Ready to connect with your inner archaeologist? Take a look at interesting artifacts and learn all about past civilizations at R. S. Dietz Museum of Geology.

This exhibition of human history is often on the itineraries of travelers to Tempe. But R. S. Dietz Museum of Geology isn't the area's only drawcard. Arizona State University, Phoenix Zoo, and Sun Devil Stadium are some other interesting sights nearby.

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