Not only does the 140-acre Desert Botanical Garden have a spectacular vista and the world’s biggest outdoor desert plant collection, but it’s also the sunny home of an extraordinary amount of living creatures – you’ve just got to know how to spot them. (Hint: you have to go when the sun goes down.) Sign up for a self-paced group tour where attendees are armed with flashlights to see and hear what dwells in the desert after dark. During the day, choose from themed trails such as cacti, succulents and wildflowers.