Guidebook for San Tan Valley
Food Scene
This is a very unique dining experience. Tour the olive mill and see how products are made. Sit down to fine dining with a cuisine that incorporates their olives. Enjoy their live entertainment events. See their website for a schedule.
https://www.queencreekolivemill.com/
130 locals recommend
Queen Creek Olive Mill
25062 S Meridian RdThis is a very unique dining experience. Tour the olive mill and see how products are made. Sit down to fine dining with a cuisine that incorporates their olives. Enjoy their live entertainment events. See their website for a schedule.
https://www.queencreekolivemill.com/
Excellent food, excellent service. This restaurant is one of our favorites! Reasonably priced and the food is always awesome. You will definitely go home with a doggie bag, as their portions are very generous.
http://www.olivegarden.com/locations/az/queen-creek/queen-creek-market-place/1863
14 locals recommend
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
6201 E Southern AveExcellent food, excellent service. This restaurant is one of our favorites! Reasonably priced and the food is always awesome. You will definitely go home with a doggie bag, as their portions are very generous.
http://www.olivegarden.com/locations/az/queen-creek/queen-creek-market-place/1863
What can I say about the Cheesecake Factory. Food is awesome! Cheesecakes are to die for! Located in the Superstition Springs mall. You can also get some shopping in while you are there.
http://locations.thecheesecakefactory.com/az/mesa-138.html
104 locals recommend
The Cheesecake Factory
15230 N Scottsdale RdWhat can I say about the Cheesecake Factory. Food is awesome! Cheesecakes are to die for! Located in the Superstition Springs mall. You can also get some shopping in while you are there.
http://locations.thecheesecakefactory.com/az/mesa-138.html
This restaurant boasts the best bbq in town. It has both indoor and outdoor dining with bbq's and fire pits to keep the chill off on the cooler nights. Enjoy live entertainment and dancing on the weekends. Just a short 10 min drive from our house.
http://www.santanflat.com/
108 locals recommend
San Tan Flat
6185 W Hunt HwyThis restaurant boasts the best bbq in town. It has both indoor and outdoor dining with bbq's and fire pits to keep the chill off on the cooler nights. Enjoy live entertainment and dancing on the weekends. Just a short 10 min drive from our house.
http://www.santanflat.com/
Entertainment & Activities
Not only is this a great course if you are a golfer, but they often host other events that you can attend. The restaurant is very reasonably priced. Dine inside or on the patio; enjoy the scenic views or watch the golfers. There are all sorts of events that take place here. Check the weekly calendar for a list of events. Cheapest breakfast in town.
http://www.johnsonranchgc.com/
12 locals recommend
Golf Club at Johnson Ranch
30761 W Golf Club DrNot only is this a great course if you are a golfer, but they often host other events that you can attend. The restaurant is very reasonably priced. Dine inside or on the patio; enjoy the scenic views or watch the golfers. There are all sorts of events that take place here. Check the weekly calendar for a list of events. Cheapest breakfast in town.
http://www.johnsonranchgc.com/
This is one of the best zoos we have ever attended. Very kid friendly, lost of rest spots, and places to sit down to eat. Friendly and informative guides. Neat train/trolley ride. Strollers provided.
http://www.phoenixzoo.org/
864 locals recommend
Phoenix Zoo
455 N Galvin PkwyThis is one of the best zoos we have ever attended. Very kid friendly, lost of rest spots, and places to sit down to eat. Friendly and informative guides. Neat train/trolley ride. Strollers provided.
http://www.phoenixzoo.org/
Great local place for movies!! Always clean and very friendly staff!!!
https://www.harkins.com/locations/queen-creek-14
16 locals recommend
Harkins Theatres Queen Creek 14
20481 S Rittenhouse RdGreat local place for movies!! Always clean and very friendly staff!!!
https://www.harkins.com/locations/queen-creek-14
Phoenix Raceway has been a part of the motorsports scene since 1964. From it's genesis as an open-wheel destination through its present-day status as a stock car haven, the one-mile desert oval has built a reputation both on the way it challenges drivers and as a memory maker for all who step across its threshold.
http://www.phoenixraceway.com/The-New-Phoenix-Raceway/The-New-Phoenix-Raceway.aspx
116 locals recommend
ISM Raceway
7602 Jimmie Johnson DrPhoenix Raceway has been a part of the motorsports scene since 1964. From it's genesis as an open-wheel destination through its present-day status as a stock car haven, the one-mile desert oval has built a reputation both on the way it challenges drivers and as a memory maker for all who step across its threshold.
http://www.phoenixraceway.com/The-New-Phoenix-Raceway/The-New-Phoenix-Raceway.aspx
** Seasonal - check website for availability**
The Arizona Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one. We really enjoyed our visit to this festival and would definitely go again. Check out the website for availability dates.
http://arizona.renfestinfo.com/
36 locals recommend
Arizona Renaissance Festival
12601 US-60** Seasonal - check website for availability**
The Arizona Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one. We really enjoyed our visit to this festival and would definitely go again. Check out the website for availability dates.
http://arizona.renfestinfo.com/
** Seasonal - check website for availability**
Enjoy a leisurely float down the salt river in a tube in Tonto National Forest. Great for groups. Tie your tubes together and enjoy the views. See website for availability dates.
http://www.saltrivertubing.com/
242 locals recommend
Salt River Tubing
9200 North Bush Highway** Seasonal - check website for availability**
Enjoy a leisurely float down the salt river in a tube in Tonto National Forest. Great for groups. Tie your tubes together and enjoy the views. See website for availability dates.
http://www.saltrivertubing.com/
dwarf Car Museum
52954 W Halfmoon Rdhttp://www.dwarfcarmuseum.com/
Arizona Soaring Inc
22548 N Sailport Wayhttp://www.azsoaring.com/
Talking Stick Resort Arena is the premier sports and entertainment hub in Arizona.
Centrally located in the “Legends Entertainment District” in downtown Phoenix, the venue is home to the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, as well as the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017, the Talking Stick Resort Arena has welcomed some of the biggest and brightest stars in the music, entertainment and sports industries, hosting dozens of concerts, family shows and live events each year.
Make sure to check out the event calendar for all upcoming events at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
http://www.talkingstickresortarena.com/
352 locals recommend
Talking Sticks Resort Arena
201 E Jefferson StTalking Stick Resort Arena is the premier sports and entertainment hub in Arizona.
Centrally located in the “Legends Entertainment District” in downtown Phoenix, the venue is home to the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, as well as the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017, the Talking Stick Resort Arena has welcomed some of the biggest and brightest stars in the music, entertainment and sports industries, hosting dozens of concerts, family shows and live events each year.
Make sure to check out the event calendar for all upcoming events at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
http://www.talkingstickresortarena.com/
Phoenix Suns
201 E Jefferson Sthttp://www.nba.com/suns/?hp=1&ls=iref:suns:gameexp:returnbutton#
The Cardinals, founded in 1898 and a charter member of the National Football League, hold the distinction of being the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the nation.
The team boasts a colorful history! Its fans have known the club as the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cardinals, Racine Cardinals, the Normals, and the Morgan Athletic Club.
The top 10 single-game home crowds in franchise history have watched the Cardinals in Sun Devil Stadium, including the largest, a throng of 73,025 that saw the Cards face Dallas on September 19, 1993
http://www.azcardinals.com/
8 locals recommend
Arizona Cardinals
8701 S Hardy DrThe Cardinals, founded in 1898 and a charter member of the National Football League, hold the distinction of being the oldest continuously run professional football franchise in the nation.
The team boasts a colorful history! Its fans have known the club as the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cardinals, Racine Cardinals, the Normals, and the Morgan Athletic Club.
The top 10 single-game home crowds in franchise history have watched the Cardinals in Sun Devil Stadium, including the largest, a throng of 73,025 that saw the Cards face Dallas on September 19, 1993
http://www.azcardinals.com/
Chase Field opened in the Spring of 1998, built as a multipurpose facility to house Arizona's first Major League Baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and to host large-scale events. The Ballpark covers approximately 1,300,000 square feet, including the playing surface, and is divided into six levels: Field, Main Concourse, Press Level, Suite Club Level, Upper Concourse and Mechanical Level.
https://www.azchasefield.com/
413 locals recommend
Chase Field
401 E Jefferson StChase Field opened in the Spring of 1998, built as a multipurpose facility to house Arizona's first Major League Baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and to host large-scale events. The Ballpark covers approximately 1,300,000 square feet, including the playing surface, and is divided into six levels: Field, Main Concourse, Press Level, Suite Club Level, Upper Concourse and Mechanical Level.
https://www.azchasefield.com/
The LEGOLAND® Discovery Center is a world of color, creativity and fun for children aged 3 to 10. We offer a wealth of attractions, two rides, a 4D cinema and more.
https://arizona.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/
52 locals recommend
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Arizona
5000 S Arizona Mills CirThe LEGOLAND® Discovery Center is a world of color, creativity and fun for children aged 3 to 10. We offer a wealth of attractions, two rides, a 4D cinema and more.
https://arizona.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/
Oasis Water Park
8000 Arizona Grand Pkwyhttp://www.arizonagrandresort.com/oasis-water-park/
Shopping
Has everything you are looking for, one of the largest malls around.
http://www.superstitionsprings.com/Directory
12 locals recommend
Superstition Springs
Has everything you are looking for, one of the largest malls around.
http://www.superstitionsprings.com/Directory
Closest shopping mall to our location. It has both your standard department stores like Target and your specialty shops as well. There is also a 14 screen movie theater, The Olive Garden is located at this site.
http://queencreekmarketplace.com/stores/
26 locals recommend
Queen Creek Marketplace
21398 S Ellsworth LoopClosest shopping mall to our location. It has both your standard department stores like Target and your specialty shops as well. There is also a 14 screen movie theater, The Olive Garden is located at this site.
http://queencreekmarketplace.com/stores/
This mall is approximately 20 mins from our house. Easy and convenient for a quick trip to pick up items from Costco. This is a very unique shopping experience, as all of the stores are lined up with street access. This is where you will find all the stores and outlet stores for the big brand name companies.
http://www.shopsantanvillage.com/
154 locals recommend
SanTan Village
2218 E Williams Field RdThis mall is approximately 20 mins from our house. Easy and convenient for a quick trip to pick up items from Costco. This is a very unique shopping experience, as all of the stores are lined up with street access. This is where you will find all the stores and outlet stores for the big brand name companies.
http://www.shopsantanvillage.com/
Parks & Nature
The park offers guided or non guided trails of desert landscape, educational and scenic views. Great trails, well maintained of varying levels of difficulty, so there is something for everyone. It also offers horse trail riding from easy to difficult paths. You can find their trail map online to get a feel of where and how long you want to go. Or check in at their Visitor Center for all the up to date information.
Bring walking shoes, hat and water.
https://www.maricopacountyparks.net/park-locator/san-tan-mountain-regional-park/
84 locals recommend
San Tan Mountain Regional Park
6533 W Phillips RdThe park offers guided or non guided trails of desert landscape, educational and scenic views. Great trails, well maintained of varying levels of difficulty, so there is something for everyone. It also offers horse trail riding from easy to difficult paths. You can find their trail map online to get a feel of where and how long you want to go. Or check in at their Visitor Center for all the up to date information.
Bring walking shoes, hat and water.
https://www.maricopacountyparks.net/park-locator/san-tan-mountain-regional-park/
The Desert Botanical Garden provides a world-class experience for every visitor. Through permanent trailside exhibits, temporary art exhibitions and seasonal experiences we seek to transform the visitor experience into one of discovery and meaning about the desert and desert plants.
https://www.dbg.org/
1231 locals recommend
Desert Botanical Garden
The Desert Botanical Garden provides a world-class experience for every visitor. Through permanent trailside exhibits, temporary art exhibitions and seasonal experiences we seek to transform the visitor experience into one of discovery and meaning about the desert and desert plants.
https://www.dbg.org/
Camelback Mountain, with an elevation of 2,704 feet, is an excellent hike or climb in Arizona. Hiking Camelback Mountain is perfect for a tourist activity in Phoenix, because the hike is quick and is located in the middle of the Phoenix Valley with great views. Camelback Mountain is a hiking destination for both locals and tourists in the Valley and is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area between Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. Camelback became a Phoenix city park in 1968 and hiking it is one of the top 10 things to do in Phoenix according to Trip Advisor. The most common Flora on the Mountain are the Saguaro Cactus, Ocotillo, Palo http://climbcamelback.com/
1752 locals recommend
Echo Canyon Trail and Recreation Area
East McDonald DriveCamelback Mountain, with an elevation of 2,704 feet, is an excellent hike or climb in Arizona. Hiking Camelback Mountain is perfect for a tourist activity in Phoenix, because the hike is quick and is located in the middle of the Phoenix Valley with great views. Camelback Mountain is a hiking destination for both locals and tourists in the Valley and is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area between Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. Camelback became a Phoenix city park in 1968 and hiking it is one of the top 10 things to do in Phoenix according to Trip Advisor. The most common Flora on the Mountain are the Saguaro Cactus, Ocotillo, Palo http://climbcamelback.com/
Arts & Culture
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, in Coolidge, Arizona, just northeast of the city of Casa Grande, preserves a group of Ancient Pueblo Peoples Hohokam structures of the Pueblo III and Pueblo IV Eras.
Explore the mystery and complexity of an extended network of communities and irrigation canals. An Ancient Sonoran Desert People's farming community and "Great House" are preserved at Casa Grande Ruins. Whether the Casa Grande was a gathering place for the Desert People or simply a way-point marker in an extensive system of canals and trading partners is but part of the mystique of the Ruins.
https://www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm
37 locals recommend
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
1100 W Ruins DrCasa Grande Ruins National Monument, in Coolidge, Arizona, just northeast of the city of Casa Grande, preserves a group of Ancient Pueblo Peoples Hohokam structures of the Pueblo III and Pueblo IV Eras.
Explore the mystery and complexity of an extended network of communities and irrigation canals. An Ancient Sonoran Desert People's farming community and "Great House" are preserved at Casa Grande Ruins. Whether the Casa Grande was a gathering place for the Desert People or simply a way-point marker in an extensive system of canals and trading partners is but part of the mystique of the Ruins.
https://www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm
Phoenix Art Museum has provided access to visual arts and educational programs in Arizona for more than 50 years and is the largest art museum in the Southwestern United States.
Critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions are shown alongside the Museum’s permanent collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. Visitors also enjoy photography exhibitions through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona.
The Museum also presents festivals, live performances and educational programs designed to enl
http://www.phxart.org/
686 locals recommend
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N Central AvePhoenix Art Museum has provided access to visual arts and educational programs in Arizona for more than 50 years and is the largest art museum in the Southwestern United States.
Critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions are shown alongside the Museum’s permanent collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. Visitors also enjoy photography exhibitions through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona.
The Museum also presents festivals, live performances and educational programs designed to enl
http://www.phxart.org/
Drinks & Nightlife
Over 800 of the newest slots, table games, live Keno, plus Arizona’s largest Poker room hosting the Arizona State Poker Championship every August.
Designed by legendary architects Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, Talking Stick Golf Club has received numerous awards and offers two distinct championship courses for you to enjoy
Located atop the 15th floor of the hotel, Orange Sky sets the senses ablaze with its signature dishes and floor-to-ceiling windows with the best 360° views of the Valley.
https://www.talkingstickresort.com/
498 locals recommend
Talking Stick Resort Casino
Talking Stick WayOver 800 of the newest slots, table games, live Keno, plus Arizona’s largest Poker room hosting the Arizona State Poker Championship every August.
Designed by legendary architects Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, Talking Stick Golf Club has received numerous awards and offers two distinct championship courses for you to enjoy
Located atop the 15th floor of the hotel, Orange Sky sets the senses ablaze with its signature dishes and floor-to-ceiling windows with the best 360° views of the Valley.
https://www.talkingstickresort.com/