Vacation Home Rental
in Fountain Hills, Arizona
near Scottsdale & Phoenix
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The fountain is the major attraction of Fountain Hills. It first operated 12/15/1970. It goes off every hour on the hour for 15 minutes, from 9am to 9pm, 365 days per year. At night, the fountain is lit. On St Patrick's Day, it is is green. At 560 feet, it is no longer the tallest fountain in the world; as of 2/15/2009: 1) King Fahd's Fountain in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1,023.62 feet) 2) THE GATEWAY GEYSER in St Louis (630 feet) 3) The Port Fountain in Oyster Rocks, Pakistan (620 feet) |
Fun things to do in Fountain Hills, Scottsdale and Phoenix. I've listed the top 10 things from several websites, what do YOU want to do?
Eat : Hike : Golf : Spa : Casinos : Museums and Galleries : Shopping : Gardens : Zoos : Nightlife : Misc : Gyms : Movies
Eat
a) Chase Field
b) Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse
c) America West Arena
d) Butterfields*
e) 5 & Diner*
f) http://www.mattsbigbreakfast.com/ - downtown (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives)
Hike
a) South Mountain Park
b) Piestewa Peak
c) McDowell Regional Park – 5 minutes away from Fountain Hills*
d) Saguaro Lake, near Fountain Hills*
e) Salt River, near Fountain Hills*
f) Camelback Mountain
g) Echo Canyon Trail and Recreation Area
h) Papago Park
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Golf
a) Golf at Gold Canyon Ranch, Dinosaur Course
b) Stone Creek Golf Club
c) The Legacy Golf Resort
d) Firerock Country Club, in Fountain Hills
e) Golf Club at Eagle Mountain, in Fountain Hills
f) Sunridge Canyon Golf Club, in Fountain Hills
g) We-Ko-Pa Golf Club, in Fountain Hills
h) Desert Canyon Golf Club, in Fountain Hills
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Spa
a) Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa
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Casinos
a) Fort McDowell Casino – 5 minutes away from Fountain Hills*
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Museums and Galleries
a) Heard Museum – private collection of southwest art and culture
b) Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
c) Scottsdale Art Walk
d) Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West – great tour of his architecture theory of organic design
e) Arizona Science Center
f) River of Time Museum, in Fountain Hills*
g) St Mary’s Basilica
h) Phoenix Art Museum
i) Fountain Hills Community Theater, in Fountain Hills*
j) Mystery Castle
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Shopping
a) Scottsdale “Waterfront” – shopping and food
b) Biltmore Fashion Park
c) Arizona Mills Mall
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Gardens
a) Desert Botanical Garden
b) Boyce Thompson Arboretum
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Zoos
a) http://www.phoenixzoo.org/
b) http://www.wildlifeworld.com/visit/directions.shtml
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Misc
a) Drive Apache Trail
b) Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
c) Fort McDowell Adventures
d) Open Road Tours
e) Pickleball is the sport of choice at 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays at the town's sports courts, near Golden Eagle and Palisades boulevards in Fountain Hills
Nightlife
a) Char’s Has the Blues
b) http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/
c) http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/
Gyms
a) Athletic Nation Men's Personal Gym personal training only
b) Anytime Fitness $10 daily, $25 weekly
c) Peaks Athletic Club
d) Pure Fitness Clubs - Scottsdale
Movies
http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/fountain-hills-arizona.html
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/section/thingstodo
tourist activities
http://phoenix.about.com/od/attractionsandevents/a/15bestplaces_4.htm
http://phoenix.about.com/cs/cityattract/a/fhillsattract01.htm
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2808240-phoenix_things_to_do-i
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g31310-Activities-Phoenix_Arizona.html
http://www.igougo.com/attractions-l598-things_to_do_in_Phoenix.html
http://www.azcentral.com/travel/arizona/phoenix/phxtop10.html
