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Saguaro Lake, Mesa, Maricopa, Saguaro, Lake
See the Desert by Boat – Saguaro Lake’s Desert Belle

A narrated cruise on Saguaro Lake puts the Sonoran Desert in a new light - no hiking required.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Maricopa, ice, cream
Sugar Bowl Is the Real Deal

Scottsdale's pink-fronted institution has been scooping ice cream and serving comfort food since 1958 - and it still earns the trip.

Havasu Falls, Havasupai Tribal Lands, Coconino, Havasu, Falls
Havasu Falls Is Real. And So Is the Work to Get There

The turquoise water is everything you've seen in photos. The 10-mile hike to reach it is not for everyone.

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Maricopa, saguaro, cactus
Desert Botanical Garden Is Worth the Early Start

Phoenix's most walkable outdoor attraction rewards morning visitors with cooler air, quiet paths, and more cacti than you can count.

Diners at the Perfect Pear Bistro in Tempe
Perfect Pear Bistro Earns the Detour

A low-key Arizona bistro where the grilled cheese alone is reason enough to show up hungry.

Clarkdale, Arizona, Yavapai County, canyon
Verde Canyon Railroad Is Worth Every Slow Mile

A four-hour round trip through a roadless canyon - no hiking required, no crowds, just canyon walls and cold champagne.

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, Apache and Navajo counties, petrified, forest
Petrified Forest National Park Earns a Weekday Drive

Two hundred million years of geology, a stretch of Route 66, and almost no one else on a Tuesday morning.

Morristown, Arizona, Maricopa, desert
The 1899 Historic Hotel in Morristown Lets You Pan for Real Gold

A genuine piece of Arizona frontier history sits off the highway in Morristown, and weekdays mean you practically have it to yourself.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Maricopa, aquarium, fish
OdySea Aquarium Is Bigger Than You Think And Worth Every Minute

Arizona's largest aquarium delivers a surprisingly immersive few hours on any weekday morning.

A rushing creek flows through red cliffs in Sedona, Arizona
L’Auberge de Sedona Is the Mountain Retreat You’ve Been Putting Off

A creekside luxury resort with a world-class spa — and on a Tuesday, it's practically yours.