| Someone considering the purchase of a | | | | boutique shops. Every week, the galleries in this |
| Scottsdale condo is someone considering making | | | | area features a Thursday Evening ArtWalk with |
| the area home on a long-term basis. If that | | | | artists' receptions and demonstrations. |
| someone is you, you'll be glad to know that there | | | | Aside from equestrian parks, horse-lovers will |
| is no shortage of recreational opportunities in the | | | | want to catch the Parada del Sol Rodeo, an event |
| area. Golf, shopping, gourmet dining, golf, | | | | that attracts rodeo riders from all over the U.S. |
| horseback riding, hiking and golf are just a few of | | | | as well as Canada and Mexico. |
| the fun things to do in Scottsdale, Arizona. | | | | Those with fond (or not-so-fond) memories of |
| Incidentally, did we mention the golf? | | | | Catholic school as a child will appreciate Late Nite |
| Any golfer who comes to Scottsdale will think he | | | | Catechism, an "interactive" comedy that started |
| has died and gone to heaven, because - aside | | | | its run at the Scottsdale Center for the |
| from more than 300 days of sunshine each and | | | | Performing Arts back in 2000, and has been |
| every year - there are around fifty world-class | | | | performed weekly ever since. In 2004, the |
| golf courses in Scottsdale alone. The Scottsdale | | | | sequel, Late Nite Catcechism II: Sometimes We |
| FBR Open is played every January at the | | | | Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty started its own |
| Tournament Players Club, and is usually the first | | | | run on the Stage 2 Theatre, and promises just as |
| PGA tournament of the year. | | | | many laughs for the Catholic School survivor - |
| Railfans and children of all ages will enjoy the | | | | and anyone else. |
| McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, which, in addition | | | | After a day in Old Town's Art Galleries and an |
| to several exhibits of railroad memorabilia, | | | | evening at the theatre, there are numerous four- |
| features an operating half/scale railroad and a | | | | and five-star restaurants in the area, offering |
| vintage carousel. Located right in the middle of | | | | cuisines ranging from locally-based Mexican and |
| Scottsdale, the Railroad Park is open every day | | | | Native American cuisine to Mediterranean and |
| except Christmas and New Year's Day. Concerts | | | | Japanese. These restaurants are well-loved by |
| free to the public are presented every Sunday | | | | local residents, and feature menus with a wide |
| evening from 7:30 to 9:00 PM between mid-May | | | | range of prices from cheap to extravagant. |
| and mid-July every year. | | | | These are just a few of the fun things to do in |
| Scottsdale bills itself as "The West's Most | | | | Scottsdale, Arizona. Keep these in mind when |
| Western Town." Nowhere is this more apparent | | | | shopping for a Scottsdale property for your |
| than in Old Town Scottsdale, with its winding | | | | desert dream home or a Scottsdale condo. |
| streets full of unique Western art galleries and | | | | |