The best of Phoenix

Mimi’s Café, 10214 North Metro Parkway, Phoenix; telephone 602/997-1299; open daily 7a.m. - 11 p.m.; www.mimiscafe.com/

Taliesin West, 12621 Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale; telephone 480/860-8810; open daily, Nov-Apr 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. and May-Oct daily 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.; for more info go to www.franklloydwrigh.org/. Advanced reservations for the tours (which cost $14-$18 depending on which you choose) are highly recommended.

The Boulders at North Scottsdale Road and Carefree Highway in Carefree; 800/553-1717. As I mentioned, the costs can be outrageous going up to $290 for a round in spring (you’ll pay on average $195-$220 the rest of the year).

Gold Canyon Golf Resort is at 6100 S. Kings Ranch Road in Gold Canyon, so it’s a bit of a drive from Phoenix (but worth it) ; telephone 800/827-5821. Green fees range from $42 to $187, depending on which course you choose and the season.

Carlsbad Tavern, 3313 N. Hayden Rd, Scottsdale; telephone 480/970-8164; open Mon-Sat 11 a.m. - 1 a.m., Sun 1 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 Ruins Drive—take Arizona 87 one mile north of Coolidge; 520/723-3172; admission $3, open daily 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; www.nps.gov/cagr

Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue; telephone 602/252-8848. Open daily (except for major holidays) between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., the admission is $7 adults, $6 seniors. Go to www.heard.org/ for more information.

The Golden Door Spa at the Boulders, 34631 N. Tom Darlington Dr., Carefree; telephone 800/553-1717; www.goldendoorspa.com/

Spa at Camelback Inn, 5402 E. Lincoln Dr, Scottsdale; 800/922-2635; www.camelbackspa.com/

T. Cooks, 5200 E. Camelback Road at the Royal Palms Resort and Spa; telephone 602/808-0766 and make a reservation as you won’t get in here without one; www.royalpalmshotel.com/

For info on the Arizona Diamondbacks’ season go to www.diamondbacks.com/; for info on the Phoenix Suns go to www.suns.com/; for info on the Arizona Cardinals, go to www.azcardinals.com; and for info on the Phoenix Coyotes go to www.phoenixcoyotes.com/)

To get a schedule for the Cactus League games go to www.cactus-league.com/ or call 866/705-4816. Games do sell out, especially on weekends, so get your tickets in advance.

Barcelona, 15440 Greenway-Hayden Loop; telephone 480/603-0370; some nights there’s no cover, other nights a fee of $10 may apply (call in advance for full information).

Pauline Frommer is the creator of the new Pauline Frommer Guidebooks which will be debuting in bookstores this July.

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