Desert Botanical Garden is a 140-acre botanical garden located in Papago Park, at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, central Arizona. Wikipedia
With a total of 1.5 miles of trails, including quarter-mile loops connected to a main trail bisected by Quail Run Path, plan to spend at least 2 hours exploring the 55-acre Desert Botanical Garden.
The Phoenix Convention Center is an events venue in downtown Phoenix, Arizona located along East Monroe, East Washington, East Jefferson, North Second, North Third, and North Fifth Streets. Wikipedia
The convention center is about a mile from the house!
Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. It opened in 1998, the year the Diamondbacks debuted as an expansion team. Wikipedia
Grand Canyon National Park, in Northern Arizona, encompasses 278 miles (447 km) of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands. Located on ancestral homeland of 11 Associated Tribes, Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular examples of erosion anywhere in the world—unmatched in the incomparable vistas it offers visitors from the rim. South Rim is open. North Rim closed for winter.