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Dining

Baja Café

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,...
Photograph by Mark Lipczynski
Historic Places

Slaughter Ranch

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

Shumway School

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...
Photograph by Jeff Kida
Historic Places

Riordan Mansion

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...
Photograph by Jeff Kida
Historic Places

Pipe Springs National Monument

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...
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Historic Places

Pioneer Museum

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...
Photograph by Jeff Kida
Historic Places

Patagonia Railroad Depot

Patagonia The centerpiece of one of Southern Arizona’s most charming small towns is a depot built for the New Mexico and Arizona Railroad. The...
Photograph by Mark Lipczynski
Historic Places

Painted Desert Inn

Petrified Forest National Park Stock-market turmoil took a toll on construction projects in the 1930s, but the Painted Desert Inn was an...