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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Buckeye, Arizona

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Hobo Joe

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

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Palo Verde Energy Educational Center

Get up close to a life-sized model of a spent-fuel dry cask and learn how Arizona’s largest power plant operates in a desert.
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White Tank Mountains Petroglyphs

Waddell, Arizona

White Tank Mountains Petroglyphs

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.
15 miles from Buckeye

Avondale, Arizona

Arizona Initial Point

From this small hill near Phoenix, almost all of Arizona was surveyed and plotted out
16 miles from Buckeye

Phoenix, Arizona

Don Parks’ Yard of Statues and Stuff

Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.
21 miles from Buckeye

Sun City, Arizona

Del Webb Sun Cities Museum

One of America's largest retirement communities has its own history museum
23 miles from Buckeye
Grumpy Cat’s headstone.

Sun City, Arizona

Grumpy Cat’s Grave

The final resting place for an internet icon.
24 miles from Buckeye

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