Santa Fe, New Mexico, has long been called “The City Different.” But for really different, take the Turquoise Trail, a National Scenic Byway (54 miles on State Road 14) that starts at the intersection of Interstate 25 south of town and roams southwest to Tijeras....
Set on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean, Seabrookfeels so magical people say it resembles a Hollywood movie set. The Washington beach town brims with cottages awash in robin’s egg blue, minty green, and butter yellow hues. Retreats dubbed “Whim-Sea” and “Tide Together” greet guests...
Two days after the Maui fires on August 8, 2023, Dale Zarrella had a vision. In his mind’s eye, he saw Hawaiian creatures, gods, and goddesses in the wood of the charred trees. Four months later, the sculptor entered the Lahaina burn zone, escorted by...
The town of Norman lies at the heart of Oklahoma, surrounded by the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, and Osage Nations. Founded in the 1880s, Norman has a long and storied past but is perhaps best known today for its football team, the University...
“If ever there was a time to be an artist in Salt Lake City, it’s now,” says muralist Miles Toland. He and fellow artist Joseph Toney recently completed the largest mural in Utah, Echoes of Eternity. Painted on the Salt Lake City luxury apartment building...
Located at an elevation of 5,280 feet and framed by the majestic Rocky Mountains to the west, Denver, Colorado, is packed full of interesting attractions for art and architecture aficionados. With museums crafted by world-famous “starchitects” and public art installations scattered throughout the city, from...
Seattle’s artistry is inspired by the outdoors. Nearly every view is a panorama of water and mountains, often with flighty cloud cover obscuring peaks. Sometimes the rising hump of Mount Rainier can be seen, sometimes not. Islands and peninsulas, many with snow-capped mountains of their...
The spot where the Big and Little Arkansas rivers meet is a special place. Since time immemorial, Indigenous people have gathered at this confluence. In the 1800s, Scotch-Cherokee fur trader Jesse Chisholm set up a post in the area where Native Americans, trappers, and cowboys...
In the 1960s, tiny Wallace, Idaho, was threatened when the federal government proposed cutting through the historic downtown to lay the last link of Highway I-90. The town’s appearance and charm would have been marred forever without the courage and persistence of two residents: businessman...
Marfa, Texas, is a long way from anywhere, and therein lies its attraction. When minimalist artist Donald Judd first visited in the 1970s, he was struck by the remoteness, the pace of life, the desert air, and, of course, the quality of light. It was...