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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mesa

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Mesa, Arizona

Updated March 7, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Mesa

The horses.

Mesa, Arizona

Salt River Wild Horses

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

Mesa, Arizona

Organ Stop Pizza

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

Mesa, Arizona

Park of the Canals

This massive, ancient canal system was built using only sticks and stones.
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Terror Trader

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.
4 miles from Mesa

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The Stand

An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.
5 miles from Mesa

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Millennium Camera

A camera with an ongoing exposure time of 1,000 years.
6 miles from Mesa
Eisendrath House after restoration.

Tempe, Arizona

Eisendrath House

The historic “pink house on the hill” is an architectural gem that now serves as a center for water conservation.
6 miles from Mesa

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