Chances are great that Phoenix and its surrounds, aka the Valley of the Sun, will greet IUCX 2025 attendees with blue-sky days and average temps ranging from 94° - 67°F. Make plans to enjoy Arizona’s capital city and its sights and sounds before and after IUCX’s in-person events. Click The Getaway or Visit Phoenix to get a jump on your bucket list. Both sites offer a wide variety of geographic, cultural, historic, sports and recreational attractions, many within walking distance of Phoenix Convention Center.
The Downtown 2023-24 Phoenix Map & Directory serves up an amazing listing of places to eat, drink, play, shop and learn, plus amenities and services like banks, health and fitness centers. With so many choices, consider spending time at these four must-see/must-do attractions located downtown.

Visit Roosevelt Row, downtown Phoenix’s walkable arts district, home to art galleries, restaurants, bars and boutique shops in a landscape dotted by colorful street art. If you can commit to Phoenix the weekend before IUCX begins, enjoy the popular First Fridays Art Walk.

The 2023 National League Champion Arizona Diamondbacks meet the NY Mets on May 5 – 7 and the LA Dodgers on May 8 – 11, 2025 at Chase Field. Tickets start at $12 (at time of publishing). Book a post-IUCX stay-cay and try to snag one of the Dbacks’ pop-up flys!

Stroll, learn and admire at ‘Pay What You Wish Wednesdays’ at the Phoenix Art Museum
“We preserve and present … more than 20,000 objects in nine collecting areas, including American and Western American art, Latin American art, Asian art, European art, modern and contemporary art, fashion design, and photography.”
Enjoy a pie at Pizzeria Bianco, Cibo or other popular pizzeria “that are giving downtown Phoenix credence to join New York and Chicago as a must-visit destination for pizza connoisseurs.” (Source: visitphoenix.com)

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