Phoenix is the capital of the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona. Known for its year-round sun and warm temperatures, it anchors a sprawling, multicity metropolitan area known as the Valley of the Sun. Other highlights include the Desert Botanical Garden, displaying cacti and numerous native plants.
Suggested sights
- Children’s Museum of Phoenix – (215 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034 – 0.3 miles from the Convention Center)
- Phoenix Art Museum – (1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004 – 1.4 miles from the Convention Center)
- Heard Museum – (2301 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004 – 1.7 miles from the Convention Center)
- Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza – (1700 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ 85007 – 1.7 miles from the Convention Center)
- Arizona Capitol Museum – (1700 W Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007 – 1.8 miles from the Convention Center)
- Roosevelt Row – (E Roosevelt St, Phoenix, AZ – 2.3 miles from the Convention Center)
- Papago Park – (625 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008 – 7 miles from the Convention Center)
- South Mountain Park – (10919 S Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85042- 7 miles from the Convention Center)
- Desert Botanical Garden – (1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008 – 9.3 miles from the Convention Center)
- Old Town Scottsdale – (Scottsdale, AZ, - 10.7 miles from the Convention Center)
- Camelback Mountain – (Phoenix, AZ 85018 – 11.3 miles from the Convention Center)
Things to do
Places to eat in Pheonix
Downtown
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Bitter and Twisted
An extensive craft-cocktail menu with innovative bar bites.
Address: 1 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85003: Phone: (602) 340-1924 -
Gallo Blanco
Contemporary takes on Mexican fare & imaginative cocktails in lively, airy surrounds with a patio.
Address: 928 E Pierce St, Phoenix, AZ 85006 Phone: (602) 327-0880
Other Downtown places
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Breadfruit
The Breadfruit restaurant’s island-inspired bar offers 100-plus rums, cocktails & a cigar lounge.
Address: 2051, 108 E Pierce St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: (602) 267-1266 -
Delta & the Larder
Voted Arizona’s best farm to table restaurant by Travel & Leisure Magazine, the larder + the delta bridges the gap between practical and sustainability.
Address: 200 W Portland St #101, Phoenix, AZ 85003 Phone: (480) 409-8520
Not Downtown, but close
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Ocotillo
Locally sourced, seasonal American fare in a cavernous space with a modern industrial vibe.
Address: 3243 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Phone: (602) 687-9080 -
Bri
In his first solo effort, chef Vince Mellody, a Phoenix native, built his menu around a do-it-all South African-style grill called a braii. From its confines, Mellody creates dishes that range from unapologetically charred vegetables to slow-roasted duck, hanging for hours over the cooler side of the coals.
Address: 2221 N. Seventh St., Phoenix. Phone: 602-595-8635,
NOT DOWNTOWN - Central Phoenix:
- Tratto
Chef Chris Bianco is famous nationally and elsewhere. High end $$$ casual-upscale. His adjoining pizza place, ranked nationally, is great fun. Elevated Italian plates & cocktails are presented in an intimate, rustic-chic space with a patio.
Address: 4743 N 20th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016 Phone: (602) 296-7761