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

Updated March 7, 2025

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Mesa, Arizona

Salt River Wild Horses

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

Mesa, Arizona

Organ Stop Pizza

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

Mesa, Arizona

Park of the Canals

This massive, ancient canal system was built using only sticks and stones.

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Chandler, Arizona

Terror Trader

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

4 miles from Mesa

Visiting “Air Apparent” at sunrise or sunset is a remarkable experience.

Tempe, Arizona

James Turrell ASU Skyspace: ‘Air Apparent’

You’ll never see the sky the same way after visiting this art installation in Tempe.

5 miles from Mesa

Scottsdale, Arizona

The Stand

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

5 miles from Mesa

Tempe, Arizona

Millennium Camera

A camera with an ongoing exposure time of 1,000 years.

6 miles from Mesa

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Mesa, Arizona

Organ Stop Pizza

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mesa

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

Unusual Attractions in Mesa

Mesa, Arizona

Salt River Wild Horses

Mesa, Arizona

Organ Stop Pizza

Mesa, Arizona

Park of the Canals

Chandler, Arizona

Terror Trader

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The Stand

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