The Valley of the Sun

Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Apache Junction

Apache Junction is a desert community at an elevation 2,070 feet above sea level as the easternmost community in the Phoenix-Mesa metropolitan area, and home to the legendary Superstition Mountains…

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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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Pause when it feels right.

Some stops aren't on the map, but they're worth taking.

Chandler

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

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Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Dudleyville

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Let the road decide.

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

Casa Grande

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Buckeye

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

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Go a little further.

The next turn is often where things start to get interesting.

Avondale

The City of Avondale is ranked one of the fastest growing residential areas of Maricopa…

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More road, less rush.

There's no need to hurry through something worth experiencing.

Carefree

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

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Go where you feel alive.

Pay attention to the places that pull you in without explanation.

Coolidge

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

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Cave Creek has a unique and colorful history, having been settled in the 1870s but not becoming incorporated as a…

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