A bison ranch? In Arizona? Bryan Adams and his family have raised the animal for nearly 30 years. They ship a vast range of bison products from their Buckeye ranch, where calves traipse, nuzzle and roll through the same grass they eat. Need ground bison? Bison bratwurst? Bison brisket? Adams has it all, and is a quietly great local source.
You’ll want to visit Laura Spalding Best’s mural more than once – catch it at different times of day to see the light and sky play off of more than 120 decommissioned street signs that Best has painted in the hues of sunrise, sunset and all the colors in between. You’ve never seen a mural like this one.
When President Donald Trump visited a mask factory at a Honeywell International plant here in early May, the president wore protective goggles… but didn’t bother with a mask. We don’t know who was in charge of music at the plant that day, but we think they deserve an award for blaring “Live and Let Die” by Guns N’ Roses. It was the best background music we could have imagined, the song heard (and laughed at)...
Beer commands the spotlight at this brewpub, but the 10 specialty burgers – with toppings ranging from green chile apple chutney to peanut butter and jalapeño jelly – are stars in their own right. Signature brisket blend patties are standard, but you can upgrade to Arizona free-range beef.
Curious about the history of local basket weaving? Looking for census data, the backstory on the Winnie Ruth Judd murders, details on the state’s railroads? The state spent your tax dollars well this time, with a one-stop shop for just about anything you want to know about Arizona. Our favorite is the thousands of pages of digitized newspapers cataloguing the rough draft of the state’s history. Enjoy.
Forget the funky flavor of fermented teas – this kombucha is crisp, smooth and won’t leave you smacking your tongue, trying to beat the taste off your palate. Cane sugar added to green tea (sometimes with honey) provides a feast for yeast, resulting in a probiotic-rich brew with flavor infusions from basil, strawberry, lavender and chai.
If you’ve lived through an Arizona summer, you know that most patio furniture just doesn’t hold up. Enter Arizona Iron Patio Furniture, a Phoenix-based company offering hand-welded iron frames and custom stuffed and stitched cushions that are built to last. Choose from more than 600 Sunbrella fabrics and dozens of frame colors. This handmade furniture is the real deal.
If anyone tells you there’s no culture in Arizona, you should first yank them out of their time machine, because that’s a laughably outdated take. After that, you should take them to an event put on by Arizona Humanities, a statewide nonprofit organization that provides grants, promotes literacy, hosts traveling exhibitions and organizes lecture and discussion series on everything from Native American symbols to the history of protest in the United States.
