TEMPE10 reasons why Super Bowl tourists should stay in Tempe or MesaThe Tempe Center for the Arts will be the setting for a pre-Super Bowl celebration of NFL executives and other VIPs on Friday, January 30, 2015.David Kadlubowski/The RepublicASU’s Gammage Auditorium will host a pre-Super Bowl gospel concert on Friday, January 30, 2015.David Kadlubowski/The RepublicThe Mesa Center for the Arts is one of the venues in that city under consideration to host a Super Bowl event.Dave Seibert/The RepublicThe Metro light rail will provide easy access for Super Bowl visitors and Southeast Valley residents into downtown Phoenix for pre-game festivities. The light rail and easy access to Sky Harbor Airport are some of the factors that make Tempe and Mesa attractive for Super Bowl visitors.Michael Schennum/The RepublicThe NFL Experience is an interactive theme park that gives fans a chance to test their football skills. The NFL Experience was in Tempe when the Super Bowl was held at Sun Devil Stadium in 1996. That event will be held in downtown Phoenix in connection with the 2015 Super Bowl.Associated PressEven though the game was held in Glendale, Tempe got in the spirit for the 2008 Super Bowl with displays such as these massive banners at the Hayden Ferry parking garage.Dana Felthauser/The RepublicWild Horse Pass Resort just south of Chandler was not only the host for one of the participating teams in the 2008 Super Bowl, it was the scene of some of the pre-game festivities.Pat Shannahan/The RepublicThe Arizona Cardinals training facility in Tempe was used by the New York Giants as they prepared for the 2008 Super Bowl. Of course the Cardinals are hoping to be the team to use that facility in advance of this season’s championship game.Associated PressThe Ironman Arizona triathlon is among the events that the Tempe Tourism Office is mentioning to entice visiting NFL executives and sponsors in town this fall in advance of the Super Bowl to explore the Southeast Valley.Stacie Scott/The RepublicThe Tempe Festival of the Arts is another of the events Tempe tourism officials are hoping might entice visiting NFL executives in town this fall to explore the Southeast Valley.The Republic