10 things to do in and around Phoenix AZ.

Visitors from all over the worlds travel each year to explore all that the Valley of the Sun and the Sonoran Desert has to see and do.
Choices include hiking, biking, museums, zoos, hunting, fishing, camping, boating, old west towns, shopping, eating and golf, golf, golf and more golf.

Here are 10 things to do in and around Phoenix AZ.

1. Camelback Mountain - view the magnificent red cliffs or challenge yourself by climbing/hiking the Phoenix AZ landmark
2. Taliesin West - get a guided tour of the North Scottsdale AZ home of Frank Lloyd Wright and get a private tour from the art students who study the master architect.
3. Bondurant School of Driving - get a quick education on safety and driving and get behind the wheel of a high-powered race car and zoom around the course
4. Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass - take step back in time to an authentic replica of 1880's Old West town with recreation of gunfights, train rides, a petting zoo and enjoy their famous sundown cookouts. Don't miss the famous Doomtown Haunted House for Halloween.
5. Phoenix Zoo - a Voted Top 5 Zoo for kids. This nationally recognized Phoenix zoo with a unique collection of exotic animals. Don't miss the ‘winter lights' festival during the holidays that lights up the night with mesmerizing displays of lights in the trees throughout the zoo.
6. Heard Museum - the world-renowned museum showcases the art of southwest cultures, past and present and one of the world's largest collection of Native American art and artifacts in downtown Phoenix or North Scottsdale.
7. Tempe Town Lake - Tempe AZ home of recreations where you can rent kayaks, paddle boats and fish or just sit and enjoy the sun
8. Phoenix AZ Sports - check out a AZ state University Sun Devil's football game, Arizona Cardinals NFL game or watch Nascar at Phoenix International Raceway.
9. Arizona Science Center - In Copper Square downtown Phoenix AZ, take the kids and watch the starry skies in the state-of-the-art planetarium of have fun with over 300 interactive exhibits.
10. Golf, Golf , Golf - there are more than 400 golf courses in greater Phoenix, Scottsdale with such distracting beauty you may (almost) forget that you are playing on world-famous championship courses. Familiar names include Troon North Golf Club, Talking Stick, and the TPC Scottsdale. Also, take a look at Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenician Golf Club and Raven Golf Club at South Mountain or the 390+ other golf choices in greater Phoenix AZ.

Get out of the house and enjoy the climate and the activities like hiking, golf, and even skiing in Flagstaff AZ and discover why the quality of life in greater Phoenix AZ and Scottsdale AZ is virtually second to none.

Have a great weekend.