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According to legend, Phoenix gets its name from Cambridge-educated pioneer Darrell Duppa, who saw the ruins and prehistoric canals of the Hohokam and believed another civilization would rise from the ashes.

Phoenix is the fifth-largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Greater Phoenix (which includes, among others, the cities of Scottsdale and Tempe) has a population of nearly 3.8 million and covers 2,000 square miles.

At 1,117 feet, Greater Phoenix is located in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, which is widely considered the most ecologically diverse desert in the world. Residents enjoy more than 310 sunny days per year, an average annual temperature of 72.6 degrees and an annual high temperature of 85 degrees.

Metropolitan Phoenix also is home to more than 200 golf courses, the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks and Phoenix Coyotes, and numerous Major League Baseball spring training teams.

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Restaurants

Phoenix

Scottsdale

  • Atlas Bistro - 2525 N. Scottsdale Rd, Phone: 480-990-2433
  • Bandera Restaurant - Address: 3821 N. Scottsdale Rd., Phone: 480-994-3524
  • Don & Charlie's  - 7501 E. Camelback Rd., Phone: 480-990-0900
  • El Chorro Lodge - 5550 E. Lincoln (Paradise Valley) Phone: 480-948-5170
  • Frank & Lupe's  - 4121 N. Marshall Phone: 480-990-9844
  • Furio - 7210 E. 2nd St. Phone: 480-945-6600
  • Italian Grotto - 3915 N. Scottsdale Rd. Phone: 480-994-1489
  • Karsen's Grill - 7246 East 1st Street, Phone: 480-990-7660
  • Los Olivos Mexican Patio - 7328 E. 2nd St. Phone: 480-946-2256
  • Los Sombreros  2534 N. Scottsdale Rd. Phone: 480-744-1799
  • Patsy Grimaldi's Pizza - 4000 N. Scottsdale Rd. Phone: 480-994-1100
  • Pink Pony - 3831 N. Scottsdale Rd. Phone: 480-945-6697
  • Rusty Spur Saloon - 7245 E. Main St., Phone: 480-425-7787
  • Sugar Bowl Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant - 4005 N. Scottsdale Rd. Phone: 480-946-0051

Tempe

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