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

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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.
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A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
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Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
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A giant gopher perched on top of a pint-sized Mexican restaurant pays tribute to classic roadside architecture
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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

Tempe, Arizona

Vintage Lasers and Holograms

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

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