Valley Verde Community Garden Center and Desert Gift Shop

Experience parts of our past through the eyes of the men and women who take the oath to protect it at Phoenix Police Museum. There, you'll be able to view a fascinating collection of artifacts and historical items from the department's formation in 1881 up to present-day memorabilia. Among the highlights is a recreated 1900s police station and a 1919 Ford Model T Police Car. You'll get a real sense of how the Phoenix Police Department has evolved over the years and its essential role in shaping the city.

Try the cozy yet elevated neighborhood cocktail bar and lounge in Downtown Phoenix, Highball. This award-winning hotspot features a rousing collection of spirits and invigorating cocktails, all curated for the adventurous, cocktail-forward, and late-night revelers. Highball's space is as inviting as it is stylish, with a beautiful copper bar, deep leather couches, and velvet & vintage wrought iron touches. And with veteran bartenders and industry professionals leading the charge, you know you're in good hands. So whether you're looking for avant-garde ingredients or memory-jogging flavors, Highball has something for everyone to enjoy.

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.