Photos: Travel With the Falcons: Phoenix

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So you have tickets to see the Falcons play the Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium? Give yourself a few extra days to explore what else Phoenix has to offer.

For those with shallow pockets, the Valley of the Sun has budget-friendly options mixing an urban identity with access to nature. It's not every big city where you can scale a mountain, sample authentic Mexican food and take in a free art show, all in in one day.

The $250 million Musical Instrument Museum, rising out of the Sonoran desert in north Phoenix, is dedicated to musical instruments from around the world.

Taliesin West, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and sits in the desert near Scottsdale, adjacent to Phoenix. The complex is now used as an architechture school.

Education is the focus at the Heard Museum, which boasts a world-renowned collection of American Indian art and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

Aa pink jeep is guided down a step incline during a Pink Jeep Tours of the Broken Arrow Tour in the Coconino National Forest in Sedona, Ariz.

Covering 140 acres, the Desert Botanical Garden focuses on plants that thrive in desert conditions such as agave and cacti.

The best way to experience the natural beauty of Phoenix is on horseback. Several companies offer trail tours and riding lessons.

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So you have tickets to see the Falcons play the Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium? Give yourself a few extra days to explore what else Phoenix has to offer.

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