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Find your green-thumb inspiration in the garden's Berlin Agave Yucca Forest or the Desert Wildflower Loop Trail at the Desert Botanical Garden, a naturalist's dream where they showcase more than 145 acres of stunning desert blooms, flora, and fauna year-round. The site opened in 1939 and now boasts over 21,000 plants, including outdoor exhibits and displays, specialty greenhouses, and endangered and fragile species preservation. One-third of the plants are native to the area, while the remaining plants come from all over the world, including special collections from Australia and Baja California. Ecosystems represented include mesquite bosque, semidesert grassland, and upland chaparral scrub.

To experience the magic of candy making, visit the Cerreta Candy Company. This family-owned business has been making delicious treats for over 50 years. They offer public tours of their factory, where you can watch as vats of chocolate are poured into delicate molds to create mouth-watering candies. You'll be able to hear the popcorn popping before it gets coated in luscious caramel. The Cerreta family has passed down their candy-making skills for four generations, and they continue to oversee production and operations. You can watch them make a variety of caramels, fudge, brittle's, Camelback's, and caramel popcorn. They combine modern and old-fashioned candy-making techniques to create popular chocolate-covered creams such as butter, maple, fudge, or peppermint. They specialize in molded chocolates like the famous French Mint and the Chocolate Enrober, where creams, caramels, pretzels, cherries, and marshmallows get covered in luscious chocolate.

If you're a music lover, the Musical Instrument Museum is a must-visit spot in Phoenix. You'll hear the history of sound and song uniquely using the wireless headsets issued to each visitor. The accompanying sounds near each display will transport you to the world of music and help you connect with your heritage while seeing over 4,200 instruments on display from every corner of the globe. From the beginning, the goal has been to deliver a musical experience that is enriching, inspiring, interesting, and fun. Today, the museum has a collection of more than 7,500 instruments from more than 200 world countries and territories, reflecting the rich diversity and history of many world cultures. Come and see why music is the language of the soul at the Musical Instrument Museum.