Perched in the Sonoran Desert, Scottsdale, Arizona, has all the makings of a perfect getaway: It’s in a gorgeous setting, it has activities and adventures you can’t find anywhere else, and it has a ...

The new spa draws inspiration from the resort's Sonoran Desert surroundings with four 'pathways' designed around focus areas ...

A long-teased indoor rainforest attraction that Valley families have bought lifetime passes for looks a bit closer to breaking ground after years of delays. Paradise Earth, billed by its backers as a ...

I was absorbed into stories about the saguaro cactus, native to and a symbol of the desert (its blossom is the state flower of Arizona). They live long – some can reach 150 to 200 years – and are ...

Drive east out of Scottsdale on Shea Boulevard, and something odd happens. The streetlights that have lined the road for ...

The idea of a multimillion-dollar desert attraction in or near Scottsdale's pristine McDowell Sonoran Preserve is decades old, but the center has never been closer to becoming reality. The Scottsdale ...

Eighteen months after the Scottsdale City Council tasked the non-profit Desert Discovery Center Scottsdale with developing a design and business plan for the much-debated but little-detailed desert ...

"Out here, everything wants to stick, prick or bite you," a guide warns me about Arizona's Sonoran Desert. That may be the case, but it's a risk worth taking given the region's many attractions.

This contemporary desert estate in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a liveable piece of art that blends into its surroundings. Its design centers around private landscaping and features pivoting glass doors ...

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