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1201 N. Galvin Parkway Phoenix, AZ 85008

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1201 N. Galvin Parkway Phoenix AZ 85008

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8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, October-April; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, May-September








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  • Desert Botanical Garden

    Desert Botanical Garden

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    Walking tours, desert-landscaping tours and bird walks are featured at this showplace for arid-climate flora from all over the world.

  • "Whispers of a New World"  Recommended

    8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. daily until May 27

    Stroll along the verdant paths of the Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, and you'll find plenty of plant life that could qualify a...

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    Arizona Native Plan Society Meeting

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    8:00 p.m. daily from May 21 until May 22 | More Dates & Times >>

    When nature plays the muse of the artist, the results are often stunning. We’ve seen landscapes captured by photographer Ansel Adams and botanicals...

  • Miraculous Mobiles with Artist Carolina Escobar

    Miraculous Mobiles with Artist Carolina Escobar

    May 25

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  • 2012 | Best Day of the Dead Celebration

    Dia de los Muertos has been celebrated in Phoenix for more than 30 years; just ask veteran Chicano artists Zarco Guerrero and Marco Albarran.The holiday's festivities -- including the creation and decoration of altars that honor family members and friends who have died as well as processions, prayers, celebrations and gatherings -- take place annually in November in family homes and in public gathering spaces. Our must-see: the celebration at the Desert Botanical Garden, where... More »

  • 2012 | Best Place to See a Butterfly

    For several weeks in both the spring and fall, make a detour off the trails at the Desert Botanical Garden and find yourself surrounded by butterflies. In fall, the assortment is rather limited, but still stunning, as you'll hang with black and orange monarchs. Spring brings more color. Either way, the humid, airy Marshall Butterfly Pavilion is paradise for both people and butterflies. When you leave, a garden volunteer will check you for hitchhikers. More »

  • 2011 | Best Trail That Isn't a Hike

    We all know it is a good idea to get outside for a hike, especially when the weather in Phoenix is nice. But if you are not a hiker in the rough and rugged sense, then there is a special place for you, too. Feel as though you are hiking in the Sonoran Desert as you stroll through the blooming flowers along the Desert Botanical Garden's wildflower trail. This place is a treasure in our own backyard, and there is no reason to save it for your out-of-town guests. Get out there and soak up some... More »

  • 2011 | Best Day of the Dead Festival

    Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is one of our favorite autumn festivals at the Desert Botanical Garden. The peaceful desert ecosystem provides an ideal backdrop for this Mexican celebration of ancestors and departed loved ones. Day of the Dead festivities are part of the ticket price, so make sure you check out the colorful ofrendas (shrines and offerings to commemorate departed loved ones) and the mercado packed with Mexican folk art, sugar skulls, and plenty of food. Or schedule your... More »

  • 2010 | Best Day of the Dead Festival

    One of the best events of the year is the Dia de los Muertos festival, hosted by the Desert Botanical Garden on Halloween weekend and during the first week of November. The festivities include Mexican folk arts, storytelling, dance, and poetry, as well as a mercado with awesome wares for sale. Wander the garden paths and check out the ofrenda installations, pause to make crafts with the kids -- like decorating your own calaca (smiling skull) mask or molded sugar skulls. There is enough... More »

  • 2010 | Best Jazz Music Series

    The Garden has long been one of the Valley's gems. The Friday-night tradition (held March through June on the outdoor Ullman Terrace) of top-drawer jazz and other musical forms (with a beverage of your choice, of course) can't be beat anywhere that we've found. Trust us: This isn't your Jacuzzi jazz scene. Last season's headliners included Nina Curri and the King Snakes, the inimitable Big Pete Pearson, Fuerza Cribe, and Hall of Famer Dennis Rowland, he of the world-class smooth and silky... More »

  • 2009 | Best Day of the Dead Festival

    For the past several years, the Desert Botanical Garden has thrown the best Dia de los Muertos party in town. This year, the festivities -- held Halloween weekend and the first week of November -- promise to be grander than ever, with performances, food, and hands-on crafts for the kids. Oh, and a mercado! We'll be sure to stop by to check out the wares offered by Bets and Nancy Nenad, two adventurous Phoenicians who travel through Mexico to bring back a fine, fun selection of... More »

  • 2009 | Best Night Hike

    There's something magical about the desert at night. Everything looks, sounds, and smells different. And in the hot summer months, it's a great time to go and experience what desert plants and critters are up to after the sun sets. But if the idea of a nighttime desert exploration has you feeling a bit uneasy (ever seen the 1972 made-for-TV movie Gargoyles? -- we're terrified just thinking about it), then the Desert Botanical Garden is the perfect place to discover all the alien-free... More »

  • 2009 | Best Breakables

    Tourists and locals alike are still ranting and raving about DBG's spectacular exhibition featuring the gigantic glass sculptures of Seattle-based artist Dale Chihuly. Though the exhibit had traveled internationally before it came to the Valley (we had seen it at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis back in May 2006), Chihuly created a number of site-specific installations just for the Desert Botanical Garden. The knockout works competed mightily with a number of pieces installed on... More »

  • 2008 | Best Place to See Butterflies

    Feed your inner butterfly. Even the toughest of men can appreciate the quasi-supernatural experience of walking among thousands of butterflies of all shapes, colors, and sizes. Okay, even if the men don't like it, their kids will.For eight years now, the Desert Botanical Garden has hosted butterfly exhibits in a greenhouse pavilion -- generally, twice a year (spring and fall; check the Web site for details) -- with thousands of butterflies in 30 varieties in attendance.Tickets... More »

  • 2005 | BEST PLACE TO DANCE WITH THE BUTTERFLIES

    Every fall and spring, thousands of folks flutter over to this desert sanctuary to join the butterflies in an orgy of color and movement. Inside the pavilion, surrounded by native foliage and blooming wildflowers, the humans observe the butterflies in all their glory. Those really in the know can tell the Sleepy Orange from the Painted Lady, and the Southern Dogface from the Common Checkered Skipper. Adults and small children seem to be equally enchanted by the moment. Last spring, we... More »

  • 2004 | BEST OUTDOOR HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE

    One of our earliest childhood memories of Christmas in Phoenix involves a very big saguaro cactus that used to reside near the intersection of Invergordon and McDonald in Paradise Valley. We called it "the cactus with the two crossed fingers," and every holiday season, someone decorated it with a red ribbon. Or maybe it was a Santa hat. Anyway, it made us feel really cheery, and in lieu of ice rinks or tree lightings at Rockefeller Center, seeing that cactus marked, for us, the beginning... More »

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    | Phoenix, AZ | 315 Reviews

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    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    Feed your inner butterfly. Even the toughest of men can appreciate the quasi-supernatural experience of walking among thousands of butterflies of all shapes, colors, and sizes. Okay, even if the men don't like it, their kids will. For eight years now, the Desert Botanical Garden has hosted butterfly exhibits in a greenhouse pavilion — generally, twice a year (spring and fall; check the Web site for details) — with thousands of butterflies in 30 varieties in attendance. Tickets cost as little as $2 and are available at the door. For that price, butterfly lovers of all ages can walk into a universe of tame, colorful, flying life. We think butterflies are the dogs and dolphins of the insect world: friendly, beautiful, and responsive to humans. If you disagree, go to this exhibit. Then we'll talk.

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    | Mesa, AZ | 3 Reviews

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    | Fri, December 17, 2010

    great place to birdwatch and nerd out on all the amazing plants, sometimes have special events, i saw the Chihuly exibit here, hand blown glass art on a huge scale, wow. pics in pics

  • nikeleluvs
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    | Tempe, AZ | 2 Reviews

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    | Sun, August 22, 2010

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