Local Attractions

Local Events
Golf Courses
Arizona Biltmore Country Club - 36 holes
Phoenician Golf Course - 27 holes
The Raven - 18 holes
Grayhawk - 36 holes
Eagle Mountain - 18 holes
Attractions
- Desert Botanical Gardens - The Desert Botanical Garden offers the world's finest collection of arid-land plants from deserts around the world in a unique outdoor setting. The Garden has more than 50,000 plants throughout its five thematic trails.
- Phoenix Zoo - Largest non-profit zoo in the country with over 1,300 animals in exhibits that imitate their natural environment.
- Taliesin West- Built as Frank Lloyd Wrightâ??s personal home and architectural studio on 600 acres of rugged desert, Taliesin West offers a broad range of daily tours. Taliesin West is a National Historic Landmark, named by Architectural Record as one of the most significant works of architecture in the world.
Arts and Museums
- Phoenix Art Museum - The Phoenix Art Museum is the largest in the Southwest, with world-class exhibitions and a collection of over 17,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern & contemporary, and Western American art, and fashion design.
- Heard Museum - Experience the Southwest at this world famous museum featuring Native American art and cultures. Children's hands-on activities and tours available.
Sports
- US Airways Center - Home to the NBA's Phoenix Suns, AFL's Arizona Rattlers, WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, NHL's Phoenix Coyotes, concerts and a variety of family entertainment.
- Chase Field - Home of MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks.
- Cardinal Stadium - Home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.
Shopping
- Biltmore Fashion Park - A gathering of the world's finest stores and restaurants, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Gucci, Williams-Sonoma and Polo / Ralph Lauren in a beautiful outdoor park.
- Scottsdale Fashion Square - The Southwest's premier shopping complex featuring Dillard’s, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and a prominent collection of more that 160 fine stores, cafes, restaurants and cinemas.
- The Borgata of Scottsdale - Fifty specialty boutiques and restaurants in an Italian setting.
- Fifth Avenue Shopping District - More that 225 specialty shops featuring gifts, fashions, Native American handicrafts, home furnishing and open-air cafes.
Day Trips
- Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon - A mecca for art lovers and collectors. Surrounded by the towering red sandstone cliffs, Sedona's buttes provide a beautiful backdrop to boutiques and art galleries.
- Grand Canyon - One of the great natural wonders of the world..
Additional Activites
- Desert Hummer Tours
- Scenic River Float
- Hot Air Ballooning
- Horseback Riding



