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He’s Not In Pittsburgh Anymore

by Joseph Guinto


sports
phoenix international raceway
, (602) 252-2227. nascar and indy cars both zip by on this fast track. go fitz-bradshaw!
sunridge canyon golf club, (480) 837-5100. has been ranked in the first 50 of golf magazine’s “top 100 courses you can play in the u.s.” need we say more?
tournament players club, (888) 400-4001. the fbr open (formerly phoenix open) draws more than 500,000 fans to this public but pricey course each january. golf here the rest of the year, and you’ll have to cheer yourself on.

attractions
heard museum
, (602) 252-8848. if you want to learn about the native american people who’ve populated the area for hundreds of years — and you do — this is the place.
historic heritage square, (602) 262-5029. ten structures, mostly homes, are in the square, and stand as a sampler of this great city’s herit­age. several are open to visitors.
taliesin west, (480) 860-2700. more frank lloyd wright. this, the famed architect’s former winter camp, is now his school of architecture.

nightlife
top of the rock restaurant & bar
, (602) 225-9000. have cocktails and a view from this swanky tempe spot built on top of a hill.

activities
arizona bound tours
, (480) 994-0580. explore the desert in a jeep. feel cool.


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