I'm down in Tucson, which is about 100 miles south of Phoenix. So that might be a little bit out of your way. But if you wanted to jog down this way, I'll tell you my absolute favorite place is the Sonoran Desert Museum. There is simply no place like it in the whole world! And to get to it from I-10, you drive over the Tucson Mountains through Gate's Pass...which takes you right through a vast saguaro forest that is breathtaking.


Well worth the side trip, in my opinion!