AREA ATTRACTIONS -
(number after is minutes)
More info in AAA guide and
  Frommers "ARIZONA"
Also at house is an attractions book
with more info

Local-
Kierland Commons- Shopping and Restaurants- 10 min walk
Scottsdale Quarter- Shopping and Restaurants-12 min walk
Whole Foods, Movies on Mayo Drive- 10 min 
Miniture Golf, Driving Range - 10 min

Old Town Scottsdale-shopping eateries  20 min

Fashion Mall - Downtown Scottsdale 20 min

Cave Creek and Care Free - 30 min

Golf Course- over 200 5 minutes to 30 minutes away

Hiking at Pinnacle Peak and the McDowell Mountains- 15 min

Hotel Adventures- the Phoenician,  Marriotts Camelback Inn...more more more 15-30 min

The Diamondback Baseball Team - 30 min

Downtown Phoenix- 30 min

Rail Road Park- 15 min

ARIZONA ATTRACTIONS-

Montezumas Castle- Indian Cave Dwelling 1.5 hours

Sedonda and Oak Creek Canyon - 2 hours

Jerome Arizona - old (now inhabited ghost town) 2.5 hrs

Grand Canyon- just pack your bags for an overnight trip 4 hrs

Outside the Area:

Las Vegas - pack your bags again...best is mid week when rates are low 5 hrs

San Diego- want a beach? only 5.5 hrs away

Los Angeles- Universal, Disneyland, Hollywood only 6 hrs away. Pack your bags for 2 nights away