Articles of category "Phoenix"

Recognized as the sixth largest city in the United States, Phoenix, the renowned capital of Arizona is ranked currently with the most visited destinations in the county that offers its visitors a unique taste of the Old West. Occupying the territory of nearly 400 square miles, the great Phoenix metropolitan area, known also as the Valley of the Sun, is a major metropolitan area filled with plentiful Phoenix hotels, excellent museums, fine dining restaurants and world class shopping.

The capital city of the state of Arizona, Phoenix was founded in 1871 in the biologically unique Sonoran Desert. With the population of more than one million, it is the largest city in Arizona, and one of the fastest developing cities in the United States that boasts a brisk economy and an active arts scene. However, the greatest attraction in Phoenix is the land surrounding it - an expanse of undiscovered desert.