Mesa, Arizona
Things to do.
Parks, museums, family days and nights out in Mesa, plus the Valley icons a short drive away. Something for tonight and something for the weekend.
Outdoors
East Mesa
Usery Mountain Regional Park
Scenic desert trails on Mesa's edge, easy to challenging.
Apache Junction edge
Lost Dutchman State Park
The Treasure Loop Trail under the Superstitions. The family hike out here.
Phoenix / Around the Valley
Camelback Mountain
The Valley's signature summit hike, 2,704 feet over the Sonoran Desert.
North Valley / Around the Valley
Lake Pleasant Regional Park
The Valley's big blue playground: boating, kayaking and desert coves up north.
Arts & culture
Downtown Mesa
Mesa Arts Center
The Valley's largest arts campus: theaters, galleries and classes.
Mesa
Airbase Arizona Flying Museum
One of the state's best military aircraft collections, a century of aviation.
Papago Park / Around the Valley
Desert Botanical Garden
50,000 desert plants and rotating shows like the Chihuly glass. Free the 2nd Tuesday monthly.
Phoenix / Around the Valley
Musical Instrument Museum
4,000+ instruments from every country on earth, routinely called the Valley's best museum.
Family fun
Downtown Mesa
Arizona Museum of Natural History
Arizona's premier natural history museum, home to Dinosaur Mountain.
Papago Park / Around the Valley
Phoenix Zoo
Arizona's beloved nonprofit zoo, wild since 1962.
Downtown Phoenix / Around the Valley
Arizona Science Center
Hands-on STEM, a planetarium and a five-story screen downtown.
Nightlife & events
Downtown Mesa
Downtown Mesa
Festivals, the arts center, brewpubs and a walkable main street.
Hours and prices change. Confirm with each spot before you head out. Looking for a bite after? Where to eat in Mesa.
Never wonder what to do.
The Mesa weekly rounds up what is happening, what is new and what is worth your weekend. Every Friday morning.
