Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

Offering the World's Most Authentic Native American Spa Services Aji, meaning "Sanctuary" in the Pima language is appropriately named after the nearby Aji Mountain located on the Gila River Indian Community where women and children would go in times of war. Aji Mountain is still one of the Community's most sacred treasures and fittingly, our Phoenix spa is where sacred Pima and Maricopa traditions are still practiced and shared. Offering the only authentic Native American spa menu in existence, the Indigenous Collection features treatments and activities designed and practiced by Aji's Pima and Maricopa Cultural Caretakers. The ancient Pima and Maricopa cultures are also showcased throughout our Chandler spa in design elements, artwork, architecture and shared legends.

Whirlwind Golf Club is a truly unique Southwest golf experience sensitively designed to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Gila River Indian Community. Surrounded by spectacular mountains and managed by Troon Golf, this unique Chandler golf course is also home to the PGA's Nationwide Insurance Tour, Gila River Golf Classic held every year in October. The two Chandler golf courses, Devil's Claw and Cattail, are masterpieces developed by Gary Panks that will impress and challenge golfers of all skill levels. Covering 242 acres, with 92 acres of turfed area and 150 acres of desert landscape, Panks' design is "challenging but fair" for players of various handicaps. Each of the 36 holes is named after a significant legend or landmark of the Pima and Maricopa Indians. Only plants that are indigenous to the Gila River and its surrounding desert are featured on these 7,017-yard, par 72 Chandler golf courses. Both Devil's Claw and Cattail were created to reflect the land by combining the Gila River landscape including Cottonwood, Mesquite, Saguaro and Palo Verde trees with native grasses and rolling terrain. These challenging Chandler golf courses also feature gradual elevation changes, great bunker designs with multi-tiered greens. And when your golf round is over, be sure to visit Sivlik Grill in our clubhouse. Our Chandler restaurant offers a unique dining experience including creative cuisine, picturesque desert views and mountain vistas.

Phoenix Premium Outlets® features extraordinary savings of 25% to 65% off exceptional brands including: Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade New York, Coach, and Nike. With over 90 stores in one convenient location take a break from shopping and treat yourself to a meal or quick snack at one of our grab and go dining options such as: Starbucks, Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen, Charley's Grilled Subs, and Dairy Queen. Enjoy the mountainous views of Arizona at this outdoor shopping center located within Wild Horse Pass off of I-10 at Exit 162. Phoenix Premium Outlets® serves the nearby communities of Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, and Phoenix.

Indulge in Vegas-style casino entertainment without the hustle and bustle of Vegas crowds. The 10-story Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino features 242 hotel rooms with a 100,000 square foot Vegas-style casino. There is 12,000 square feet of versatile meeting space as well as a variety of fine dining restaurants, including the famous Shula's Steak House.

The Huhugam Heritage Center is a place that tells stories of the history, culture and language of the peoples of the Gila River Indian Community. Through exhibitions, classes, programs and its collections, its goal is to educate Community members, youth and visitors.

Bondurant invites aspiring racers or anyone who desires world-class professional training in high-performance vehicles.

Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park offers exciting Championship Cup racing in addition to drag racing, concerts and other events.

Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. One of only 44 botanical gardens accredited by the American Association of Museums, this one-of-a-kind museum showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year.

Since its founding by Dwight and Maie Heard in 1929, the Heard Museum has grown in size and stature to become recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, its educational programming and its festivals. Dedicated to the sensitive and accurate portrayal of Native arts and cultures, the Heard is an institution that successfully combines the stories of American Indian people from a personal perspective with the beauty of art. Through innovative programs, world-class exhibitions and unmatched festivals, the Heard Museum sets the standard nationally for collaborating with Native people to present first-person voices. Partnerships with American Indian artists and tribal communities provide visitors with a distinctive perspective about the art and cultures of Native people, especially those from the Southwest

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, dubbed America's Friendliest Airport, is the main airport for the Greater Phoenix area. Sky Harbor serves more than 100 domestic and international destinations. With 1,200 daily flights—about 500 of them nonstop—Sky Harbor is one of the most convenient airports in the United States.

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, located in southeast Mesa, is a growing regional airport serving the Greater Phoenix area. Gateway Airport serves about 1.3 million passengers per year to more than 35 nonstop destinations. Gateway Airport has convenient access to the Loop 202 Santan and US 60 freeways, allowing passengers to connect to the entire metro area.

Opening in 2006, the stadium offers outstanding, unobstructed views for 63,400 fans with the ability to expand to 73,000 for mega events. The stadium has hosted two Super Bowls (NFL), two National College Football Championship games, and in April the stadium will be welcoming the 2017 NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship. Encompassing over 1.7 million square feet of space, University of Phoenix Stadium has numerous premium seating and space options including 88 lofts and 7,505 club seats.

Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the country’s most innovative school, Arizona State University is where students and faculty work with NASA to develop, advance and lead innovations in space exploration. This is where Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners teach master learners. This is where nationally ranked and internationally ranked programs prepare next-generation innovators to thrive while advancing pioneering research, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship and economic development. ASU’s nationally ranked programs inspire the top-qualified graduates and have positioned the university as a “top-tier” recruiting and hiring institution by more than 50 of the country’s top corporations, according to professional recruiters and rankings services around the world.

Welcome to Phoenix Art Museum. The Southwest’s premier 203,000- square foot destination for world-class visual arts. Here you will be immersed in culture while viewing popular exhibitions that feature artists such as Rembrandt, Norman Rockwell, and Annie Leibowitz. Monet. And the list goes on. Since 1959, The Phoenix Art Museum, designed by New York architects Tod Williams/Billie Tsien & Associates, has been the home of an outstanding collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. As Arizona’s cultural hub for nearly fifty years, Phoenix Art Museum presents festivals, live performances, independent art films and educational programs for people of all ages that will both enlighten and entertain.

Named one of the top-10 convention center facilities in the country, the Phoenix Convention Center & Venues offers more than 900,000 sq. ft. of meeting and exhibit space, including a 312,500 sq. ft. main exhibit hall and a 46,000 sq ft ballroom. Conveniences include 99 meeting rooms, 61 loading docks (22 of which are climate controlled), exhibit halls with pre-scored floors and an Executive Conference Center – all complimented by a 2,312 seat Symphony Hall and the 1,364 seat historic Orpheum Theatre.

The Phoenix Zoo is home to over 1,200 animals representing more than 200 species. Our animals hail from diverse regions, from the Arizona desert to the lush tropics of Colombia and Indonesia. If you've got questions about our animals, you've come to the right place. Look through the different sections below for information for school reports and additional resources. Please understand that the Zoo cannot provide medical advice for animals or your pets. If you think your pet is sick, make an appointment with a veterinarian right away.

Located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage is the home theater of the Broadway Across America - Arizona series and the ASU Gammage Beyond series. Its mission is to connect communities through artistic excellence and educational outreach. ASU Gammage is an historic hall designed by internationally renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Phoenix Symphony has been proudly serving the citizens of the Phoenix metropolitan area and Arizona since 1947. What began as an occasional group of musicians performing a handful of concerts each year (in a city of fewer than 100,000 people) today serves more than 300,000 people annually, with almost 200 concerts and presentations throughout the greater Phoenix area and beyond. The Phoenix Symphony presents an annual season from September through the beginning of June, featuring full-length classical and pops concerts at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix, as well as concerts in Scottsdale, Mesa, Prescott and throughout central Arizona. The Symphony performs for more than 80,000 students and children, helping to introduce music to new generations through a variety of education and youth-engagement programs. As Arizona's only full-time, professional orchestra, The Phoenix Symphony operates on an annual budget of more than $11 million, of which ticket revenues cover approximately 40%. Remaining funds are provided through the generosity and vision of thousands of individuals, corporations, and foundations. The Symphony also receives important support through public funding provided from the area's citizens via the Arizona Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture, and other governmental departments. The Phoenix Symphony offers a wide variety of programming each year — including regular series of Classics, Symphony Pops, Chamber Orchestra, and Family offerings, as well as special community presentations celebrating various holidays and area events. A strong and collaborative program of education and youth engagement activities includes concerts presented downtown for school children alongside smaller presentations performed at schools and for neighborhood groups throughout the Valley. A strong corps of over 500 volunteers helps support the Symphony each year, including the Friends Giftshop and the annual Symphony Gala.

The mission of Arizona Science Center is to inspire, educate and entertain people of all ages about science. Featuring more than 300 hands-on exhibits, live demonstrations, a multi-media Dorrance Planetarium, and IMAX Theater and programming to fit all ages, zero to grey, Arizona Science Center provides educational entertainment year-round.

Chandler Fashion Center is comprised of more than 240 shops and restaurants including Nordstrom, Macy's, Dillard's, Sears, Coach, Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn. The regional shopping center is part of a 320-acre urban village which includes shopping, dining and hotels. Developed as an indoor/outdoor shopping experience, the center includes a 20-plex Harkins theater, a community room/conference facility, full-service concierge desk, Chandler visitor's information and valet parking. Shoppers can also delight in the Dancing Waters an impressive display of water, light and music.

Casa Paloma shopping center, located in Chandler AZ, is one of the Phoenix area's premier shopping destination for fashion, dining and casual elegance

Each Shula’s Steak House is themed after 1972’s Undefeated Miami Dolphins and their “Perfect Season” - the only team in NFL history to finish a season 17 - 0. The menus are hand painted on official NFL game footballs and signed by Coach himself. At Shula’s Steak Houses, one of the featured entrees is the 48-Ounce Porterhouse. Those who finish it join Shula’s 48-Ounce Club, which currently has more than 26,000 members. I invite you to enjoy an undefeated dining experience at Shula’s Steak House, where we only offer the best beef money can buy, The SHULA CUT.