The Valley of the Sun offers far more than sunshine and resort life. This travelogue reveals Phoenix as a city of surprising cultural depth — beginning with the Musical Instrument Museum, one of America's great hidden treasures, where instruments from every nation on earth are displayed alongside video footage of musicians playing them in their home countries.
The Desert Botanical Garden showcases the extraordinary plant life of the Sonoran Desert, and Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home at Taliesin West brings the greatest American architect into the Arizona landscape he loved. The journey then reaches east to the dramatic Meteor Crater — the best-preserved impact crater on earth — and into the heart of old Route 66 at Winslow, Arizona.
This is a travelogue that changes people's assumptions about Phoenix and its surroundings. The city's museums, gardens, and architecture rival any in the country, and the landscape beyond the city offers some of the most dramatic and historically rich terrain in the American Southwest.
Every Travelogue Includes
- ◆Audio-visual presentation
- ◆Literary and historical immersion into the region
- ◆Handouts and reference materials
- ◆Accommodation recommendations
- ◆Recipes from the area
- ◆Featured hotel and inn highlights
- ◆Discussion of the featured literature or novel
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