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Start your Arizona adventure while the landscape is fresh and dewy, during the cooler hours of morning. The depot’s Copper Spike Cafe offers a tempting variety of breakfasts that may be purchased to carry aboard, and complimentary charcuterie awaits every guest on the train. 


Spacious living room-style seating near panoramic windows. Full bar service is available in every car. The only tough choice? Bloody Mary or Mimosa!  All seating cars connect to open-air viewing platforms.


May 3 - September 14: Morning trains depart at 11:00am and return by 3:00pm.


September 20 - October 25: Trains depart at 10:00am and return by 2:00pm. 


 

Phoenix

United States

Arizona

300 N. Broadway

Verde Canyon Railroad

Saturday Morning Train Ride

The shapes of feathers, wings, flowers and leaves combine in a constellation of ceramic and bronze to comprise Forever (Bird-Botanicals), a site-specific installation by Ecuadorian-Canadian sculptor David Constantino Salazar. The work combines recognizable bird anatomy with plant forms to probe the theme of transformation in contemporary culture.

Often representative of freedom, love, peace, and divinity, the symbol of the bird is ripe with meaning. In South American folklore, for example, birds and other animals are evocative of transformation, often shapeshifting between forms in fables. In Museum London’s Atrium, Salazar’s birds are in a state of transition, too, as if between life and death. Here, botanicals grow around misshapen appendages.

To create each element of the work, the artist meticulously hand crafts birds out of clay and throws them against his studio wall. Radically altering their appearance, this act transforms each sculpture into something new entirely. Each component evokes the natural evolution of all living things, as we journey between one state of being to another.

London

Canada

Ontario

421 Ridout Street North

Museum London - Atrium

David Constantino Salazar: Forever (Bird-Botanicals)

Verde Canyon Railroad is proud to be a sponsor of the Phoenix-based wildlife rescue, Liberty Wildlife. All are welcome to visit Verde Canyon Railroad depot for Raptors at the Rails, an educational presentation on the patio on select dates 11:00am-12:45pm. This free event prior to the train’s 1:00 pm departure features close-up glimpses of Arizona raptors such as eagles, hawks, owls, vultures, falcons and kestrels, amazing residents of Liberty Wildlife’s educational program. During the summer months, Liberty shares cold-blooded creatures such as tortoises, lizards and snakes during "Reptiles at the Rails".

Raptors (or Reptiles) at the Rails




River Walk Extension (on Chamber of Commerce sidewalk & close to Shops at Rivercenter) 






Vendors display and sell beautiful handmade merchandise along the San Antonio River Walk. Artisans are different for each show but usually include pottery, textiles, jewelry, woodwork, paintings, beadwork and more. 


San Antonio

Texas

River Walk Extension (on Chamber of Commerce sidewalk & close to Shops at Rivercenter) 

Fourth of July Artisan Show

Join us for Market Days at the base of the Tower!

We will be featuring over 40 local vendors from across San Antonio. Come browse, shop, and enjoy as you discover and support local businesses.

This is a FREE family-friendly event, happening throughout the year, with food and live music!

Events

Saturday Morning Train Ride

David Constantino Salazar: Forever (Bird-Botanicals)

Raptors (or Reptiles) at the Rails

Raptors (or Reptiles) at the Rails

Fourth of July Artisan Show

Market Days

Market Days

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation