HOTELS
In the Valley of the Sun, luxury resorts compete with each other to install the latest trappings of leisure, from state-of-the-art spas to misted golf carts. Read more

 DINING
You can dine with drama in Phoenix, chow down in no-frills Mexican tacquerias or savor New Southwest cuisine by some of the country's top chefs in a variety of interesting venues. Read more

 SHOPPING
Acquisition has been raised to an art form in the Valley. You can spend your entire visit combing country village-size retail enclaves that carry everything from Stetsons and Navajo necklaces to resort wear and golf accessories. Read more

 NIGHTLIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT
Old Town Scottsdale has a concentration of chi chi clubs for the see-and-be-seen set, Tempe's Mill Avenue attracts a party-down crowd to its collegiate bars and high-culture vultures congregate in the Copper Square section of downtown Phoenix. Read more

 FITNESS AND RECREATION
Phoenix is a fitness enthusiast's dream. On the rare winter days when it's too chilly to swim in your hotel's heated pool, you've got hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Read more

 TRANSPORTATION
Some 42 million people a year pass through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the 9th busiest airport in the country and hub to the Phoenix-based U.S. Airways. Read more

 DAY TRIPS
If you want to expand your horizons — literally and metaphorically — several nearby destinations offer a change of scenery and some insight into Arizona's past. Read more