Arizona

Arizona is full of towns where the main street still looks like it did decades ago. Old storefronts,…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 14

Somewhere on 19th Avenue in Phoenix, a small family kitchen has quietly built a loyal following without any…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 14

Some restaurants feel less like buildings and more like time capsules that somehow still serve dinner. Tucked along…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 14

Arizona has a serious love for a good steak, and ribeye tends to be the cut people talk…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 14

Curling in the desert sounds like a joke someone made up on a warm afternoon, yet it is…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 14

Arizona summers get hot, and few things fix that quite like a scoop of real homemade ice cream.…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 13

A gunfight breaks out in the street before the whistle even blows. Cowboys square off, a sheriff keeps…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 13

Some breakfast spots feed you and send you on your way. Others make you feel like a long-lost…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 13

When people picture Arizona, they usually think of desert heat and cactus, not water. But the state is…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 13

Somewhere in the rugged southern Arizona wilderness, an entire town simply stopped. The buildings still stand, the mine…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 13

Somewhere in the West Valley of the Phoenix area, shoppers walk out with bags stuffed full of name-brand…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 13

Somewhere on the northwest side of Tucson sits a buffet where a single price unlocks a spread of…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 12

Somewhere in Phoenix there is a counter where soda jerks still pull levers on machines built in the…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 12

Arizona is not all cactus and desert heat. Head up into the pine-covered mountains and you will find…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 12

Arizona has a way of turning a simple breakfast into a reason to set your alarm early. Along…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 12

Some road trips run better on a full stomach, and in the pines of central Arizona there is…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 12

Sedona is famous for its red rocks, but the food scene here quietly holds its own against the…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 12

Arizona knows how to do a good burger, and the best ones are worth a little extra mileage.…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 11

High in the cool pine country of Arizona’s White Mountains sits a rustic Western chophouse that has been…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 11

High in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona sits a town that trades cactus and heat for tall…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 11

There’s a small mountain town along Route 66 where the morning routine starts with a cup of something…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 11

Deep in the Arizona desert north of Phoenix sits a town that time nearly erased, yet somehow it…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 11

Some places make you work a little before they reward you, and this one hides its magic just…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 11

Some places in Arizona hold onto their past so tightly that you can almost hear the echoes of…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 10

Arizona might make you think of dry deserts and cactus-lined highways, but the state has more shoreline than…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 10

Some of the tastiest Mexican cooking in Tucson does not come with flashy signs or a long wait…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 10

Arizona has a reputation for pricey resort towns, but the state is full of smaller communities where your…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 10

Affordable homes feel almost impossible to find these days, yet there is a quiet spot in the Arizona…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 10

Tucked into the dry hills of central Arizona sits a perfectly round pool of water that has been…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 10

Out along an old stretch of Route 66, in a small Arizona town most people only know from…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 9

Weekend mornings in the East Valley have a secret ingredient, and it involves more than a thousand vendors…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 9

Some restaurants pick one cuisine and stick with it. A counter-service spot in north Phoenix decided that rule…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 9

Somewhere along a quiet stretch of central Arizona road sits a small-town diner where regulars have kept the…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 9

Tucked into the high desert of southeastern Arizona sits a city where your paycheck actually stretches, the weather…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 9

Shopping outdoors under an Arizona sky sounds unusual, but that is exactly what makes this Glendale destination worth…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 9

Arizona is full of surprises, and some of the best ones are hiding inside its antique malls. These…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 8

There’s a place in Arizona where the line often stretches out the door, and nobody seems to mind…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 8

Arizona has a way of making retirement feel less like an ending and more like a fresh start.…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 8

Roughly three hours from Phoenix, past long stretches of open highway, there is a working orchard where families…

By Emma Larkin · Aug 8