The fastest way to understand The Southwest is through its neighborhoods. Each has its own rhythm, and picking the right one — to stay in or to live in — shapes your whole experience.
Below is a quick, honest tour of the areas worth knowing, and who each one suits best.
Grand Canyon Country
Arizona's mile-deep canyon and the high-desert towns around it.
Sedona and Red Rock Country
Dramatic sandstone formations and a wellness-retreat culture.
Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico
Adobe architecture, art galleries and centuries of Pueblo heritage.
Las Vegas Valley
Neon nightlife surrounded by stark desert mountains.
Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun
A sprawling desert metro of golf courses and year-round sunshine.
Big Bend and West Texas
Remote desert wilderness along the Rio Grande borderlands.
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