Phoenix is the biggest city and the capital of Arizona state, US and is the 5th most populous one in the entire US. It is also the county seat for Maricopa County and is the biggest state capital of US in terms of population. After being incorporated as a city in the year 1881, the city gradually became an important transportation hub in the North American and a major industrial, transportation, cultural, economic and financial hub of south-western US.
The city of Phoenix has been served by the Sky Harbor International Airport that is centrally situated in the metropolitan area near a number of major freeway inter-changes. Sky Harbor is the 9th busiest airport in US and 17th busiest one for passenger traffic in the entire world, handling over 42 million passengers every year. A large number of cheap flights to Phoenix are available to and from more than 100 cities around the world and major flight carriers include Aeromexico, British Airways, Air Canada, WestJet and US Airways.
Prescott Airport, Arizona has been located at a distance of only 80.1 miles from the city and can be a better option if you are looking for a cheaper way to reach Phoenix. This is a smaller airport as compared to the Sky Harbor and that is why, you will be able to find a number of cheap airfares to Prescott from almost any part of the world.
Several museums have been scattered around this valley including Phoenix Art Museum, Heard Museum, Navajo Hogan and Barry Goldwater. Other noticeable museums of the city are Arizona Science Center, Phoenix Museum of History, Hall of Flame fire fighting museum and Pueblo Grande Museum. You can also have a great time in Phoenix Zoo and the Cultural Park. The city of Phoenix also have several recreation areas and parks and several waterparks have been scattered around the city to help you cope up with the harsh summer heat. Some popular parks in the city are Big Surf, Waterworld Safari, Golfland SunSplash and Oasis Water Park. Castles N’ Coasters is an amusement park in the city which is located next to the very popular shopping destination, Metrocenter Mall.
The city of Phoenix has an arid type of climate with temperate winters and very hot summers. May to September are the hottest months of the year and therefore, all months, except these, are a good time to visit Phoenix. If you want to reach Phoenix indirectly, then the best route you can take is the one from Detroit to Phoenix.
Apart from several common nightlife options including a huge variety of night clubs, dance bars and casinos, why Phoenix nightlife is famous around the world is because of its fine dining options. The restaurants of the city have been well-renowned for their authentic Mexican food and if you are more interested in getting international type of food, then you can also find Korean, French and Brazilian type of cuisines.