Photograph by Tom Story
“From the texts of the early writers to that of contemporaries, from the temples of the Mediterranean Sea to the fanciful designs of coats of arms, the phoenix bird, described in different ways,…
Photograph | Patronato San Xavier
Something old is being made new again in the Sonoran Desert southwest of Tucson. The historic unfinished tower at Mission San Xavier del Bac is ready for a new generation of worshippers and visitors…
Photograph by Mark Lipczynski
A lot of small Arizona towns have qualities of bygone years: frontier days, Victorian homes. But only Duncan hurtles me into the 1960s, in the best way. Five miles from our border with New Mexico,…
Photograph by Paul Markow
Caleb Schiff got his first taste of Indian Gardens Oak Creek Market during runs and bicycle trips in Red Rock Country a decade ago. In the fall and winter months, he would stop along the bustling…
Photograph by John Burcham
If a visitor to the Louvre walked up to the Mona Lisa with a can of spray paint, they’d be immediately tackled by security guards. But what about a vandal approaching a rock art panel, dating back 1,…
Photograph by Colleen Miniuk
Alpena, whose inspiration is on the shore of Lake Huron in Michigan. | Colleen MiniukCoastal cities and towns are sometimes known for their charming lighthouses, which…
Photograph by Joseph Muench
Editor’s Note: By December 1944, at the height of World War II, our editor and art director had stepped away from the magazine to join the war effort — Raymond Carlson had enlisted in the Marines,…
Photograph by John Burcham
Welcome to Holbrook, the sake capital of America! Sort of. Although this Historic Route 66 and railroad town has never been known as the Hokkaido of the high desert, master brewer Atsuo Sakurai’s…