The Blog

A weekend in Phoenix, hour by hour: Heritage Square pizza, Roosevelt Row, the Heard Museum, Desert Botanical Garden and Phoenix Art Museum.

Moving to Phoenix? Compare Downtown, Roosevelt Row, Arcadia and Biltmore, plan for heat and monsoon floods, and find the official Arizona steps.

A plain-spoken guide to eight Phoenix neighborhoods, from Downtown and Roosevelt Row to Arcadia and Desert Ridge: what each is like and what to do.

The best day trips from Phoenix, ranked: Tucson, Flagstaff, Sedona and the Grand Canyon South Rim, with drive times, where to eat and when to skip.

How to get from Phoenix Sky Harbor into the city by train, bus, rideshare or rental car, how Valley Metro fares work, and where parking is hard.

The best time to visit Phoenix is late October to April. Monthly NOAA temperatures, monsoon flood rules, and when big events fill the city.

Your plan for Thanksgiving in Phoenix: the downtown Turkey Trot, restaurants that post holiday meals, lights that open that weekend, and what is closed.

Where to eat in Phoenix: 10 open, verified spots for Sonoran hot dogs, fry bread, Sonoran-style tacos and the pizza and steak the city is known for.

Free things to do in Phoenix, Arizona: a state museum, desert peaks, parks and free-hour windows, plus which big museums are not free.

Things to do in Phoenix with kids: 12 verified picks by age, where to park, where to eat, when to leave, plus one full-day route that actually works.

A date night in Phoenix, planned as pairs: 12 verified places across Downtown, Roosevelt Row, Arcadia and Biltmore, with budget and splurge picks.

Things to do in Phoenix, picked by locals: Desert Botanical Garden, Heard Museum, the zoo, Camelback and more, with time needed and a tip for each.