S'edav Va'aki Museum (Pueblo Grande)
S'edav Va'aki
A Hohokam heritage park beside the airport, where platform mounds, a ballcourt and reconstructed dwellings tell the story of ancient desert irrigation civilisation.
This was a large Hohokam settlement about 1,500 years ago. It is now a National Historic Landmark, known as the S'edav Va'aki Museum. An outdoor trail of about 1 km passes platform mounds, an ancient ballcourt, and reconstructed mud and pit houses. The indoor galleries present the Hohokam's achievement in building hundreds of kilometres of irrigation canals, and the canal system of modern Phoenix follows their original routes. Admission is about USD 6, and the outdoor trail can be hot around midday in summer.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 09:00–16:45
Nearby sights
- Phoenix Zoo
- Papago Park & Hole-in-the-Rock
- Desert Botanical Garden
- Tempe Town Lake
- Camelback Mountain
- Old Town Scottsdale
- Heritage Square & Rosson House
- Arizona Science Center