The preeminent dinosaur museum in the southwest is the Arizona Museum of Natural History located in Mesa. Displays of life-size Brontosaurus can be found in Dinosaur Hall. Further research has shown that approximately 144 million years ago these magnificent creatures roamed Arizona.

More than 23,000 acres in size, Lake Pleasant Regional Park is the largest public recreation area in Peoria. Residents and visitors can enjoy picnics, camping, horseback riding, biking, hiking, fishing, boating and other aquatic activities on the lake itself.