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Starfire Golf Club
Located in north central Scottsdale, Starfire at Scottsdale Country Club offers beautiful views of the McDowell Mountains as players wind through the 27 holes lined with many mature eucalyptus, pine and cottonwood trees.

Troon North Golf Club
Troon North Golf stands as the hallmark of the desert golf experience, with two 18-hole golf courses stretching through the natural ravines and foothills of the high Sonoran desert in the shadows of Pinnacle Peak.

TPC of Scottsdale
Home of the largest-attended tournament in the world, the fan-favorite Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale is a masterful blend of challenge and playability – compelling the sport’s top players and recreational golfers alike.

Talking Stick Golf Club
Located on and owned by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the North and South courses are two uniquely different golf courses offer many options for golfers of all skill levels.

Attractions

CrackerJax
CrackerJax is Arizona's largest Family Fun & Sports Park with over 27 acres of excitement!

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Each year, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers outstanding productions of dance, jazz, classical and world music,theater and satire. Fresh off its debut season following a $16 million renovation, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is looking better than ever with a stunning 2010-11 line-up that includes such luminaries as Lyle Lovett, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, John Lithgow, The Manhattan Transfer and David Sedaris.

Rawhide Western Town
History has never recorded a social phenomenon quite like the mass migration that filled the American West with cities, towns and hamlets. And the excitement of that dramatic time in history continues to live on right here in Rawhide. In our town, the west is still wild. AN EXCITING TRIP BACK IN TIME! The western frontier town of Rawhide is situated in the Gila River Indian Community. The history of this vast, majestic area of the Sonoran Desert and its people dates back to ancient times when the Huhukam civilization was thriving here alongside the Gila River.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Founded in 1999, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA] is an educational institution dedicated to presenting exhibitions on contemporary and modern art, architecture, and design. Global in its focus, SMoCA is a gathering place for experiencing contemporary art and culture. We connect visitors to the dynamic art and ideas of our time and explore the possibilities of innovation, creativity and expression. As a unique and vital cultural resource for the southwest, the Museum offers a variety of exhibition-related programs and special events with activities for lifelong learners, from preschool to adulthood. The tailored programs (lectures, docent-led tours, workshops and classes) are designed to serve as a forum for interpreting culture through contemporary visual art. The Store @ SMoCA offers classic design objects and furnishings, contemporary jewelry, art and architecture books and imaginative gifts for all occasions.