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The Best Attractions In Gila Bend

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Gila Bend , founded in 1872, is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The town is named for an approximately 90-degree bend in the Gila River, which is near but not precisely at the community's current location. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 1,922.Just outside the town is the San Lucy district of the Tohono O'odham Nation, with a small settlement, San Lucy bordering the town itself.
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The Best Attractions In Gila Bend

  • 1. Painted Rock Petroglyph Site Gila Bend
    The Painted Rock Dam is an earthfill embankment dam located west of Gila Bend, Arizona. It is primarily used for flood control purposes.
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  • 3. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Ajo
    Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. National Monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona that shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the organ pipe cactus grows wild. Along with organ pipe, many other types of cacti and other desert flora native to the Yuma Desert section of the Sonoran Desert region grow in the park. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is 517 square miles in size. In 1976 the monument was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, and in 1977 95% of Organ Pipe Cactus was declared a wilderness area. Land for the Monument was donated by the Arizona state legislature to the federal government during Prohibition knowing that the north-south road would be improved and make con...
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  • 4. Harrah's Ak-chin Casino Maricopa
    Harrah's Ak-Chin is a 24 hour hotel and casino located 39 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona in Maricopa. It is owned by the Ak-Chin Indian Community and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The casino features video poker and slot machines, as well as blackjack, keno, the only World Series of Poker room in Arizona and a newly renovated bingo hall, the only one in the Caesars Entertainment organization. In July 2011, the casino underwent a $20 million expansion, with addition of a new 152-room hotel tower that doubled its capacity. The resort is now expanding to include a 12-story hotel tower, bringing an additional 200 rooms totaling 529 total rooms. The pool and swim up bar, completed in 2012, is also undergoing renovation expected to be complete in early 2019. The resort will als...
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  • 5. Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium Litchfield Park
    Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium is a 215-acre zoo and aquarium in Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States, near Phoenix. The zoo specializes in African and South American animals, and has Arizona's largest collection of exotic animals. It has a 0.6 miles safari train, a boat ride through the Australian habitat, a tram through another segment of the African habitat, and several amusement-oriented rides. Since 2008, it also has an aquarium with a total tank volume of 180,000 US gallons .The latest section, Adventureland, opened in February, 2016. This added 15 acres , four rides, and a restaurant. Separately a new Mexican restaurant, Zooberto's, was opened.
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  • 6. Surprise Stadium Surprise
    Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 30,848 at the 2000 census; however, rapid expansion has boosted the city's population to 117,517 at the 2010 census, an increase of 281%. As such, it is the second-fastest-expanding municipality in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area and, between 1990 and 2000, it was the sixth-fastest-expanding place among all cities and towns in Arizona. The city has a 10,562-square-foot Aquatics Center and Maricopa County's northwest regional library, a $5.5 million, 20,000-square-foot library, along with a 100.3 cost of living index.
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  • 7. Queen Creek Olive Mill Queen Creek
    Queen Creek is a town in Maricopa and Pinal counties in the state of Arizona. The population was 26,361 at the 2010 census. As of July 2016, Queen Creek's population is estimated to be 33,649.
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  • 8. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Coolidge
    Casa Grande Ruins National Monument , in Coolidge, Arizona, just northeast of the city of Casa Grande, preserves a group of Ancient Pueblo Peoples Hohokam structures of the Pueblo III and Pueblo IV Eras.
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