Because the Heard Museum highlights the artwork of southwestern Native Americans, those with Native American heritage are always able to enter the museum free of charge. Children under the age of six are also free. Admission for adults is $10.

At the intersection at Southern and Rural in Tempe you can find the Tempe Public Library complex. This library does not just offer two floors of books for all ages, but also holds public computers for anyone with a library card. In the building are also a variety of public services, and studded throughout are historic pictures of the Tempe that was.