The Valley of the Sun

Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Avondale

The City of Avondale is ranked one of the fastest growing residential areas of Maricopa County, Arizona. With 54,000 current residents, Avondale has come a long way from its agricultural…

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Cities to Explore

Follow what feels interesting.

Curiosity is usually a better guide than a strict plan.

Cave Creek

Cave Creek has a unique and colorful history, having been settled in the 1870s but…

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Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Chandler

Looking for Arizona vacation spots? Recently designated a National Register Historic District, downtown Chandler offers…

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Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Apache Junction

Apache Junction is a desert community at an elevation 2,070 feet above sea level as…

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Stay a little longer.

Rushing through a place rarely does it justice.

Casa Grande

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Let it unfold.

Not everything needs to be scheduled to be meaningful.

Dudleyville

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Buckeye

Nestled between the Sonoran National Monument and the White Tank Mountain Regional Park is a…

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Somewhere between here and nowhere.

The spaces in between are often the most memorable.

Coolidge

Coolidge is the commercial center of Arizona's cotton industry. In 1925, after construction of the…

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Carefree

"Is there really a place called 'Carefree'?" A few decades ago, people all across the…

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