With an average of 300 days of sunshine each year, outdoor activities such as golf, hiking and boating are extremely popular. For indoor enthusiasts, Arizona offers world-class resorts, elite dining and cultural events year-round.

The Valley is home to professional baseball, football, hockey and basketball (NBA & WNBA) teams and is the Spring Training home to 16 Major League Baseball teams. The Phoenix area also hosts large-scale sporting events such as the annual FBR Open and NASCAR races. Arizona also recently hosted the 2008 Super Bowl and with host the upcoming 2009 NBA All-Star game.

If you're looking to get out of town for the weekend, the Valley area is just hours away from locations such as the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, San Diego and Puerto Penasco, Mexico.