The Civic Center Mall contains more than 20 acres of beautifully, manicured, lush, open space that spans Brown Avenue to 75th Street and from First Avenue to Second Street.  Scattered throughout the area are outdoor cafes, restaurants, nightclubs, shops, boutiques, galleries and museums. Within the boundaries of the mall lies the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, a wonderful venue for theatre, music and comedy it also hosts free afternoon arts festivals, Native American cultural celebrations, culinary samplings, an 8k Run, 3 mile Family Fitness Walk, and an ARTS stroll. City Hall is also found here, as well as the famous LOVE sculpture by Pop icon artist, Robert Indiana. The Scottsdale Convention and Visitor's Center is located on the grounds and has information  for visitors as well as those relocating to the area. The Civic Center Library is a great place to check out books and magazines and view interesting  exhibits.  Upcoming exhibits at the library include; The Vietnam Experience, which describes local resident's Vietnam War era experiences. Fighting the Fires of hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings, a traveling exhibit of the United States Holocaust Museum, there is also an upcoming exhibit of Scottsdale Public Art.  With so much to see and do the Civic Center Mall is a wonderful place to stroll and people-watch with many benches for sitting and relaxing and fountains, a lagoon with swans and so much more.  It is the perfect place to spend a day.