Phoenix and Sedona (United States) — Phoenix; Scottsdale; Sedona

Phoenix sits in the Salt River valley in the Sonoran Desert and is the capital and largest city of Arizona. The metropolitan area, called the Valley of the Sun, includes several cities such as Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa, and grew with air conditioning and irrigation canals, some following routes opened by the Hohokam peoples more than a thousand years ago. Sky Harbor Airport is the state's main gateway.

The desert is inside the city: Camelback and South Mountain have trails just minutes from neighborhoods, and the Desert Botanical Garden showcases saguaro cacti, which only grow in the Sonoran Desert, alongside plants from deserts around the world. The Heard Museum is one of the most important museums in the United States dedicated to the art and culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Southwest.

Scottsdale, to the east, has a gallery-filled downtown with restaurants and Western art shops, and at the foot of the McDowell Mountains is Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home and school, listed by UNESCO among Wright’s works as a World Heritage Site.

About two hours north, Sedona sits among red sandstone formations such as Bell Rock and Cathedral Rock, at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon. It’s a place for trails, viewpoints and galleries, and a stopover for Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.

This destination brings together 3 cities: Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona.