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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Chandler

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Chandler, Arizona

Updated March 28, 2023
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Unusual Attractions in Chandler

Chandler’s tumbleweed Christmas tree.

Chandler, Arizona

Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.
Momentum

Chandler, Arizona

Momentum

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
Spooky oddities abound.

Chandler, Arizona

Terror Trader

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
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Organ Stop Pizza

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
6 miles from Chandler

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Vintage Lasers and Holograms

Over 100 lasers, including huge ones that look straight off a sci-fi set.
7 miles from Chandler
Guadalupe Cemetery in Tempe, Arizona.

Tempe, Arizona

Guadalupe Cemetery

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.
8 miles from Chandler
Fluorescent Andersonite from Utah.

Tempe, Arizona

Miners Rock Shop

A family-owned store specializing in minerals, geodes, gemstones, and more.
8 miles from Chandler
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Podcast: Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

This is how you do the holidays in the desert.
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