25 (or more) things to do in PHX and ATL (done and not done)

Here’s a rundown of 25 fun things I’ve done in Phoenix. I have started this way to get the creative juices flowing, outing-wise, and I’ll be throwing in Atlanta next and THEN will get into the things I’d like to do.

Stroll the Heard Museum or the art museum

Visit the Botanical Garden

Visit the zoo

Ride the light rail

Walk through Steele Park

Eat Mexican food

Go to Wildlife World Zoo

Take a historic house tour

Browse old-town Scottsdale

Grab a tea at Tempe Marketplace

See a ballet or performance at Symphony Hall

See a performance at ASU (or browse the art museum)

Have Japanese food fire-grilled in front of you at Ah-So

Stroll by the side of Tempe Town Lake (and catch a concert there or get a gelato)

Dance at one of the Mill or Scottsdale clubs

Grab a daiquiri at Fat Tuesday’s

Go to a ballgame at a field or arena

Hike at one of the mountain parks (North Mountain or Squaw Peak)

Visit Lake Pleasant or Woods Canyon Lake

Browse the Biltmore Fashion Park or Scottsdale Fashion Square

See a movie at the Cine Capri (in the BIG theater)

See a show at the Orpheum

Go to the Arizona Science Center or history museum; heritage square in general

Browse the Burton Barr library

Browse Encanto Park and kiddieland

Attend a marching band festival

Go to Organ Stop Pizza and eat, well, pizza

Gawk at the funky sculptures in downtown Mesa

Ride the roller coaster at Castles & Coasters

Hall of Flame

World’s tallest fountain (Fountain Hills)

Rawhide

Indian Casinos

See a show at the Valley Art Theater or the Camelview theater

And here is 25 things I’ve done in Atlanta:

Attend a show at the Shakespeare theater thingy

Wander the Atlanta Botanical Garden/Piedmont Park

Visit Zoo Atlanta and wave at the panda

Walk through Grant Park

Georgia Aquarium, Coke Museum

Ride MARTA around town

See an Improv show at Dad’s Garage

See a local play or production

Traverse the establishments on Crescent Street

Wander Little Five Points and Candler Park

Visit a bar in the Virginia Highlands

Drive along the edge of Lake Lanier

Stroll through Oakland Cemetery

Eat dinner at South City Kitchen

Grab a delicious hamburger at the Vortex or Five Guys

Stone Mountain

Six Flags

Visit Criminal Records and see a performance

Attend a sporting event

Wander around Emory University

Eat at Sundial

See the Big Chicken

Visit Discover Mills/Medieval Times

Luckie Lounge

CNN Center

The Varsity

See the breakdancers at MJQ

Grab a drink at the Trader Vic’s in the Hilton

Drink beer at the Brick Store pub

Whirlyball in Marietta

See a show at the Tabernacle

See a movie at the Plaza Theater

Go to the Atlanta Puppet Theater

Here are 25 things I’d LIKE TO DO in PHX

Taliesin West

Arcosanti

Modified Arts

Browse Stinkweeds

See a show at the Marquee

Visit the Roosevelt

First Fridays

Eat at Casey Moore’s

Visit the revived Gold Bar

Find some more awesome Mexican food

See a piano duel at the Big Bang

Visit the new Cafe Boa

Eat at Matt’s Big Breakfast

Chicken and waffles

See if Pizza Bianco lives up to the hype

Heart Attack Grill

Police Museum

Mystery Castle

Find the chopper crash memorial in Steele Park

See the “Mofles Museum”

Visit the rock & mineral museum

Melted Weapons sculpture

Hunt’s Tomb

Louis Lee’s Rock Garden

Metal Corral in Anthem

And here are 25 things I’d LIKE TO DO in ATL

Check out Loca Luna and the Tongue & Groove

Get into Opera for once

Do the art walk

See a show at the EARL

Eat at Parish

Go to the DeKalb Farmers Market

Take a dance class at the studio in Decatur

Take a historic homes tour

Eat a Ghetto Burger

Visit the Clermont Lounge (heh heh)

Trivia Night at Manuel’s

Yellow River Game Ranch (near Stone Mountain) or the Kangaroo Conservation Center (Dawsonville)

Go to the Atlanta History Center

Go to the Natural History museum… the one on Clifton…

Walk through East Atlanta in general

Taqueria del Sol

Spend some time at Lake Lanier

Visit the Hooch somewhere

Chastain Park amphitheater

See a show at the Fox Theater

Go to the Fish Market and see the giant fish

Go to that Blue Line cafe or whatever it’s called where they cook your food on rocks

Dante’s Down the Hatch

Track down Lord Dooley at Emory

See the White House replica

Waffle House museum

Kennesaw State University and the Spaceship Earth sculpture

Segway tours

Gingerbread Party (it’s a holiday thing, can do in 2009)

Kraftwork craft session

Eat at Papi’s

Margaret Mitchell House

Dialog in the Dark

Museum of Contemporary Art GA

Mall of Georgia

Buford restaurants

Korean karaoke

Karaoke in general (well I’ve done a little)

Hang out in Marietta Square

See a show at the Variety Playhouse and Seven Stage

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Last week was fairly eventful as my life goes… highlights included a great local performance of Urinetown on Saturday and serendipitously getting into a Spoon concert on Monday. The latter event was great except for the staid crowd that pretty much sat there the whole time and chastised anyone that stood up by sticking a “Reserved” sign to their butt, not that I happen to have any specific examples of this happening. Oh that and the stupid Camel marketing everywhere, punctuated by thick clouds of smoke. Long story…

Urinetown is a great premise with great execution in the performance we saw. The problem lies in the actual writing of the musical itself. The “fourth wall” narrator gives it all away shortly after the show has begun, not that you couldn’t figure it out yourself. Still, not too shabby. Here’s to more fun in the future.