The Greater Phoenix located in the center Arizona, in the southwest of the United States
Phoenix 'skyline.
Counties and places
Greater Phoenix in Arizona (red)
- Maricopa County: Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Tempe, Surprise, Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, El Mirage, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Great sound, Wickenburg, Youngtown, Guadalupe, Litchfield Park, Cave Creek, Carefree, Gila Bend, Peoria, Queen Creek
- Pinal County: Casa Grande, Oracle, Maricopa, Florence, Eloy, Coolidge
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Tourist Attractions
| Surname | photo | Closest place to stay | What to see here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix |  | Phoenix | The capital and largest metropolis of Arizona has a botanical garden where you can learn all about the flora of the area, as well as interesting and unusual museums, including one for musical instruments and a world-class play museum for children. |
| Casa Grande Ruins National Monument |  | Casa Grande | Small history park one hour southeast of Phoenix, in which the ruins of a settlement of the Hohokam Indians built around 1200 can be visited. |
| Hohokam Pima National Monument |  | Chandler | Forty minutes southeast of Phoenix is the prehistoric site of Snaketown. From 2100 BC Until about the year 1500 Hohokam Indians settled here. The place is waiting to be recognized as a Unesco World Heritage Site. The site is protected by the Gila River Indian Community, which does not allow visitors to enter. |
| Sonoran Desert National Monument | .jpg/200px-February_-conservationlands15_Social_Media_Takeover-_Top_15_Places_on_National_Conservation_Lands_for_Night_Sky_Viewing_(16543600552).jpg) | Gila Bend | Desert park 1 hour southwest of Phoenix. This national monument is still young and the site has not yet been developed. |
| Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park |  | Florence, Apache Junction | 1 hour east of Phoenix is the largest and oldest botanical garden in Arizona. 3,100 different species: trees, cacti and much more. |
| Lost Dutchman State Park |  | Apache Junction | State Park 1 hour east of Phoenix on the edge of the Superstition Mountains. Exciting landscape, hiking and camping opportunities. In historical times there was a legendary gold mine here. |
| McFarland State Historic Park |  | Florence, Casa Grande | Historic courthouse in downtown Florence, a good 1 hour southeast of Phoenix. |
| Taliesin West |  | Scottsdale | Winter residence and training center of the American cult architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959). See also Arizona / Frank Lloyd Wright. |
