The Great Papago Escape was the largest Axis prisoner-of-war escape to occur from an American facility during World War II.

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.

Home to the Desert Botanical Garden and the Phoenix Zoo, Papago Park is popular with locals and visitors alike thanks to its proximity to downtown Phoenix (less than 10 miles east) and its massive ...