating experience as permanent and changing exhibits reveal the bead story. Museum store, gift shop and classes are available.
Hours: Open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.;
Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: 5754 W. Glenn Ave., Glendale
Contact: (623) 931-2737, www.beadmuseumaz.org
- Glendale Arizona Historical Society
Discover Glendale's Best Kept Historic Secrets and enjoy outstanding tours of two National Register sites - the 1897 Manistee Ranch and the 1898 Guest House at Sahuaro Ranch.
Tour Hours: Tours October to mid-May: Manistee Ranch, noon-4 p.m. first and third Saturdays of each month; Guest House 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday
Where: Manistee Ranch, 5127 W. Northern Ave.; Sahuaro Ranch Guest House, 9802 N. 59th Ave.
Contact: (623) 435-0072
- Glendale Police Museum
Tours are free every Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call for group tours.
Where: 6821 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85301
Contact: (623) 937-8088
- Historic Sahuaro Ranch
Enjoy the 1885 homestead that is one of the oldest and best-preserved examples of early ranches in the Salt River Valley. All the original restored buildings are open to the public October-May. The lush grounds and gardens are open each day for walking tours dawn to dusk. Sahuaro Ranch Days, Christmas at the Ranch, Antique Tractor Show, Get Back To The Past and the Grand Canyon Onion Festival invite the visitor to explore adventures in history.
Where: 9802 N. 59th Ave., Glendale
Contact: (623) 930-4200
- Xeriscape Botanical Garden
Award-winning garden contains approximately 1,000 trees, shrubs, cactus and more. Listening wands can be checked out inside the library for a self-guided garden tour. Plants are identified by common and botanical names. Many are low-water use and excellent for Arizona gardens. Free landscaping brochures are available inside the library. Check out the water conservation Web site for an online tour of the garden.
Hours: Open to the public dawn to dusk
Where: 5959 W. Brown, Glendale
Contact: (623) 930-3596, www.glendaleaz.com/waterconservation
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