See Arizona & Save – Phoenix

 ShowUp Now in Phoenix and Save – The ShowUp Now Pass allows one admission to each of 13 participating museums and attractions. Passes are valid for 9 consecutive days from the first time you use it – expires at the end of the 9th day. Each person needs their own pass.

The currently available “Total-Access Pass” provides admission to the following attractions:

• Arizona Museum for Youth – [$5.50]
• Arizona Museum of Natural History – [$10]
• Bead Museum – [$5]
• Deer Valley Rock Art Center -[$7]
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West – Panorama Tour Only – [$27]
• Heard Museum – [$10]
• Mesa Contemporary Arts – [$3.50]
• Phoenix Art Museum – [$10]
• Phoenix Museum of History – [$6]
• Phoenix Zoo – [$16]
• Pueblo Grande Museum – [$5]
• Rosson House – [$4]
• Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art – [$7]

The “Total-Access Pass” cost $34/adult and $16/child. Purchase and print your pass online. ShowUp is a source for tickets to a wide variety of performing arts events, attractions and festivals in the Greater Phoenix area.

Notes from Nancy: I’ve never used the ShowUp Now Pass, it’s certainly not as comprehensive as the Tucson Attractions Passport. It’s heavy on art and museum venues. If that is what you plan to do it could be a cost saver. I’ve included the admission fee (at the time of this posting)for one adult in brackets so that you can make your own decision. If, for instance, you plan to visit the Heard, Phoenix Art Museum, the Phoenix Zoo and take the Panorama Tour at Taliesin West you would save nearly double your expense. Please remember that the pass is valid for the Panorama Tour only at Taliesin West – a good introduction but the shortest and least detailed of the tours offered.

See Arizona and Save – Tucson

Planning to escape winter’s snow, sleet and shivers for sunny desert destinations? Make the trip more affordable with the 2008-09 Tucson Attractions Passport.

The Passport gives holders 2-for-1 offers at popular attractions in Tucson and Southern Arizona plus discounts at malls, gift shops and parks. The Passport sells for only $15 and is valid until September 15, 2009.

*Sample of 2-for-1 Offers in Tucson

• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
• Reid Park Zoo
• Tucson Botanical Gardens
• Old Tucson Studios
• Tucson Children’s Museum
• Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
• Tohono Chul Park
• Pima Air & Space Museum

*Sample of 2-for-1 Offers in Southern Arizona

• Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
• Kartchner Caverns State Park – Rotunda/Throne Tour Only
• Biosphere 2
• Kitt Peak National Observatory
• Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
• Titan Missle Museum
• Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley
• The Amerind Foundation

*50% Off Day-Use Fee

• Roper Lake State Park
• Oracle State Park
• Picacho Peak State Park
• Catalina State Park

*Sample of Discounts

• DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
• Foothills Mall
• La Encantada
• Main Gate Square
• Park Place
• Tucson Mall
• Arizona State Museum
• Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
• The University of Arizona Museum of Art

*Plus More Offers

Each offer may be used only once per Passport. It’s recommend to buy one Passport for every two people in your party. There is no limit to the number of Passports you can buy. Tucson Attractions Passports can be purchased online, at the Tucson Visitor Center or many of the participating attractions.

Notes from Nancy: We’ve purchased and used the Tucson Attractions Passport on previous trips and found them easy to use, readily accepted and enjoyed tremendous savings as we toured Tucson and Southern Arizona. One adult entrance to Biosphere 2, Pima Air & Space Museum or Old Tucson Studios cost more than the price of the Passport. The more you see the more you save. I highly recommend.

Update: We purchased and used theTucson Attractions Passport again this year and Saved!