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Ever thought about exploring the Phoe nix region and taking in new, interesting sights and sounds?   Luckily, you can achieve both with a visit over to its Musical Instrument Museum! This spectacular museum hosts an exciting display of diverse instruments for visitors to experience and explore. Music is cemented through a rich of colorful backgrounds and cultures and this museum looks to highlight that through the hundreds of rich instruments that take center stage in each exhibit. Through s tate-of-the-art interactive media, guests can see distinct kinds of instruments, hear their sounds, and observe them being played in their original contexts.   For anyone with children who are curious about music, or if you’re just an old-school music fan, this is the perfect opportunity to really strike out and experience the full scope of sounds that music has to offer! The different exhibits offer plenty of tasteful representations of the biggest genres of music around, with plent...

I absolutely love Phoenix and all it has to offer for the locals. Whether it is the excellent weather, quality dining venues, or stellar community atmosphere, there’s always something new to see and do throughout the area.   What better way to experience the full appeal of the Phoenix area than to pay a visit to the Japanese Friendship Garden? This beautiful outdoor location features 3.5 acres of sprawling nature, including a koi pond, 300 beautifully-colored koi fish, a 12-foot waterfall, stone footbridges, lanterns, and a tea house that offers traditional ceremonies. If you’re looking to take a break from the hot and dusty desert climate that surrounds the Phoenix area, this is a cool and refreshing way to enjoy a bit of green with this thriving and peaceful natural landscape . The garden is open from 10 to 4 Tuesday through Sunday and general admission costs on ly $10, allowing for an easy visit with family and friends. It’s definitely the perfect getaway to find a quiet...

During the holidays, it feels like there’s never enough time to settle down and enjoy the beautiful winter vibes. Why not spend a tasteful night kicking back and enjoying a festive sense of holiday cheer in style? Running until January 3rd, Marriott Marquis Houston will be presenting its Texas Winter Lights event, an interactive light experience featuring light displays, walk-through experiences, and selfie stations! There will be a nostalgic holiday-themed movie every Thursday, nightly snowfall, and a winter-themed dining menu filled with signature cocktails, dinner, and dessert. It’s a great opportunity to leave the little ones at home to enjoy some quality TLC with friends. Located at a high-end rooftop venue, this experience will definitely prove to be worth your while as guests party the night away! There’s a massive Texas-shaped pool to enjoy, along with beautiful glimmering lights, groves of trees, and plenty more! There are never enough things to see and do and you’ll have an a...

Take a break from the holidays and share in the joy of an exciting Houston-based experience that’s sure to drive you absolutely wild !  Bricklive Houston: Animal Paradise is Houston’s first and only animal safari paradise that features animals made out of over a million colorful bricks. Guests can set their sights on an absolutely artistic animal adventure, exploring the imaginary plains of a breathtaking animal-focused landscape! They’ll get to see an array of life-size, brick-build animals including alligators, dolphins, elephants, pandas, giraffes, rhinos, tigers, bears, lions, and MORE! Running from November 17th all the way to the end of the year, this amazing exhibit is sure to bring out all the bells and whistles with an absolutely superb sense of imagination and spectacle, captivating the minds of adults and youngsters alike with its warm sense of creativity and color. As an avid animal-lover, I can’t imagine a better way to escape the hustle and bustle of the holiday seaso...