Must-visit locations in Arizona | Rediscover Arizona
[Music] welcome to ReDiscover Arizona I'm Crystal long every couple of weeks we take you all across our great state Arizona is a place where the past can be hidden by the present ReDiscover Arizona takes you to the gems that make State 48 so unique once a department store in 1947 is now an iconic restaurant and bar with some surprises steep inside for something both nostalgic and New Order up our family owns and operates panties and the building itself it's a 1947 build it's it was one of the first that came more to the West Coast it's called an international style so when you look outside it's a curve building and the architecture of it it's just something you don't see much of that spurred into what what ended up being one of the probably the high-end clothing stores for downtown and old habitatery hats shoes you've seen pictures where a shoe maker will be in the front window if you notice the names of the suits and the and the clothes and stuff that are still on the walls today that we had preserved this former Freight Elevator Shaft has now been transformed into a walk-in four-story Kaleidoscope one of the largest of its kind this is an aluminated um three chambered walk-in Kaleidoscope um this is done from about a 10,000 Lumin projection camera uh that is up above us and then we're using mirrors to create all the illusions that are in here so there are literally mirrors on the floor there are mirrors on the ceilings mirrors on the walls and then a video projector in which our designer makes the different patterns and the music for us this glass floor is suspended over hann's historic basement which has a story of its own now that we're down in the creepy basement what's the story with the dolls the the infamous creepy Han's dolls in the basement who would have known right that that they would take off they've been a staple around here for literally for decades this happens to be from the Kaleidoscope Elevator Shaft that we were in that was decommissioned that's the door for it and these dolls as we started to sit them around it uh it just kind of took off people started coming down to leave a token for the dolls as you can see where they're throwing money at them we've got new additions to this uh we have the first mail that we added to it it's kind of Taken on a life of its own from the bottom to the top floor we go for more photo ops even the bizarre bathrooms have become Instagram worthy they were the for fitting rooms so if you come for the food and drinks be sure to stay for everything else there is to experience you enjoy thanks Zach cheers to ReDiscover Arizona at hanni Crystal long 12 News if you love race cars like me then the Pensky racing Museum will make your heart race let's go inside and check it out team Pensky one of the most successful teams in all of Motorsports over 600 wins been Racing for over 50 50 years in here now we have 15 cars um there's over 100 cars in our collection so we we cycle them in during the year different cars will leave different cars will come in on our second floor we have our trophy case display it's one of the you know most unique places in the valley oh hi there I didn't see you I'm just making sure this trophy is sparkling it's one of four Nascar Cup Series Championships for team Pensky and you see the design here that's actually an outline of all the tracks the racers competed on to win this trophy why is this incredible collection right here in the valley this complex the Scottsdale 101 Auto collection at the time was the crown jewel in the pensy Automotive Group so what to make it more special well let's build in a space for uh Team Pensky Museum and always it's free when we opened 22 years ago that's the way Mr Pensky wanted it the pensy RAC museum has been here for 22 years but you've been with Pensky even longer than that what was it like actually being out there at all the raceways definitely exciting you know travel all over the country all over the world actually at that point the time when I was on the road I want to say it was like over 50 wins I was a Jackman on Elo Castro nevis's car for 10 years I was on three Indianapolis 500 winning piit Crews for castron neas when when he won do you ever have either a current race car driver or past race car drivers just show up there's a few uh drivers that you know live here in the valley buddy rice Paul Tracy Ari liony Ari liik Jr sometimes you know you'll be I'll be kind of cruising through and all of a sudden I'm like I know you sometimes there some even our current drivers will be doing uh different sponsor appearances or different stuff like that in a Ferrari 296 I could get used to this I'm Crystal long 12 News on to the next chapter as we now explore Arizona's only rare book collection in a public library in this room we have collections that equal about 5,000 items we have clay tablets from 2000 BC all the way to artist made books from 2024 directly behind me is a cabinet full of first edition and then surrounding me is sort of a tasting of books from 15th through 19th century and some first edition Classics this is the life and death of King John it's from 1685 and we believe it comes from Shakespeare's forth folio this is a tiny Bible it's a miniature Bible from 1593 and you can just see how tiny that type is I think I need a magnifying glass I like to place this next to this big Bible people kind of get a kick out of that this is a Washington printing press from 1895 it's fully functional then if you wouldn't mind grab this and slowly pull it toward me and then carry it back and then we will roll it out and then we would get print vo so here we have exhibit really showcasing The Works of John Milton and for those that are not familiar with John Milton think of it in terms of English literary Giants you have Shakespeare and then John Milton we have John 's famous work Paradise loss from 1668 as well as um a collection of his works from 1697 this is Raphael Holland shed's Chronicles of England Scotland and Ireland from 1587 this copy of Holland shed's Chronicles belonged to John Milton and that the annotations were in fact his the end from the Phoenix Public Library Crystal long 12 news wow oh All Aboard for an Arizona Adventure like no other hop on the Dolly Steamboat with me where you could take a cruise in the middle of the desert we do welcome all of our guests for Dolly Steamboat today it's going to be a gorgeous day on Canyon Lake my name is Jeff grim and I've been piloting the Dolly Steamboat here for about 35 years my family had purchased into the business uh back in 1986 the name came from the original owner's a wife she dressed up in all the regalia of the 1800s and she had the the big hats and the umbrella and she loved doing that so she greeted people and she still does outside marketing for us in her 9s every now and then she'll come out and take a cruise so she's doing really awesome we're on the hour and a half Scenic nature Cruise now but there are also dinner and astronomy voyages too it's something for everyone what does it feel like to be captaining the ship out in the beautiful Canyon Lake what really drives me is to see people enjoying themselves the photo ops are endless on Canyon Lake in addition to to the spectacular scenery be on the lookout for Desert big horn sheep and bald eagles does this hat make me your co- Captain you know uh if you would like you feel free to sit up here and you can take you know apply the Waters of Canyon Lake but Beth Ward better she not only took the Captain's Cap she took the wheel too y can I high find you too good job we hope you enjoyed your trip before the D steo today on Canyon Lake Crystal long 12 News get the popcorn Popp and we're in Glendale to rent movies the OG way from the classics to new releases to movies you can't even find on streaming take your time browse around my name is Matt Mason and this is my shop Superstar video I've been working here 30 years the store is actually older than I am this is our 46th year family-owned when I walked in I saw row after row after row ceiling to floor of movies how much is in your inventory we'll go a 100,000 plus I mean obviously there's duplicates but you're going to find stuff here that you're just not going to find anywhere else I like to think of ourselves as a library actually in a world where streaming is King how did superstar video survive there's so many decades of history of movies that you're just unaware of until you step in a place like this renting a movie is more of an event you bring your family here you all get to pick a movie it's not the mundane of picking a movie from streams and most of the time it's what's new and what they're want you to see you can't ask Netflix a question you can just come ask me for your movie and I'll find it for you like cuz I catalog them I put them away I know where everything is and even if you don't know what the movie is called I'm going to find your movie and if I don't have it I'll track it down oh I was looking for this and if you find a movie you really love you could also buy it Bron taale gets asked for a lot Drop Dead Fred gets asked for a lot and movies don't have to be old to be hard to get this is a movie just from we'll just say 5 years ago ready or not this is a movie you can't stream anywhere and is already a a rare movie why are you passionate about keeping those doors open one I love to collect these movies and two I love the interaction with other movie fans thank you we'll see you they come in looking for a movie and whether you want to talk about a movie or you're looking for that hard to find movie it's something you just don't get in everyday life so do the right thing and get your Nostalgia fix by taking the family on a joy ride to Superstar our video a Wonderland of movies you'll find the rental you want and oh he's got games too and don't forget the deal four for specials and 99 cent super Mondays in Glendale Crystal long 12 News the story of Arizona is quite literally in here welcome to the Arizona room which is right on brand with redis discover Arizona let's check it out the Arizona room is a reference collection it houses books Maps City directories yearbooks just look at this collection of yearbooks from middle schools high schools and colleges from across Arizona I wonder if my high school mosquit is in here oh but look at this I found a yearbook from Phoenix High School from 1915 it's the oldest one in the collection and did you know the creator of Sesame Street Joan Gans Kuni went to North High School that's her yearbook and here is one from 1924 from Phoenix Union High School it shows Barry Goldwater president of his freshman class it's so fascinating to see you know people signed your yearbook and so to see what the handwriting from 1924 or the photos to see the fashion the style we also have the collection of about 2,000 vintage Arizona postcards a lot of them are vacationing in Phoenix weather's great the James mcclint talk collection has about 2,000 photographs that show the history of Phoenix and pre-statehood this is a registry book for Phoenix Public Library from 1901 before there were library cards this was used to Mark our collection back in the day and check out this uniquely Arizona vinyl collection let's hear it from the Phoenix Boys Choir from the late 1970s if you're new to Phoenix or you've lived here your whole life there are gems to be discovered you really get to see the history of the city and Arizona we're a young state but we have a rich history until the next ReDiscover Arizona chapter at the Phoenix Public Library Crystal long 12 news on behalf of Kion it is my pleasure to welcome you aboard flight 12 news with service from Phoenix to San Francisco and a final destination of Mexico City we're cleared for takeoff soon we be cruising through the clouds but for your safety please fasten your seat belts because you're about to go on a thrilling ride this golden age of travel that often times we all missed out on when it came to a plane when they original really had that kind of Heyday it was the 60s and70s everybody got dressed up to do it so you would have actually had a bar think a little bit of inspiration from Hugh Hefner in that time frame as well and that's more what we wanted to emulate what kind of an aircraft are we on and how long is our journey 7:47 and Tech technically your flight is 90 minutes do you ever run into weather delays or turbulence when flying turbulence is a big thing I'll tell you it's right about Midway through the flight captain speaking just a quick heads up coming up on a little turbulence ahead no one wants to spill a drink at 30,000 ft you can feel it you know when it's happening is there any other place like this in Arizona no um I don't actually know if there's anywhere like this in the world the aspect of the experience as well as the attention to detail the tickets were actually created off of an old school style of Passenger coupon how do you come up with your destinations and how do you make sure that your food and your drinks mirror those destinations or inspired by them we will always do an uh an international and a national it's really making sure that we pay homage to the food and to the Beverages and to the ingredients themselves popularity comes into play a little bit but it's also just culturally what we can relate to our spaces here and then also time period so' 60s and70s also had to flow into the cocktail menu as well recently we just started our Captain's cabin there are select flights that have 10 seats available for a four course small tasting menu that also includes cocktails as well please tell us about the award you're up for I recently got nominated as a semi-finalist for a James Beard award in outstanding cocktail professional I couldn't really be more honored or humbled my community and my peers are the ones that are a part of this voting process pilot Ricky the passengers are telling me they want to take a trip for their taste buds to a tropical place what can we make I have the perfect drink it's going to be the jungle bird if you want you can help you can ice it up we're all set cheers it's like you're flying the bar and also the plane wait is it safe for you to be making cocktails and flying this plane at the same time at this point that feel like the plane flies itself did the thunderstorms ever trigger any trouble with the turbulence over here is she making a we've gotten used to it I got my I guess air legs what you call it did you ever think you'd be a pilot no this is this is a great experience and then right when I put the uniform on I feel like I'm going different person we get everyone in at once it's kind of a rush to try to get every all the cocktails out it's definitely a fun time we've made it to our final destination use caution when exiting the aircraft things may have shifted a bit during flight we hope you've enjoyed your trip with us today and hope you fly with us again really soon Crystal long 12 News feel like a kid again at the Arizona doin Toy Museum it's a collection of about a th000 vintage toys from around the world you can explore and reminisce on your own oh I remember playing with Furby or you can take a tour come on with me the museum is nonprofit runby volunteers for the last 35 years so we have some of the miniature uh shops from knottsberry Farm in 1950s and 60s then we have the antique dolls most of them all came from Germany she's about 160 years old she's French she has a human hair wig and her body is made out of leather stuffed with sawdust these are antique Doll rooms they're called room boxes what's the oldest toy you have in your collection uh we have what you call a milliner uh model she is papier-mâché and wood and from the late 1700s someone looks like they're in trouble sh this 1912 class is still in session hey did I see somebody passing notes and then as we go into the museum we start getting into more newer toys we have the American girl we have GI Joe Betsy wsy tiny tear thumbalina Barbies of course but before Barbie the most important doll was Shirley Temple everybody loved Shirley Temple Coe was a huge game for a lot of kids in the uh 60s and 7s this is a day and age when it's all about video games why is it important to collect these vintage toys and put them in this museum for people to come enjoy just to know what your grandparents had or your parents and just how it has evolved there's not a lot of even toy stores around any anymore let alone antique stores or museums we should really look back and remember some of our good times with toys as we were children what was your favorite toy to play with when you were growing up all kinds of dolls paper dolls mostly Kathy what would you say is one of the most unusual dolls you have in your collection so this girl here had to have three different faces on her head so she could show different emotions they just hadn't invented the eyes to close yet she is sleeping and so there's a a pin on the top and you will turn it and happy if you'd like to take something home with you to collect or play with Barbie's my favorite there's also a gift shop in downtown Glendale Crystal long 12 News Boyce Thompson ARB burum is Arizona's oldest and largest Botanical Wonderland spanning about 340 Acres of breathtaking Landscapes loaded with around 20,000 plants and there's 5 miles worth of trails for you to create your own adventure and take it all in Kim this is your office this is my office does it ever get old oh never it's just one of those incredibly beautiful spots that it never loses its Enchanted status there's something to offer in All Seasons every inch of it is gorgeous and there's something new every day there are photo ops Galore here but this Scenic spot is definitely a fan favorite probably anywhere you can get pick a post mountain in the background is probably our most photographed spot I'm just as guilty of taking a thousand of those pictures and we've got a variety of different places that you can see you can walk through our Canyon area which is cool and Shady you can also go to our bjim Cove a way have bjim trees from Baja California that are really cool and spectacular we also have an incredible eucalyptus Forest that you can walk through with all of our Australian plants this is AER Lake it's home to two endangered species of fish plus it attracts native wildlife and a diverse migration of birds in the winter we also have a hummingbird Garden where you can see a lot of hummingbirds the area we're standing now the Wallace Gardens are fairly new installation for us how on Earth do you grow plants from all over the world right here they're all Aid plants which means that they're plants that like the heat they like a dry environment and a 100 years ago when our founder Colonel Boyce Thompson founded us he wanted to know about what plants would grow in a place like Arizona where there's not a lot of water where it's very dry that's how we got started as more of a research Endeavor and here we are today 100 years later so what's the next 100 years look like I think the next 100 years we will be here as always and we'll continue to do that important research as as our world gets hotter and water becomes more scarce it's even more important for us to do the research on the plants that we have here and educate everyone about them what they can use in their landscape what they can use you know for food and things like that so that mission continues on for the next 100 years feeling inspired after exploring here you can actually take plants home and create your own backyard Beauty in Superior Crystal hundson 12 News thank you for watching you can catch more of our ReDiscover Arizona coverage across the 12 plus app and online at 12news.com [Music]
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