lies Arizona's state capital Phoenix.

是亞利桑那州首府。

With well over 4 million people, this is the state's largest city

鳳凰城有超過四百萬人口，不僅是該州最大城市，

and one of the most populated cities in the USA.

也是美國人口最多的城市之一。

Welcome to the Valley of the Sun,

歡迎來到太陽谷，

where it is always warm and where the nature stands out from the landscape

此地氣候經年溫暖和煦，自然萬物躍然於地景之上，

like a camel in a desert.

如同沙漠中的一隻駱駝。

Start out in the central Arts District.

一早先來市中心的藝術特區逛逛吧。

Here, the coffee and tea houses in between the galleries

在這裡，除了美術館與精品店外，還有許多咖啡廳和茶館，

and boutique stores are a good place for breakfast.

是您享用早餐的好去處。

Looking out over the city is the carefully preserved Wrigley Mansion,

來到悉心維護的瑞格利府邸，不僅可以俯瞰整座城市，

a place for fine dining in a modern, or antique setting.

還能在融合古典與現代設計的空間中享用美食佳餚。

Learn all about your digestive system, and more,

造訪亞利桑那科學中心，

in the downtown Arizona Science Center.

充分瞭解人體消化系統、學習各種知識。

Get gobbled up by a monster stomach and cycle high in the air

在這座互動式博物館中，您可以走進巨人的肚子裡，

in this interactive museum.

或是在高空騎腳踏車。

Potential Einsteins can test their brain in the wonder center,

「小愛因斯坦」可以在奇妙空間中進行腦力測驗，

while the little ones will love splashing about.

更小的小朋友也可以玩水玩得不亦樂乎。

For exhibits that are off the wall,

如果您想看點更特別的展覽，

visit the nearby Phoenix Art Museum,

可以到附近的鳳凰城美術館，

which is also filled with more conventional paintings and sculptures.

不過這裡也有比較傳統的繪畫與雕塑作品。

A few blocks north, the Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Art

向北走幾個街區，則會來到賀德原住民文化藝術博物館，

is the place to see Navajo jewelry and ancient bowls and jars.

這裡展示許多那瓦霍族的首飾和古老器皿用具。

Try your hand at creating pottery and jewelry yourself

在獲獎無數的梅薩藝術中心，

in the award-winning Mesa Arts Center. All the tools you need are there!

您可以嘗試親手製作陶器與首飾。這裡提供了所有您需要的工具！

Between Mesa and Phoenix is Scottsdale.

位於梅薩與鳳凰城美術館之間的是史考茨戴爾。

In the Scottsdale Museum Of Contemporary Art the sky is the limit

史考茨戴爾當代藝術博物館

when it comes to art.

讓我們看到藝術是沒有界限的。

After browsing the work of local creatives,

參觀完當地創作者的作品之後，

explore the upscale stores in the Scottsdale Quarter.

也逛逛史考茨戴爾區的精品名店吧。

For a musical journey through time,

若您想穿越時空來一趟音樂之旅，

treat your ears to the Musical Instrument Museum

不妨到位於鳳凰城北端的樂器博物館

on the northern edge of Phoenix, it is stacked from floor to ceiling with

享受一場音樂盛宴，這裡豐富的館藏包括

African drums...

非洲鼓、

guitars from the Middle East ...

來自中東的吉他

and unusual South American instruments.

以及難得一見的南美洲樂器。

MIM is also a tribute to some of America's finest artists.

此外，樂器博物館也向幾位美國最傑出的音樂人致敬。

Back near the Salt River,

回到鹽河附近，

the Pueblo Grande Museum And Archaeological Park

普韋布洛格蘭德博物館及考古公園

gives an insight into the lives of the Hohokam people.

可帶您深入瞭解霍霍卡姆人的生活。

These Native Americans shaped this city some 1,500 years ago

這些美國原住民於 1500 年前在此挖掘

by digging irrigation canals to the river.

連接河川的灌溉渠道，而形成了這座城市。

East from here is Papago Park,

向東行則可來到帕帕戈公園，

home to some of Phoenix's best family attractions.

許多鳳凰城居民全家出遊時最愛的地點。

Check out the huge cacti and edible art in the Desert Botanical Garden...

在鳳凰城沙漠植物園，您可欣賞巨形仙人掌、食物做成的藝術品，

the old fire trucks in the Hall of Flame...

在火焰堂消防博物館參觀古董消防車，

and the prairie animals in the spacious Phoenix Zoo.

在廣闊的鳳凰城動物園親近各種草原動物。

Don't miss the chance to clamber through the Hole In The Rock

千萬別錯過了岩中洞，您可以爬上頂端，

to see the Valley of the Sun in full glory!

欣賞沐浴在陽光下的太陽谷。

Another natural window overlooking Phoenix

另一扇可遠眺鳳凰城的自然之窗，

is on the opposite side of the city.

就位在城市的另一頭。

At Dobbins Point it is like you are looking into the future in one direction,

站在多賓斯觀景台，

and into the past in the other...

讓人覺得彷彿置身於未來和過去的交界。

Out of all of the rock formations in Arizona,

除了亞利桑那州綿延不絕的岩層地形外，

the drop offs and folds of the Grand Canyon are the most awe-inspiring.

大峽谷的懸崖峭壁與岩層褶痕，更讓人讚嘆大自然的鬼斧神工。

Many feel humbled when staring out

身處於這座美國最壯闊的自然瑰寶之中，

over one of America's biggest natural treasures.

往往能令人產生敬畏謙卑之心。

If you don't have time to drive the four hours north

若您沒有時間開四小時的車來到北部的大峽谷，

to see the Grand Canyon, Sedona is only half the distance from Phoenix.

不妨選擇距離鳳凰城僅需一半車程的塞多納。

The sandstone cathedrals in "Red Rock Country" are a great sight at sunset.

落日餘暉中的沙岩大教堂絕對是在「紅岩國度」中最美的景色。

Arizona is always basking in sunlight and with its Southwestern charm,

亞利桑那州永遠沐浴在陽光和特有的西南風情之中，

rich Native American history and deep appreciation of art and nature,

且擁有豐富的美國原住民歷史，以及對藝術與自然的禮讚，

Phoenix is an attractive oasis in the hot Sonoran desert.

使鳳凰城成為炎熱索諾蘭沙漠中的一處美麗綠洲。