Scenic Drives

Santa Rita Mountains, Sonoita Gardner? Or Gardiner? It depends on whom you ask. According to the book Arizona Place Names, Gardner Canyon — which...
Lodging

Even with the shutters closed, light fills the kitchen, thanks to skylights that run nearly the length of my aerie at Canyon Rose Suites. But I open the shutters anyway, taking in the hotel’s bird’s-...
Dining

If there’s a recipe for a successful breakfast and lunch place, Kim Scanlan and Gerard Meurer have perfected it. They opened Baja Café in 2014 in a Tucson location that looks straight out of Diners,...
Historic Places

Near Douglas John Slaughter spoke softly and carried a big stick long before Teddy Roosevelt made it cool. Elected Cochise County sheriff in 1886...
Historic Places

Near Show Low Larry Muder was one of the last students to attend class at Shumway School. Later, Muder told a newspaper reporter about “Giant...
Historic Places

Flagstaff It’s not as big as Xanadu — the opulent mansion at the center of Citizen Kane — but the 13,000-square-foot Riordan Mansion...
Historic Places

Near Fredonia On the Arizona Strip, water can be nearly impossible to find. That’s what drew Mormon missionaries to Pipe Spring, which was the...
Historic Places

Flagstaff The building that today houses the Pioneer Museum is 108 years old, but if you want its true origin, you’ll have to go back further — a...