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How to spend a day in walkable downtown Mesa

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Tacos, dinosaurs and a few scoops of ice cream are just a few ways to spend a day walking around <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downtown Mesa" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/05/21/mesa-neon-signs-historic" data-vars-content-id="425901d2-fd11-4c9d-89ea-fb4dec494993" data-vars-headline="How to spend a day in walkable downtown Mesa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/05/21/mesa-neon-signs-historic" target="_self">downtown Mesa</a>. Dig in: Start with tacos — pastor and asada — and a medium horchata at Valley favorite <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Tacos Chiwas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/06/20/reader-recommendations-best-mexican-restaurants-phoenix" data-vars-content-id="425901d2-fd11-4c9d-89ea-fb4dec494993" data-vars-headline="How to spend a day in walkable downtown Mesa" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/06/20/reader-recommendations-best-mexican-restaurants-phoenix" target="_self">Tacos Chiwas</a>. (Total was $13.06.)

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How to spend a day in walkable downtown Mesa