The mountains surrounding this town give it sort of a rugged, majestic feel and that is good, but there is nothing rugged about the town itself. There were a few typical tourist shops on the main drag selling mineral, rocks and items with prickly pear, kind of like in cave Creek, but more upscale. Only two or three restaurants on Main street including a new hot dog guy who won the Tempe salsa challenge. He gave us a sample and I can recommend trying some if he offers it on his dogs. Otherwise, the shopping centers contain the usual target and chain stores, but everything just seems a bit prettier and the house/condos line the streets heading into town. almost makes you feel like everyone knows who is entering their little slice of paradise. Oh and that fountain, well at noon it didn't go off and I nearly stormed the chamber of commerce, but at 1pm the thing went off for a grand total of 3 minutes. Have your camera ready to roll and if the winds are over 10mph, the fountain will remain silent. It's nice, but it's not 540 feet. Still worthy to see on a day trip and eat at Encanto.
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