Tempe Center for the Arts is a publicly owned performing and visual arts center in Tempe, Arizona. The building was designed by Barton Myers Associates of Los Angeles and Architekton of Tempe.

Tempe Town Lake is a reservoir that occupies a portion of the currently dry riverbed of the Salt River as it passes through the city of Tempe, Arizona just north of Tempe Butte. On July 20, 2010, a portion of the west side of the dam that contained the water in the lake collapsed sending a flood of water into the Salt River bed which drained the lake.

Light pollution, also known as photopollution or luminous pollution, is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial light.

Tempe Butte is the official name of an andesite butte of volcanic origin, located partially on Arizona State University's Tempe campus in Tempe, Arizona. It is often referred to by locals as A Mountain, after the 60-foot-tall gold-painted letter 'A' near the top. Another name for the area, used by the City of Tempe, is Hayden Butte.