Places of Interest 3D MOVIE LOCATIONS: ZOO, BOTANICAL GARDEN: AMC Mesa Grand 24 Desert Botanical Garden 1645 S. Stapley Drive, Mesa 150 acres of desert plants. More types of cactus than you 602-956-4262 can imagine unless you are from the Southwest. About 4 miles southeast of the convention center 1201 N Galvin Parkway (in Papago Park), Phoenix Cinemark Mesa 16 602-941-1225 www.dbg.org Riverview Shopping Center:1051 N. Dobson Rd., Mesa Hours: Daily 7 a.m. -8 p.m. 480-733-2843 Phoenix Zoo About 4 miles northwest of the convention center More than 1300 mammals, birds & reptiles on 125 acres. IMAX 3D Theater 455 N. Galvin Parkway (in Papago Park), Phoenix www.imax.com/tempe 602-273-1341 www.phoenixzoo.org Arizona Mills Shopping Center, Tempe, 480-897-1453 Hours: Mon-Fri 7-2, Sat-Sun 7-4 About 10 miles from the convention center HISTORY AND SCIENCE: ART: Arizona Museum of Natural History ASU Art Museum Holds one of the largest exhibits of dinosaurs in the Exhibition examples include Food: Feast for the Eyes, southwest. from the Collection; I Never Saw So Clearly and Titans 53 N MacDonald St, Mesa (within walking distance) II: Voila Frey & Robert Arneson. Family Fun Day is on 480-644-2230 www.azmnh.org Saturday. Hours: Tue-Fri 10-5, Sat 11-5, Sun 1-5, Mon Closed Arizona State University campus: Mill Ave & 10th St., Arizona State Capitol Museum Tempe, 602-965-2787 asuartmuseum.asu.edu Built in 1900, while Arizona was still a territory! Hours: Tue - Sat 11-5, Sun & Mon Closed 17th Ave & Washington, Phoenix, 602-542-4675 Mesa Arts Center Hours: Mon-Fri 9-4 Exhibitions during the convention include Androgyny: Heard Museum New Work by Sergei Isupov; Archaelogica: The Disposable Houses superb exhibits of Native cultures and arts. Museum of Jessica Drenk; Parallel Universe: The Art of 2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, 602-252-8848 Paula Wittner and Resurrect: The Art of the Reclaimed Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30-5, Sun 11-5 Object Heritage and Science Park 1 East Main Street, Mesa (within walking distance) 7th Street & Monroe, Phoenix, 602-262-5029 480-644-6500 www.MesaArtsCenter.com Location of several museums and restored historic homes Hours: Tue-Wed 10-5, Thurs-Sat 10-8, Mon Closed including: Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix Museum of History American, Asian, Contemporary, European, & Latin Depicts life in our area before air conditioning! Includes American Art hands-on exhibits. Exhibition: Charting the Canyon: Photographs by Klett & Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5 Sun 12-5 Wolfe Arizona Science Center Central and McDowell, Phoenix, 602-257-1222 www. Provides hands-on exhibits for all ages. phxart.org Hours: Daily 10-5 Hours: Wed 10-9, Thurs – Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5 Mon & Rosson House Tues Closed Tours of restored 1895 Victorian home. Mary Ann Sell NSA 2009 - Mesa Arizona Page 15 .