Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the United States full of wide-open spaces, cacti, rust-colored mountains, larger-than-life sunsets and stars that you can just about reach out and touch. This desert city has an average of 325 sunny days per year and is a popular destination for winter vacations and as a second home. 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
