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In Arizona, These 11 Italian Restaurants Make Pasta Like Someone Truly Cared
Anyone can boil a box of dried noodles, but rolling and cutting fresh pasta by hand every day takes real…
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Arizona-based travel writer roaming the Grand Canyon State's deserts, canyons, and red rock country.
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Wildlife World Zoo Near Phoenix Lets You Feed Giraffes Right From an Elevated Deck
Few things reset a busy week like a giraffe leaning in to take…
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5 Arizona Tamale Shops Where Locals Order by the Dozen Before the Holidays
In Arizona, December means one thing for a lot of families: tamales, and lots…
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Watch Cheese Being Made and Taste Fresh Curds at Fond du Lac Farm in Arizona
Past a dead end sign on a quiet road in Buckeye, Arizona, sits…
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Along Route 66, This Small-Town Arizona Diner Serves Homemade Cream Pies And Chicken-Fried Steak
Some road trips are planned around canyons, and some are quietly planned…
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Hand-Stretched Tortillas Come Off the Comal Still Puffing at Tucson’s La Estrella Bakery
Some families drive across state lines for a ballgame. Others make the trip…
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Wilcox’s Apple Annie’s Turns Into a Pie Stop Once Picking Season Ends, and the Apple Cider Donuts Sell Out Fast
Out in southeastern Arizona, one family farm draws people from Tucson…
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Biting Into a Fresh Date Shake at Dateland Means You’ve Found Arizona’s Quirkiest Highway Stop
Somewhere between Yuma and Phoenix, the desert keeps a sweet little secret…
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Climb Into a Real Hot Air Balloon Basket and Float Over Saguaros at Sunrise Near Phoenix
Most people in Phoenix are still asleep at 4 in the morning…
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Pet a Highland Cow and Bottle-Feed Baby Goats at This Arizona Family Farm Near Phoenix
Somewhere on the southeast edge of the Phoenix area, a goat is waiting…
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This All-You-Can-Eat Seafood Buffet in Glendale, Arizona Serves Crab Legs and Raw Oysters
Glendale sits hundreds of miles from any ocean, yet one dining room here sets out crab legs and raw oysters like…
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Wander Into Tucson’s Shrine of Santa Rita in the Desert, Where Admission Is Free and Lizard-Topped Statues Hide Everywhere
On the north side of Tucson, a low adobe complex sits quietly among…
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Spin Your Own Glass Ornament This Holiday Season at Mesa Arts Center’s Hot Glass Studio in Arizona
Most holiday ornaments come from a store shelf, but the best ones come…
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Grown-Ups Get Their Own Pool at This 1929 Arizona Resort With a Swim-Up Bar
Phoenix has plenty of hotel pools, but very few come with nearly a century…
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The Little Colorado River Feeds This Arizona Reservoir, Where Quiet Water and Lively Trout Keep Anglers Coming Back
High in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona, a small lake sits fed…
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Sashimi This Fresh at an Unassuming Arizona Strip-Mall Fish Market Will Make You Forget You’re Landlocked
The nearest ocean is hundreds of miles from Scottsdale, yet one tiny fish…
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These 5 Arizona Seafood Markets Sell Fish Flown In Fresh From the Coast
Arizona is hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, yet some of the freshest…
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Bargain Hunters Roam The Aisles At This Roomy Arizona Thrift Store, Especially On Half-Off Mondays
Every Monday in Tucson, a crowd forms with one goal: pay half for everything…
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Skip the Grocery Store Meat Counter at These 8 Arizona Butcher Shops Selling Better Cuts for Less
That shrink-wrapped package of steak at the big supermarket might be costing…
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From Phoenix to Tucson, We Ranked 11 Arizona Mariscos Spots Worth the Drive
Arizona sits hours from the ocean, yet some of the best Mexican seafood…