First stop was the cactus conservatory. The new building also houses a restaurant and gift shop. I was surprised by the number and variety of cacti!!
The site of the Peace Gardens is very large. It houses two large camps - one for music (where we stayed) and one for athletics. The garden area is also large. We drove to the peace towers, Bell chapel and 911 memorial.
The Peace Towers, large cement columns, built when the Peace Gardens first opened, are now structurally unsound and will be demolished this fall. They will erect something in its place. Not sure if it will be as impressive!?
The 911 site has a number of girders from the Twin Towers in a sculpture formation. It gives pause to imagine the destructive force of the blaze to collapse those buildings as these metal beams are massive. A very reflective spot.
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