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Sizzling AZ Summer Activities
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items AZ summers are hot to say the least. When it’s 100 + degrees, you don’t want to go anywhere. Just because it’s too hot to go outside doesn’t mean you have to stay home bored all summer. There’s actually lots of cool, indoor places to check out in the...
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Aquatics
Museums
Indoor Sports
Get Crafty
Indoor Play and Game Centers
Aquatics
Who says that AZ doesn’t have beaches? Get a day pass to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort and experience their two spas and 6 pools, one of which has a white sand beach! The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort also has a spa that you can get a...
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Treat yourself to a day of pampering at one of the many fabulous resorts in AZ! There are several resort like hotels here in the Phoenix valley that have amazing amenities. A lot of them offer day passes to enjoy said amenities, and it is the perfect...
Resort Pass
Woohoo lake day! Saguaro Lake is only 45 mins away from Phoenix and offers a variety of lake related activities like boating, kayaking/stand up paddle boarding, swimming on the beach, fishing, and hiking. You can rent a boat at the marina to have you...
Saguaro Lake
A float day is the perfect hot weather activity to do! You can rent tubes via the Salt River Tubing company, and they provide with you a ride to and from the parking lot. Definitely rent an extra tube for an ice chest so that you can bring snacks, wa...
Salt River Tubing
The Scottsdale Quarter splash pad is a great place to take the kiddos out to to cool off! This splash pad is really nice and has loungers where parents can hang out while their kiddos run around and get wet. Plus, you’re at the mall so you can do som...
Scottsdale Quarter
Surfs up AZ! Bet you never thought you would be an able to say you’ve surfed in AZ, but you can at Revel surf! With a man made beach, you can ride some waves and hang 10. In addition to surfing, there are diving platforms, pools, and a skate park, pl...
Home | Revel Surf Park | Surfing & Dining at Cannon Beach, Mesa, AZ
A family friendly and affordable way to have a pool day! The public pools in the City of Scottsdale are pretty nice if you ask me, and it’s a very affordable and easy way to enjoy being outside in the AZ heat. There are 4 public pools in Scottsdale (...
Eldorado Aquatic & Fitness Center
Museums
Arizona’s best aquarium, this is an experience that’s fun for all ages! At Odysea aquarium, you can see all sorts of aquatic creatures from fish, to sharks, to penguins, to even a sloth! Indoors with a/c blasting, this is the perfect way to spend a h...
OdySea Aquarium
An immersive art experience that’s fun for all ages! Check out this art exhibit that has immersive and interactive art pieces. They are always changing out the exhibits, so you can keep going back time after time. Plus, they also have full bar so you...
Wonderspaces Arizona
Who doesn’t love bubbles? In this interactive museum, experience exhibits that appeal to all 5 senses and of course feature bubbles! This is a place that is fun for all ages.
Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience - Tempe
Check out this interactive, mind bending, and optical illusion museum! Fun for all ages, you could easily spend a whole day here.
Museum of Illusions Scottsdale
Indoor Sports
This is a very cool and fun indoor mini golf options. The courses are uniquely designed and fun, and the decor is a fun neon explosion. They also have a bar and restaurant where you can order food and drinks while you mini golf. They have several dif...
Puttshack - Scottsdale
Calling picklers! Just because it’s too hot to play outside doesn’t mean your game has to suffer. Check out The Pickleball space where you can reserve a court to play with friends, or do their drop in play. No membership to the gym required!
The Pickleball Space
Rev up your engines and get ready to race! For daredevils and those with a need to speed, this is a great indoor activity for the fam. In addition to car racing, they have velocity VR gaming, axe throwing, and food and drinks.
Octane Raceway
If you’re in AZ during baseball season, you have to check out a Diamondbacks game. They have roof that they roll out when it gets hot here and they blast the AC during games. Even if your not a huge baseball fan, it’s a fun experience and they have s...
Go to a AZ Diamondbacks Game!
As a golf hot spot, you can’t miss out on practicing your swing when you’re in AZ. Instead of sweating it out on the course, hit up Top Golf! They have delicious food and drinks, and it’s fun for the whole family.
Topgolf Scottsdale
Get Crafty
Get those creative juices flowing and try your hand at pottery with one of Pip Coffee and Clay’s classes. They have both hand building and wheel throwing classes. While you make art, you can also enjoy a coffee and pastry: and at their Phoenix studio...
PIP Coffee + Clay
Get your craft on at Tutugether in Tempe! At Tutugether, you can try your hand at making a custom rug, practicing pouring art and make a key chain or a bear, and practicing decoden art and making your own phone case! This is a great opportunity to tr...
TuTugether Tempe
Candle Chemistry is such a fun experience where you get make your own custom candle! To start, you get to try out all their scents to make your own custom scent. Then, you pour the wax to make the actual candle. You’ll get to pick up your creation af...
Candle Chemistry
This adorable little plant sho has all the vibes and allows you to build your own terrarium. You get to pick out a container, a plant, and add colorful sand and other features to it. In addition, they also have a store that sells some seriously cute ...
Jade & Clover - Phoenix
Indoor Play and Game Centers
With several locations around the valley, spend the day playing and having fun with the family at Fat Cats! Fat Cats has something for everyone, from movies to arcade games, to bowling, to mini golf. You can easily spend a whole day here.
This woul...
Fat Cats Mesa
Channel your inner child and hit up this massive indoor park! Slick City is an indoor slide park that will pack thrill for people of all ages. In addition to slides they have zip lines, air courts, and a Junior Jungle playground.
This would be a gr...
Slick City Action Park
Channel your inner civil engineer and spend the day at Legoland Discovery Center. For those who love legos, this is the place to be! The Legoland Discovery center offers epic rides, play areas, LEGO character meet and greets, and of course the opport...
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Arizona