Attractions and Adventures
With Halloween less than a week away, it’s time to start looking at all of the spooktacular events that Scottsdale has to offer.
Start out the Halloween season by visiting the Desert Botanical Garden’s 8th annual Great Pumpkin Festival Oct. 22-Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Experience a weekend festival that brings [...]
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions, one of the nation’s premier collector car auctions, specializing in European sports cars, American muscle cars, hot rods and customs will be celebrating its tenth anniversary this January 20-24, 2010. It held its first auction event in January 2001 with only 45 automobiles; today it offers over 600 [...]
Photo by Josh Kenzer.
For the month of October, the Scottsdale Southbridge at the Waterfront is awash in pink lights. Named The Pink Light District, this display is a fund raiser to raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. For more information or to donate, please visit their official website.
Be sure to get out to [...]
As an Arizona native it was sad for me to say that I’ve never been to the Heard Museum. It’s almost as bad as saying that you live in Arizona but have never been to the Grand Canyon. The Heard Museum is all about the Native American culture and covers everything from history to contemporary [...]
What: A formal dedication of the Bajada Nature Trail begins at 8 a.m., hosted by Ruthie Carll, Executive Director of the McDowell
Sonoran Conservancy, speakers include Mayor Jim Lane and representatives from the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission. Various activities will take place throughout the morning.
Why: We constructed the Bajada Trail for the enjoyment of all — [...]
taliesin west, originally uploaded by shawnwall.
View 18 stunning photos of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West.
Taliesin West was built by Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices in the 1930s and was constantly expanded and modified by the architect until his death in 1959. Wright and his apprentices literally created Taliesin West out of the desert by [...]
LOVE, originally uploaded by Dave Gorman.
Take a photo tour of some of Scottsdale’s public art installations. These are must sees for all visitors to Scottsdale – well, at least those that love public art.
Since 1939, the Desert Botanical Garden has been home to one of the finest and most diverse collections of succulent plants, including rare, threatened and endangered species from around the Southwest. It is the only botanical garden in the world whose mission, from its early inception, was to focus solely on desert plants and one [...]
Take a Hike Arizona is offering a night hike for kids aged 5 – 12. The hike, from 6 – 10 pm, will feature a scavenger hunt, scorpion hunt and a ton of other activities. It’s the perfect opportunity for your kids to experience and learn about the desert while you enjoy a Scottsdale fine [...]
This video was shot while Sven Klawunder, TravelNews24.de, was experiencing Desert Wolf Tours. You may remember Desert Wolf Tours from a post Mitchell did earlier this year. Clicking on the video will take you into the video 1 minute 30 seconds. Most the video is in German, so if you speak German, enjoy. If not, the [...]
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