Guide to Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Phoenix is the state capital and largest city in Arizona, and pays credence to it’s ancient Native American settlement by rising from the ashes of a long-vanished Hohokam community. Despite being situated in a desert, Phoenix rose to become the fifth largest city in the US.

Top reasons to visit Phoenix

Discover Native American history in the Heard Museum’s superb displays.

Spa and upmarket hotels and resorts, developed from 1930s ranchers using Phoenix as a modern-day Oasis and stopover.

Learn about desert plant life such as cactuses at the Desert Botanical Gardens

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Main areas of Phoenix

Phoenix Deer Airport

airport 17 miles north of Phoenix, in Maricopa County

When to go to Phoenix

Phoenix is very hot and dry, with temperatures rising over 100 degrees between June and August - approximately the same as Middle East some countries. Winter temperatures rarely drop below 65 degrees,

Top Attractions in Phoenix

• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture Studio at Taliesen West
• Desert Botanical Gardens
• Universal Phoenix
• Angel Fire ArtSpace
• Phoenix Civic Space Park
• Xeros Residence
• Golf - Phoenix has over 200 courses (including Arizona Grand
• Lost Dutchman State Park
• Sea Life Aquarium
• Agua Fria National Monument
• Arcosanti
• Phoenix Zoo
• Japanese Friendship Garden (Ro Ho En)
• Historic Heritage Square
• Piestewa Peak
• Desert Storm Hummer Tours
• Alice Cooper’stown

Eating in Phoenix

Like many other western towns, Phoenix evolved from steakhouses and has also been influenced heavily by Mexican cuisine.

Recommended restaurants include Pork on a Fork, Matt’s Big Breakfast, Frank and Albert’s, Chelsea’s Kitchen, True Food Kitchen, Beckett’s Table, Los Dos Motions, Rustler’s Rooste, Copper Blues, Cibo, Char’s Has the Blues, China Chilli, Bluewater Grill, Pomo Pizzeria, TEXAZ Grill, Steak 44, Hap’s Pit Barbecue, Tee Pee Mexian Food, Cafe Zupas, Scramble, Donovan’s Steakhouse Restaurant, Postino Wine Cafe, Lux Central and Fajitas.

Nightlife and Entertainment in Phoenix

Cityscape is a missed use urban project with retails, shopping and entertainment such as pub, comedy club, bowling alley and other venues.

• Bars - Turf Irish Pub, District American Kitchen and Bar, Lost Leaf, Rose and Crown
• Cocktails - Durant’s Blue Hound, The Duce, Windsor, Bitter and Twisted
• Clubs - Rhythm Room, Karamba, Club Dwntwn, AP’s Night Club
• Drinking Tours - BYPB Pedal Bar Experience
• Lounges - Sidebar, Bar Smith’s Rooftop, Carnival of Illusion
• Live Music - Crescent Ballroom, Seamus McCaffrey’s
• Theatre and Opera - Theater District, Alley Theatre, Wortham Theatre Centre, Phoenix Symphony Hall
• Museum - Heard Museum, Arizona Science Centre, Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park, Phoenix Art Museum, Heard Museum
• Arts - Angel Fire ArtSpace, Musical Instrument Museum

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