Phoenix Area Travel Information
The Phoenix metropolitan area, known as the Valley of the Sun, is home
to more than 4.2 million people and includes the cities of Scottsdale,
Glendale, Tempe, and Mesa. The area's explosive growth over the last
decade has made it one the largest metropolitan areas in the country.
Sunny days and comfortable temperatures are the rule November
through April, making this time the most enjoyable and popular time of
year to visit. Vacation resorts are plentiful throughout the valley
and the most popular outdoor activities are golfing, hiking, hot air
balloons and scenic day trips in to the nearby desert or to one of the
nearby mountain towns. Downtown Scottsdale has always been a
entertainment and shopping center with a focus on art and things
trendy, but now downtown Phoenix and the Biltmore area continue to
offer more and more top rate restaurants, theaters, museums, shopping
and sports venues. The well established suburb of Glendale has been
re-energized with the new Arizona Cardinal's football stadium and the
Phoenix Coyote's hockey arena. All the major professional sports
leagues have Phoenix teams and in March every year Major League
Baseball's growing Cactus League spring training is a huge draw for
visitors and locals alike. Lake Pleasant north of town along with
the Salt River and Verde River reservoir system east and northeast of
Phoenix provides scenic mountain lakes very popular for power boating,
water skiing and fishing. Several Reservation casinos, greyhound
tracks and horse tracks are available both in town and on the
outskirts of town. Phoenix is located in south-central Arizona. I-17
and I-10 are the main highways. View Area Map.
To learn more about Phoenix, select a topic of interest from the
list to the left.
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