3 Best Places To See in Glendale, AZ

This place was pretty darn fun. Especially considering that it's commingled among the parking lot and library. Tons of cacti, trees, plants and even wildlife like peacocks. It was 100 degrees when I went, but there was shade from the trees. There was a lot of peacock feces though.... haha. It was nice I do reccomend! One of the best landscaped libraries I've ever seen. Pictures don't really do it justice in my opinion.

This spot is a cool, free place to check out some unique gardens and tons of peafowl. There’s plenty of parking, and the gardens are all close by, so no need to walk far. Just watch where you park and step those peafowl like to hop on cars and leave a little mess behind! Also, don’t miss the nearby Sahuaro Ranch Park while you’re there.

Beautiful gardens that surround the Glendale Public Library. 150 peacocks and pea hens live in the gardens. There are several formal trails and statues and sculptures scattered throughout. Highly recommended if you like gardens.

Wow wow- what a wonderful museum. To park, you can park at the Glendale City Lot across the street- and there's accessible spots. The admission is reasonable too- only $5, and when you first walk in- there's a nice gift shop packed with lots of toys and dolls. To the left are the exhibits and I thought it'd be small and ho-hum, but never judge a museum by its size. There was so much to see. They start you off with a short less than 5 minute intro of the museum and dolls; the employees were so nice and welcoming. Then, from there you can take your time to wander through. The rooms are jam-packed with dolls and miniature model dollhouses which are like an exhibit within an exhibit, and you could easily find yourself exploring each room of those dollhouses with your eyes- the amount of detail put into them is crazy. They also have a model classroom too with dolls, and posters as well as a toys section on the very back. I spent 1-1.5 hours here just taking my time to soak in each dollhouse and toy.

Nice place for a quick history on dolls. The curator was very knowledgeable and provided a short, detailed overview on their displays, describing how the dolls were constructed and where from. We had an enjoyable time here since we wanted a quick stop and this museum is not too overwhelming but contains enough interesting items. I especially enjoyed the miniatures from Knotts Berry farm. The detail was fantastic.

The owner and employees are so sweet and I absolutely love talking to them, its so easy to get absorbed in a conversation with them. last i went there was my birthday and they gave me a little card and ideas of stuff around the area to do. absolutely recommend if you're into dolls or toys what so ever.