Mineral and rock collectors will not want to miss the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum. The museum is open on weekdays from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. It is closed on Sundays and major holidays.

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.