ISUAA Phoenix club leader Joe Weigel (’10 hotel, restaurant, and institution management, ’12 accounting) shares his favorite places to eat, experience live entertainment, and enjoy the outdoors for your next trip to Arizona.
Phoenix and the rest of the Valley offer many hikes. For a flatter, all-ages-and-stages hike, visit Papago Park, South Mountain Park and Preserve, and McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Another scenic hike — one of Weigel’s favorites — Piestewa Peak, is the third highest point in Phoenix.
Home to all four major professional sports leagues, PGA tour events, and MLB spring training, Phoenix has everything a sports fan could dream of. Spring training, a fan favorite, brings 15 MLB teams to cities across the Valley, offering an up close and personal experience with America’s national pastime.
Searching for a great brewery? O.H.S.O. Brewery, Four Peaks Brewing Company, and Fate Brewing Company are perfect for enjoying great food and drinks on the patio.
Extra time for a day trip? Make your way to Tombstone to be transported back to the Wild West, or Sedona for beautiful scenery with red rocks, steep canyon walls, and pine forests.
