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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum celebrates the nation’s first active-lifestyle community, which inspired seniors to trade rocking chairs for poolside recliners and golf carts.

The relocation and transformation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s Paradise Valley residence

A “Bonanza”-inspired home draws fans and preserves nostalgic Western charm.

Phoenix’s enigmatic Mystery Castle captivates and confounds admirers who seek to preserve the hand-built folk art masterpiece.

Desert Botanical Garden’s new Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science campus facilitates arid plant education and research.

Nearly 30 years after the Royal Palms’ landscape transformation, the gardens are a testament to the hotel’s majestic history.

Eighty-five years ago, the Desert Botanical Garden forever changed our prickly relationship with succulents and cacti.

Homeowners take a chance on a Phoenix midcentury ranch house, respecting its history while giving it new life.

Once the home of a citrus pioneer, an early 20th-century Craftsman bungalow becomes a builder’s dream studio.

An under-used building at the Phoenix Zoo finds new life as the Wild Side Gallery.