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Arizona Highways is a monthly magazine that showcases travel stories and stunning photography focused on the beautiful state of Arizona. Published in Phoenix by a division of the Arizona Department of Transportation, it highlights the state's unique landscapes and experiences.

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Teatro Italian Food & Wine | Arizona Highways

May 17, 2024 | arizonahighways.com

When That Place Projects — the restaurant group that also owns Tinderbox Kitchen, Tourist Home Flagstaff Café and Annex Cocktail Lounge — took over the building in 2021, its principal, Nick Williams, knew the group wanted to build an Italian restaurant, so it seemed natural to name that restaurant Teatro, which means “theater” in Italian.
Horse Sense Or Nonsense?

Apr 18, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Kathy Montgomery

Six years ago, William E. Simpson II was serving as a local adviser to crews battling the 2018 Klamathon Fire. He watched as flames raced toward his rural community, just south of the Soda Mountain Wilderness on the California-Oregon state line. Moving at an average speed of 4 mph, the fire was devouring everything in its path, Simpson says, until it reached an area where wild horses had grazed on grass and brush.
The Social Nature of Ants

Apr 18, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Matt Jaffe

Sages through the ages have lauded ants as exemplars of industriousness, persistence and the virtues of collective effort. “Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise,” counsels Proverbs 6:6-8, yet most of us focus on extermination, not inspiration, when we find ourselves in the company of these social insects. Stomping, poisoning, drowning and burning are among the measures people turn to as ant antipathy verges on anti-ant pathology.
Chef Alisah’s Restaurant

Apr 1, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Nikki Buchanan

It hasn’t been an easy road. The Alisahs came to Tucson with their young son, Emir, in 1998, arriving as Red Cross refugees from war-torn Bosnia, where Ahmet had spent enough time in prison camps to get his teeth, ribs and shoulder broken. But not his spirit. Because he’d grown up in the restaurant business — first at his mother’s cafe in Bosnia, later in hotel and independent restaurants in Germany, Italy and Turkey — Ahmet dreamed of owning his own restaurant.
Copper State Forge

Apr 1, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Ameema Ahmed

When it comes to cookware, people can be particular. Whether it’s a favorite pan or a skillet that’s been passed down for generations, the right tool can make all the difference. That’s why Copper State Forge takes pride in the carbon-steel skillets made at its forge in Goodyear. Like chefs creating a delicious meal, father-and-son founders Bill and Tristan Godwin (pictured) hope using the right ingredients makes their skillets indispensable.
Wooden Nickel Cabins

Apr 1, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Ameema Ahmed

The cabins — which are in the small town of Christopher Creek, about 20 min-utes east of Payson — offer a relaxing getaway for couples and larger groups. Property manager Shannon Moore says guests use the cabins for everything from weekend trips to weddings and family reunions. “People come up just to enjoy nature,” she says.
On This Day In Rock History

Mar 20, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Kathy Montgomery

On Labor Day in 1934, some 7,000 visitors crowded onto Massai Point for the dedication of Chiricahua National Monument. While the Bisbee High School Bugle Corps played and dignitaries expounded, Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees sweated over 8,000 pounds of beef roasting in an 85-foot-long barbecue pit they’d blasted out of solid rock for the occasion. National Park Service chief engineer Frank Kittredge was the first of several government representatives to speak.
Where Nature Meets Nurture

Mar 20, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Kathy Montgomery

On a late afternoon in mid-November, the sun angles low over The Nature Conservancy’s Aravaipa Canyon guesthouse, lighting up a yellowing pecan tree like a flame. Below it, a dozen wild turkeys forage among lush foxtail grasses. It’s hard to imagine this serene spot as the headquarters of a large ranching and farming operation. But it once belonged to the T-Rail Ranch, which employed as many as 20 permanent cowboys and controlled 5,000 head of cattle at its peak.
The JTH Tucson | Arizona Highways

Mar 20, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Sam Ellefson

Resting on the outskirts of Tucson and nestled among towering saguaros is The JTH Tucson, fondly nicknamed “Posada.” The family-owned inn, which has been wholly refurbished but retains its original Sonoran Desert-inspired features, boasts six suites and 5,000 square feet of communal space on 40 acres of desert land. The story of Posada began when the owners, Rich and Sara Combs, embarked on a road trip across the American Southwest a decade ago.
Texas Canyon Nature Preserve

Mar 20, 2024 | arizonahighways.com | Suzanne Wright

Zipping past Texas Canyon, an hour southeast of Tucson, it’s impossible not to notice the boulders — giant, eye-catching piles of granite, like something out of The Flintstones. But other than providing scenery along Interstate 10 — particularly at a rest area just down the highway from the kitschy attraction known as The Thing — the area has long been off-limits to curious travelers who wanted to stretch their legs and get a closer look.