Guidebook for Scottsdale

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Guidebook for Scottsdale

Essentials

Good grocery store with many locations in the Scottsdale area.
This is perhaps the premier hair and beauty salon for Scottsdale's "ladies who lunch". Walk-ins are accepted but call early.
Carolyne's Salon
16211 N Scottsdale Rd
This is perhaps the premier hair and beauty salon for Scottsdale's "ladies who lunch". Walk-ins are accepted but call early.
Prestige Cleaners Inc
3908 N Goldwater Blvd
HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center
9003 E Shea Blvd
29 lokalaca preporučuje
The closest hospital to Chateau Santal. Can handle all your medical needs.
37 lokalaca preporučuje
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center: Emergency Room
7400 East Osborn Road
37 lokalaca preporučuje
The closest hospital to Chateau Santal. Can handle all your medical needs.

Entertainment & Activities

The biggest first-run movies are shown on the giant Ciné Capri screen.
52 lokalaca preporučuje
Harkins Theatres Scottsdale 101 14
7000 E Mayo Blvd
52 lokalaca preporučuje
The biggest first-run movies are shown on the giant Ciné Capri screen.
603 lokalaca preporučuje
OdySea Aquarium
9500 East Vía de Ventura
603 lokalaca preporučuje
One of the nation's premier zoos.
85 lokalaca preporučuje
The Phoenix Zoo
85 lokalaca preporučuje
One of the nation's premier zoos.
For the railroad enthusiasts in your family. Has historic full-size rail cars and locomotives on display, a working miniature railroad you can ride around the park, and indoor model railroad layouts in every gauge used by hobbyists and clubs.
211 lokalaca preporučuje
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
7301 E Indian Bend Rd
211 lokalaca preporučuje
For the railroad enthusiasts in your family. Has historic full-size rail cars and locomotives on display, a working miniature railroad you can ride around the park, and indoor model railroad layouts in every gauge used by hobbyists and clubs.
No visit to Arizona is complete until you've fired a real machine gun on the range at the Scottsdale Gun Club.
10 lokalaca preporučuje
Scottsdale Gun Club
14860 N Northsight Blvd
10 lokalaca preporučuje
No visit to Arizona is complete until you've fired a real machine gun on the range at the Scottsdale Gun Club.
Catch a Diamondbacks MLB game in season. The stadium has a retractable roof and air conditioning, so it's a cool escape even in the middle of summer.
413 lokalaca preporučuje
Чејс Филд
401 E Jefferson St
413 lokalaca preporučuje
Catch a Diamondbacks MLB game in season. The stadium has a retractable roof and air conditioning, so it's a cool escape even in the middle of summer.
Fill a cooler with cans of beer (no bottles), designate a driver, slather on the waterproof sunscreen, and float on an inner tube for miles down the Salt River below Saguaro Lake. Open during the summer months.
242 lokalaca preporučuje
Тубинг на реци Солт
9200 North Bush Highway
242 lokalaca preporučuje
Fill a cooler with cans of beer (no bottles), designate a driver, slather on the waterproof sunscreen, and float on an inner tube for miles down the Salt River below Saguaro Lake. Open during the summer months.
Take in a baseball spring training game between late February and the end of March. The Diamondbacks play at Salt River Fields, but there are a dozen or more additional stadiums around the Valley where games are held.
344 lokalaca preporučuje
Солт Ривер Филдс у Токинг Стик
7555 N Pima Rd
344 lokalaca preporučuje
Take in a baseball spring training game between late February and the end of March. The Diamondbacks play at Salt River Fields, but there are a dozen or more additional stadiums around the Valley where games are held.

Drinks & Nightlife

Eight or ten city blocks full of lively bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and music venues. The #1 location for nightlife in Arizona.
1378 lokalaca preporučuje
Old Town Scottsdale
3200 N Scottsdale Rd
1378 lokalaca preporučuje
Eight or ten city blocks full of lively bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and music venues. The #1 location for nightlife in Arizona.
College-town entertainment district.
71 lokalaca preporučuje
Synapse Studios LLC
520 S Mill Ave
71 lokalaca preporučuje
College-town entertainment district.
Hole in the wall bar with a great selection of fine wines.
98 lokalaca preporučuje
Kazimierz Wine & Whiskey Bar
7137 East Stetson Drive
98 lokalaca preporučuje
Hole in the wall bar with a great selection of fine wines.
The biggest and best of the local Indian casinos.
498 lokalaca preporučuje
Talking Stick Resort Casino
Talking Stick Way
498 lokalaca preporučuje
The biggest and best of the local Indian casinos.
Put on your hat and boots for big steaks, cheap beer, and live country music.
41 lokalaca preporučuje
Handlebar J
7116 E Becker Ln
41 lokalaca preporučuje
Put on your hat and boots for big steaks, cheap beer, and live country music.

Food Scene

Best Thai food in Scottsdale. Try the Golden Pocket appetizer.
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Osha Thai Cafe
10953 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Best Thai food in Scottsdale. Try the Golden Pocket appetizer.
Outstanding Italian food from our friends, the Sodano family of Naples. Moderately expensive but worth it.
Casa Mia
11485 N 136th St
Outstanding Italian food from our friends, the Sodano family of Naples. Moderately expensive but worth it.
A Scottsdale institution. La Fonda has been dishing out cheap, delicious Mexican food since your hosts were small children. Not at all fancy.
6 lokalaca preporučuje
La Fonda Del Sol
10155 E Shea Blvd
6 lokalaca preporučuje
A Scottsdale institution. La Fonda has been dishing out cheap, delicious Mexican food since your hosts were small children. Not at all fancy.
Extremely expensive seafood. Fresh and delicious.
169 lokalaca preporučuje
Mastro's Ocean Club
15045 N Kierland Blvd
169 lokalaca preporučuje
Extremely expensive seafood. Fresh and delicious.
Authentic sushi, the best around.
20 lokalaca preporučuje
Hiro Sushi
9393 N 90th St
20 lokalaca preporučuje
Authentic sushi, the best around.
This gourmet market and pizzeria is a favorite of Phoenix locals.
274 lokalaca preporučuje
La Grande Orange Grocery & Pizzeria
4410 N 40th St
274 lokalaca preporučuje
This gourmet market and pizzeria is a favorite of Phoenix locals.
This is the hippest antidote to Starbucks you'll find in the area. Great coffee, light meals, and booze. Fill your glass or growler with a wide selection of craft beers on tap. Tends to be quite noisy, and the parking is inadequate, but you can park on a side street nearby at all but the busiest times.
172 lokalaca preporučuje
Sip Coffee & Beer
3617 N Goldwater Blvd
172 lokalaca preporučuje
This is the hippest antidote to Starbucks you'll find in the area. Great coffee, light meals, and booze. Fill your glass or growler with a wide selection of craft beers on tap. Tends to be quite noisy, and the parking is inadequate, but you can park on a side street nearby at all but the busiest times.

Parks & Nature

The #1 urban hiking trail in the Phoenix area.
489 lokalaca preporučuje
Piestewa Peak
489 lokalaca preporučuje
The #1 urban hiking trail in the Phoenix area.
Plants from arid regions all over the world are cultivated here. There are frequent art shows and live entertainment. For several years, the glass sculptor Dale Chihuly has presented a beautiful illuminated exhibit here in the winter months.
1231 lokalaca preporučuje
Desert Botanical Garden
1231 lokalaca preporučuje
Plants from arid regions all over the world are cultivated here. There are frequent art shows and live entertainment. For several years, the glass sculptor Dale Chihuly has presented a beautiful illuminated exhibit here in the winter months.
The second-highest fountain in the world erupts for the first ten minutes of each hour from the lake in the center of this nearby park. There is a children's playground, a disc golf course, several moderately priced, moderately good restaurants, and a paved pathway around the lake that is 1.3 miles long.
59 lokalaca preporučuje
Парк Фаунтин
12925 N Saguaro Blvd
59 lokalaca preporučuje
The second-highest fountain in the world erupts for the first ten minutes of each hour from the lake in the center of this nearby park. There is a children's playground, a disc golf course, several moderately priced, moderately good restaurants, and a paved pathway around the lake that is 1.3 miles long.
Rent a sailboat or paddleboat, or just watch the racing shells while you fish from shore.
453 lokalaca preporučuje
Tempe Town Lake
620 N Mill Ave
453 lokalaca preporučuje
Rent a sailboat or paddleboat, or just watch the racing shells while you fish from shore.

Arts & Culture

The winter home and studio of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
296 lokalaca preporučuje
Тализин Вест
12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd
296 lokalaca preporučuje
The winter home and studio of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
The second-largest and most diverse musical instrument museum in the world, this stunning new institution would be a major attraction even in Manhattan or Paris. Even those with little interest or talent for music will find themselves fascinated. Phoenix can count itself lucky to host such a fabulous cultural attraction.
652 lokalaca preporučuje
Музеј музичких инструмената
4725 E Mayo Blvd
652 lokalaca preporučuje
The second-largest and most diverse musical instrument museum in the world, this stunning new institution would be a major attraction even in Manhattan or Paris. Even those with little interest or talent for music will find themselves fascinated. Phoenix can count itself lucky to host such a fabulous cultural attraction.
One of the world's premier museums of Native American art and artifacts.
653 lokalaca preporučuje
Херд музеј
2301 N Central Ave
653 lokalaca preporučuje
One of the world's premier museums of Native American art and artifacts.
A favorite of our kids when they were small. Combine it with a trip to the Arizona Science Center.
183 lokalaca preporučuje
Дечји музеј у Фениксу
215 N 7th St
183 lokalaca preporučuje
A favorite of our kids when they were small. Combine it with a trip to the Arizona Science Center.
See some of the most iconic military aircraft ever made, especially from the WW2 era. Many of them are still flying, and for a steep fee, you can go along for the ride.
24 lokalaca preporučuje
Commemorative Air Force Museum
2017 N Greenfield Rd
24 lokalaca preporučuje
See some of the most iconic military aircraft ever made, especially from the WW2 era. Many of them are still flying, and for a steep fee, you can go along for the ride.
Three stories of discovery. Another favorite from when our kids were young.
292 lokalaca preporučuje
Arizona Science Center
600 E Washington St
292 lokalaca preporučuje
Three stories of discovery. Another favorite from when our kids were young.
Art museum surrounded by a number of interesting restaurants, as well as the nearby shops of Old Town.
218 lokalaca preporučuje
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
7374 E 2nd St
218 lokalaca preporučuje
Art museum surrounded by a number of interesting restaurants, as well as the nearby shops of Old Town.

Shopping

Outdoor shopping mall with many good restaurants. Zinc Bistro is our favorite.
699 lokalaca preporučuje
Kierland Commons
699 lokalaca preporučuje
Outdoor shopping mall with many good restaurants. Zinc Bistro is our favorite.
Home of the fanciest shopping between Beverly Hills and North Dallas.
761 lokalaca preporučuje
Scottsdale Fashion Square
7014 E Camelback Rd
761 lokalaca preporučuje
Home of the fanciest shopping between Beverly Hills and North Dallas.
Well known for contemporary and Western art galleries, Western wear stores, and Native American arts and crafts.
1378 lokalaca preporučuje
Old Town Scottsdale
3200 N Scottsdale Rd
1378 lokalaca preporučuje
Well known for contemporary and Western art galleries, Western wear stores, and Native American arts and crafts.
Home of the local Apple store and several good restaurants.
428 lokalaca preporučuje
Scottsdale Quarter
15279 N Scottsdale Rd
428 lokalaca preporučuje
Home of the local Apple store and several good restaurants.