Buzz·Posted on May 8, 201421 Incredible Experiences You Can Only Have In PhoenixThe Valley of the Sun is more than just cacti and desert.by Yezmin VillarrealBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Eating a hot dog that looks like this. New Times Food Blog @ChowBellaPHX You have to try a Sonoran hot dog. "10 Best Things to Eat and Drink While Visiting #Phoenix" - http://t.co/4K4r4SAnFf 04:00 PM - 24 Feb 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. Going to galleries that sometimes double as hair salons during the day. 3. Your baristas will put agave nectar or horchata in your coffee, and it will be delivered to you with a flawless heart or rosette. View this photo on Instagram 4. You can head to First Friday to explore downtown Phoenix's art scene. View this photo on Instagram 5. Mariachis are always a short phone call away, in case you need one at your birthday party. 6. You can head to Sky Harbor Airport for the best cuisine in any airport, ever. Really, though. View this photo on Instagram 7. You can ride the Light Rail across town. View this photo on Instagram 8. Cruising 16th Street for the amazing murals. dtphx.co @dtphxco A few other new #PaintPHX #murals found this morning on #Calle16... Saw some other st... http://t.co/WVmE11LSua 12:10 AM - 17 Mar 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. Eating a burrito and enjoying your favorite band in the same place. ALL IN A DAY'S WORK AT CRESCENT BALLROOM. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. You can experience the perfectly weird literary scene. Four Chambers Press @FourChambersPhx Odd 1 01:22 AM - 23 Mar 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. Phoenix's hip historian, Marshall Shore, will teach you about all the offbeat landmarks you've probably never heard of. 12. You can buy used books and gnomes in the same place. GNOMES. 13. You can eat a dish called "Nopales like home" that includes jackfruit and cactus. Braggs Factory Diner @BraggsDiner Tonight! $5 First Friday 7pm-10pm. 2 jackfruit barbacoa tacos + chips & salsa. Horchata is also on tap. 09:35 PM - 07 Jun 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. Since it never rains or snows, you can just hang out on porches all day in the sun. View this photo on Instagram 15. You can wander on Roosevelt Row and experience art, food, and culture all in a day's walk. View this photo on Instagram 16. It's really freaking hot, but that just means you can swim any day of the year. View this vine on Vine vine.co 17. You can get in with downtown's outsider art scene that isn't scared of having fun. View this video on YouTube youtube.com 18. You can go hiking with your dog and even get hiking boots for the pup. kylie kirsch @kykirsch Dog wearing shoes #CamelbackMountain 07:22 PM - 27 Mar 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 19. You can see any major sports team play. Plus, CHARLES BARKLEY lives on, people. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. It flies under the radar, but Phoenix's pizza game is STRONG. HAVE SOME OF IT. Kelly Bone @TheVegFoodie Memories of @PizzeriaBianco; the Rosa pizza is as good as "they say": 06:22 PM - 04 Jun 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite 21. Plus, this view on the commute home makes it all worth it.