Phoenix, Arizona Travel Guide - Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights (Illustrated)

Visitors to Phoenix enjoy 325 sunny days per year and the city is a second home to “snowbirds” from the northern climes. Phoenix has a desert climate with larger-than-life sunsets and stars that you can almost reach out and touch.

Phoenix is America’s 6th largest city but it still feels like a wide-open space waiting to be explored. The drive from the airport showcases cacti and rust-colored mountains: a scene most likely similar to that of what was seen by explorers heading west in the 1860s.

The city is the gateway to the Grand Canyon and don't forget your golf clubs, Phoenix’s numerous golf courses are immaculate and some of the world's best.

Table of Contents:

Introduction to Phoenix
Overview
Culture
Location & Orientation
Climate & When to Visit
Sightseeing Highlights
Pueblo Grande Museum & Archaeological Park
Heard Museum
Chase Field
Grand Canyon
Camelback Mountain
South Mountain Park
Phoenix Art Museum
First Fridays Artwalk
Arizona Science Center
Papago Park
Hole in the Rock
Rosson House Museum
Piestewa Peak
Phoenix Children’s Museum
Desert Botanical Garden
Recommendations for the Budget Traveler
Places to Stay
Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Doubletree Suites by Hilton – Phoenix
Aloft Phoenix-Airport
Homewood Suites by Hilton-Biltmore
ZenYard Guest House
Places to Eat & Drink
Phoenix City Grille
Frank & Albert’s - The Arizona Biltmore
Beckett’s Table
Sierra Bonita Grill
Durant’s
Places to Shop
Brass Armadillo Antique Mall
Outlets at Anthem
Biltmore Fashion Park
Phoenix Public Market
Mill Avenue District